Consultant Bat specialist

Overview

As a Consultant Ecologist Bat specialist, join a small, friendly ecological consultancy delivering diverse wildlife services across South Wales and the South West. You’ll lead bat-focused fieldwork and protected species work, supported by a collaborative team. You’ll contribute to surveys, reporting, and licensing, shaping ecological assessments for planning projects. This role offers career development, flexible hybrid working, and the chance to deepen bat expertise within a supportive environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible and hybrid working
• supportive, collaborative team environment
• generous holiday entitlement
• company pension
• TOIL for additional work and training
• personalised career progression and development

Responsibilities

• Bat surveys including PRAs, emergence and activity surveys
• Ecological surveys, assessments and data analysis
• Report writing and GIS mapping
• Support for protected species licensing and mitigation
• Liaising with clients and project stakeholders
• Working across South Wales and the South West

Key requirements

• Previous ecological consultancy experience
• Strong bat survey experience; relevant bat licence desirable
• Good report-writing and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Full right to work in the UK
• Living in or near to the Cardiff office

• communication
• client liaison
• team collaboration
• bat surveys
• PRAs
• emergence surveys

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