Senior / Principal Ecological Consultant

The Role

We’re looking for Senior and Principal level Ecological Consultants to join our growing team, located in the South East of England.

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: South East

Salary: £33,000 – £50,000, dependent on experience, plus paid overtime, and regional weighting for applicants in Greater London

Hours: 40 hours per week (part time also considered)

Embark on an exciting career to protect our natural environment and enhance biodiversity.

About Us

With a legacy of over 30 years, we are a leading natural environment consultancy. Our commitment lies in helping businesses and landowners across diverse industries to protect the natural environment, champion and restore biodiversity, and combat climate challenges. Through innovative solutions, we empower clients to meet their environmental commitments, achieve positive and sustainable project outcomes, and connect with the natural world.

That’s not all. Every year, we give back to nature by investing our profits in our local Wildlife Trust. Our investment supports the valuable work they undertake, to bring wildlife back and to help people act for nature.

The Opportunity

The UK continues to experience unprecedented climate and biodiversity emergencies. As the UK’s largest Wildlife Trust Consultancy, Middlemarch has a unique understanding of both the scale of the challenge and the vital importance of championing the recovery of the natural environment.

We’re embarking on a new strategy that puts the enhancement of the natural environment at its core. This strategy will be delivered by our team of over 100 natural environment professionals and support staff throughout the UK, helping our clients to navigate a rapidly changing legislative and policy landscape while safeguarding the environment, enhancing biodiversity, and combatting climate challenges.

As we embark on this exciting journey, we’re looking for passionate Senior and Principal level applicants to join our dynamic team and become a part of our biodiversity-positive legacy.

Benefits

As a people-focused consultancy, you’ll receive all the support you need to develop as individuals and grow your careers. We offer 24 days of annual leave (increasing to a maximum of 35 at senior management level), flexible and remote working, a discretionary performance-related bonus, employee assistance program, Time Off in Lieu and paid overtime and a 7% employer's pension contribution.

Middlemarch celebrates diversity and inclusivity in the workplace and is committed to providing fair and equal access to opportunities for all candidates.