Ecologists: Graduate / Assistant

About this opportunity

We are always seeking highly motivated and dynamic ecologists looking to progress their careers within an ambitious environmental consultancy.

We are now looking to expand further, and we are eager to hear from those with experience at a Graduate or Assistant level. You will have the potential to work on multi-disciplinary projects across a range of sectors and for a wide variety of clients. We want to empower you to succeed and progress!

Essential Skills / Experience

The skills and experience we require will depend on the grade you are applying for, but as a minimum, we seek the following from our ecologists:

• An undergraduate degree and preferably a post-graduate qualification in a relevant subject
• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages
• Ability to multi-task and work proactively and flexibly in support of changing workloads
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work without supervision
• Strong prioritisation and organisation skills
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Ecology Level Information

• As a Graduate we will support you in your development by providing project-based and more formal training to give you the skills and experience to thrive as an ecologist
• As an Assistant ecologist we will empower you to develop your skills further and take on more responsibility to undertake surveys and reports

What we can offer our employees

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Additional days holiday per year worked (up to 5 additional days) after 2 years’ service
• Company matched pension scheme
• Employee perks scheme
• ‘Health Cash Plan’ including access to face to face counselling
• Hybrid / Flexible Working, including “flex-from-first”
• Regional and Companywide events
• Career development and progression (Professional Membership(s) paid)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Inter-regional technical working groups
• Volunteer days and matched charity fundraising

We are proud of our innovative nature, customer focus and drive to continually improve. We put people at the heart of what we do and employ more than 150 professional staff throughout a network of 10 regional offices across Scotland, England, and Wales.

Who are Ecus?

As an SME Environmental Consultancy firm, and part of the Cura Terrae group of environmental companies, we have a national presence across Scotland, England, and Wales, with plans to extend our network further and grow the company substantially over the coming years.

Ecus Ltd offers an environmental and sustainability consulting service where we aim to integrate what we do around the core principles of achieving a zero carbon and circular economy, the ecological imperative of biodiversity enhancement, healthy environments for people and places, and consideration of the future needs and resilience of society and infrastructure.

We have a strong focus around the natural and earth sciences and can provide a service which blends key skills in ecology, landscape, heritage, archaeology and arboricultural disciplines with environmental planning and management to reimagine projects and benefit sites.

With over 30 years of experience, our areas of expertise include:

• Ecology
• Environmentalplanning and consenting
• Landscape
• Heritage
• Archaeology
• Carbon management
• Arboriculture
• Habitat creation

We are framework suppliers too and have long term contracts with many of the major players in the transport infrastructure sector, residential and commercial land developers, energy providers and utilities, regulators, and Government as well as the national conservation bodies, charities, and utilities. We are also an IEMA QMark registered company and work hard to encourage the professional progression of our team to contribute to their own professional development and to developing high quality and innovative practice in environmental planning and related disciplines.

We always seek to recruit dedicated professionals who are committed to achieving positive environmental and sustainability outcomes, with a track record of delivering for clients and for their colleagues.

Working for us

Our culture is driven by our strength in teamwork and professionalism. We promote integrity and treat people with respect. We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people from every background can come together and do great things. We invest in our people and support professional development and are committed to supporting our people and giving them tools to make improvements to their health and wellbeing.

Become part of our team!

Additional Information

Ecus is an equal opportunities employer, we provide a supportive friendly working environment, offer competitive salaries, flexible working and we are proud to have gained Investors in People ‘Silver’ status.

Applications should be made via email to recruitment@cura-terrae.com and should include a CV and covering letter outlining the position applied for along with a portfolio (if applicable) to demonstrate your range of technical skills and experience (less than 10MB file or include a sharing download link).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £21,255.00-£27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location