Ecologist

Overview

As an Ecologist in Scotland within Amey’s Advisory team, you support ecology-related activities on road projects and public sector works, including leading on ecology projects and mentoring junior staff. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver ecologically sound schemes and contribute to business development. The role combines field expertise with client liaison, risk management, and delivery across regional and national projects. This is a chance to shape ecological solutions for critical infrastructure and grow the Scotland ecology practice.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible benefits scheme
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Cycle2Work scheme and discounted gym membership
• Two Social Impact Days per year

Responsibilities

• Produce technically sound deliverables for ecological commissions within a team
• Prepare and check documentation for scheme deliverables ensuring quality, cost, and schedule criteria
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives; attend progress meetings and respond to queries
• Manage a small, locally based single-discipline technical team and oversee workload delivery
• Contribute to bids and the business development function
• Promote and drive health and safety practices within the team

Key requirements

• Proven experience in ecological fieldwork, likely in an Ecologist role or equivalent
• Expertise in protected species surveys with at least one European protected species survey license
• Bat license advantageous
• EPS Mitigation license application experience or current holder (bats and dormice)
• Experience in invasive species survey and management
• Strong knowledge of ecological processes, survey methodologies, and wildlife legislation
• Ability to deliver technically sound ecological solutions with compliance to standards
• Experience with health, safety and welfare tasks on projects and risk mitigation
• Bachelor in Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Biology or Environmental Science
• Full membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) or equivalent
• Strong communication and stakeholder liaison
• Mentoring and people development
• Team collaboration and cross-functional working
• Protected species surveys and licensing
• Bat licensing (advantageous)
• EPS Mitigation licensing experience

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