Principal Ecologist

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to provide technical leadership within our consultancy,
focusing on delivering and overseeing high quality ecological work.

You will work closely with our team of ecologists, mentoring and supporting them to develop
their skills whilst maintaining strong technical standards. You will also work alongside the
Business Manager in supporting the development of the consultancy business, identifying
opportunities for growth and implementing procedures to improve efficiency.

Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy has been delivering high quality ecological services to
clients in Worcestershire and beyond for over 30 years. The work of the ecological consultancy
team plays a vital role in delivering our vision of a wilder Worcestershire where there is more
nature everywhere for everyone. The postholder will play a key role in delivering the Trust’s
three strategic goals, set out in our strategy
to 2030, which are:

• Nature in recovery: 30% of land for nature by 2030.
• Action for nature: one in four taking action for nature by 2030.
• Sustaining our future: more diversity, more funding and carbon zero by 2030.

About You

• A minimum of five years professional experience in ecological consultancy and educated to
  degree level in an ecological/environmental subject
• A passion for wildlife conservation and practical ecological application
• Excellent communication and report writing skills
• Good time and project management skills
• A wide understanding of ecological issues and a holder of multiple protected species
  licences
• A full UK driving licence

Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy is part of a network of Wildlife Trust Consultancies. As
such, we can draw on the expertise and experience of 20 other consultancy teams across the UK.

We’re Wild About Inclusion. To us, this means inspiring, empowering and
engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural
world for the better. It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from
discrimination, where differences are valued, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just
like nature.

Benefits

• Hybrid working – office at Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip,
  Worcester, WR3 8SZ with regular travel within Worcestershire and occasionally further afield
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme with Royal London. Employees sacrifice a minimum of 4% and
  the Trust then contributes an additional 8% plus the Employers National Insurance savings made
  due to the salary sacrifice element.
• Annual leave entitlement of 33 days, including Bank Holidays, increasing by one day per
  three years of service to a maximum of 38 days.
• Group Life Assurance policy worth three times annual salary.
• Health Cash Plan and Wellbeing Services provided via HealthShield.
• Contractual Sick Pay
• This is a permanent full-time contract (35 hours per week)

Deadline: 9am, Thur 9th October 2025
Interview: w/c 27th October 2025

Contact details

If you have any questions about the role before applying please contact the Consultancy
Business Manager on 01905 754909 or email [email protected]