Job at a glance
You're an experienced ecologist who enjoys helping others succeed just as much as delivering great projects. You combine technical expertise with strong leadership skills, creating an environment where people feel supported, challenged and empowered to do their best work. At Ground Control, you'll play a key role in the growth of our Ecology Team. Alongside leading complex ecological projects and providing expert technical advice, you'll help develop the next generation of ecologists through coaching, mentoring and day-to-day leadership.
This is an opportunity to influence project delivery, strengthen client relationships and play a significant role in building a high-performing ecology function. Success in this role isn't just measured by project delivery. It's also reflected in the strength, capability and development of the people around you.What you'll do: In this role, you'll provide technical, commercial and people leadership across a diverse portfolio of ecological projects.
Lead the delivery of complex ecological projects and multidisciplinary programmes, ensuring high-quality outcomes for clients while maintaining exceptional technical standards. Provide expert ecological advice on legislation, planning policy, Biodiversity Net Gain, protected species and habitat management, helping clients navigate complex environmental challenges. Review, approve and sign off technical reports and ecological assessments, ensuring consistency, quality and compliance across all project outputs.
Manage project portfolios from inception through to completion, overseeing budgets, forecasting, resources and risk to achieve successful commercial and operational outcomes. Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, regulators and key stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and identifying opportunities to grow services. Lead major tenders, framework submissions and fee proposals, supporting the continued growth and success of the ecology team.
Lead, mentor and develop Ecologists and Assistant Ecologists, creating a supportive environment where people can build confidence, capability and technical expertise. Provide coaching, technical guidance and constructive feedback, helping team members progress their careers while maintaining high standards across project delivery. Support recruitment, onboarding and succession planning initiatives, helping attract and retain talented ecologists as the team continues to grow.
Foster a collaborative and high-performing culture where knowledge sharing, continuous improvement and professional development are part of everyday work. Drive continuous improvement by developing best-practice guidance, improving technical standards and championing innovation across the wider ecology function. What you'll get: The opportunity to lead complex and nationally significant ecology projects across a range of sectors and habitats.
A highly influential role where your expertise helps shape project delivery, team development and business growth. The autonomy to make decisions, drive improvements and help build a growing ecology service. The opportunity to shape and grow a developing ecology team while making a lasting impact on people, projects and business performance. A leadership role where you'll influence both technical delivery and the professional development of others.
Exposure to senior stakeholders, strategic projects and multidisciplinary environmental programmes. Opportunities to further develop your technical specialisms, leadership capability and commercial expertise. A collaborative environment where knowledge sharing, professional development and innovation are encouraged., At Ground Control, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
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