Ecologist

Role overview

An expanding environmental consultancy is launching a new office close to Milton Keynes and is hiring an Ecologist to help establish the team. This position offers the chance to be part of the office’s founding group, shaping how the team works, influencing project delivery, and contributing to growth from the beginning.

You will work across a varied mix of residential, commercial, infrastructure, and conservation assignments. The role combines independent workload management with support and collaboration from experienced professionals across the wider organisation. Typical work includes protected species surveys, habitat assessments, technical report preparation, and communication with clients, so the pace and focus will vary from week to week.

This opportunity is well suited to someone who enjoys combining practical fieldwork with technical ecology work, cares about delivering strong environmental outcomes, and wants to be in a company where ideas are heard and not buried in unnecessary management layers.

Key duties

Your work will involve carrying out ecological surveys, preparing technical documentation, and liaising with clients and project teams. You will help deliver high-quality ecological input across projects while managing your own workload effectively.

What the employer is offering

• The opportunity to help launch a new Milton Keynes office.
• A competitive salary reviewed on a regular basis.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support a better work-life balance.
• Enhanced holiday entitlement, with extra days added for length of service.
• Payment of professional membership fees.
• Training, mentoring, and support for protected species licensing and career development.
• A company pension.
• An employee wellbeing programme.
• Paid volunteering time for local environmental causes.
• Team events and company-wide social activities.
• A collaborative, practical culture where individual input is valued.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate will have prior experience undertaking ecological surveys and writing technical reports, along with a sound understanding of UK wildlife law and planning policy. Protected species survey licences are desirable but not mandatory.

Strong communication skills are important, as the role involves working with clients and multidisciplinary teams. A full UK driving licence is required.

Additional details

This is a full-time position based onsite in Milton Keynes, England, with hybrid working also available. It is intended for someone who wants to make a meaningful impact on both projects and the direction of a growing office.

For further information, the source notes a contact named Ashleigh Garner from Penguin Recruitment.