Associate Ecological Consultant – Manchester
Hilson Moran
Lead ecological assessments and mitigation for sustainable development projects.
15 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Intermediate (4-7 years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
228 Employees
Service Specialisms
Building Services Engineering
Sustainability
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Public Health Engineering
Fire Engineering
Environmental Consultancy
Energy Management
Sector Specialisms
Industrial
Energy
Infrastructure
Buildings
Residential
Commercial
Water
Utilities
Role
What you would be doing
biodiversity gain
habitat creation
ecological surveys
gis mapping
mitigation planning
client engagement
- Championing biodiversity net gain, habitat creation, and nature-based solutions as core components of sustainable placemaking.
- Mentoring and supporting junior ecologists, helping to build a collaborative, inclusive, and knowledge-sharing culture.
- Leading and managing ecological inputs across the project lifecycle — from early-stage surveys to mitigation strategies and post-construction monitoring.
- Utilise data visualisation technologies for data analysis and visualisation such as GIS.
- Engaging with clients and stakeholders, contributing to proposals, tenders, and strategic advice that align with our Net Positive Places approach.
What you bring
ecia
hra
bsc ecology
uk licence
net gain
analytical
- Experience working with regulators and planning authorities to secure consents and implement ecological best practice.
- Proven experience in UK habitats and protected species, including relevant survey and/or mitigation licences especially bats.
- Strong English communication skills, both spoken and written.
- Proactive and a self-motivated.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Must hold a full valid UK driver’s licence.
- A strong track record in Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA).
- Bachelor’s degree in Ecology, or a related field.
- Skilled at writing efficient and effective reports.
- Proficient in numerical tasks.
- A deep understanding of Biodiversity Net Gain legislation and metrics.
- Confidence in designing and delivering pragmatic, cost-effective mitigation strategies.
- Annual budget to spend on personal wellbeing activities.
- Options for unpaid leave and career breaks.
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement of 25 days per annum, plus public holidays. Your annual leave entitlement will increase based on length of service with us up to 28 days plus public holidays.
- Season ticket loans.
- Enhanced company pension contribution.
- Access to confidential wellbeing support services via our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to our healthcare scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Fun company events including our annual winter party and our full company summer social.
- Paid volunteering days to support causes important to you.
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Company
Overview
2,700 consultants
Global consultancy size
Shows the scale of the consultancy within the Tyréns group.
47% energy savings
Smart office innovation
Achieved through integrated smart MEP systems and circular-economy materials in their Living Lab.
- Design‑led environmental engineering consultancy focused on shaping healthy, efficient built environments.
- Typically delivers projects ranging from commercial offices, data centres and high‑rise buildings to residential, retail, hotels, sports, education and government schemes.
- Offers a broad suite of specialist services including building services, fire engineering, smart buildings, acoustics, vertical transport, sustainability and security consultancy.
- Widely recognized for technically rigorous yet innovative design with strong collaborative practice in BIM and integrated consultancy.
- Helping to secure a future for people and planet through our work in the built environment.
- We are evolutionary: continuously challenging the boundaries of all we do, responding to how people live and complex regulatory change, learning and sharing insights internally and internationally.
- We are educators: refining client visions into sharper, more sustainable, differentiated and successful outcomes; partnering in symbiotic relationships rather than simply supplying.
27% Reduction
CO₂ Emissions Drop
Achieved a significant reduction in operational carbon emissions between 2021 and 2022.
5.5*
Sustainability Certification
High rating achieved for circular economy and sustainability practices in a notable project.
- Signed a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon buildings by 2030.
- Operational carbon emissions dropped significantly between 2021 and 2022.
- Committed to net-zero carbon by 2030 through energy reduction and circular economy principles.
- Develops bespoke sustainability policies and certifications using real project data.
- Design approach aligns with Paris Agreement carbon budgets to minimize embodied and operational carbon.
- No publicly available company-stated DEI strategy or gender statistics in official sources.
- Hilson Moran Impact Report notes efforts in 'inclusivity' for wellbeing and professional development but does not quantify gender or diversity breakdown.
- No explicit published goals or outcome data on gender representation or diversity metrics.
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