We are looking for a senior ecological consultant to join, lead and manage our ecology team based in Cheshire.  Delivering a responsive, reliable and practical ecological consultancy to our existing clients to further develop our long-established relationships. You will have worked on large national infra-structure schemes and may have been Lead Ecologist or Environmental Manager in this capacity. You will have extensive knowledge of existing and emerging planning policy including Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG).   You will possess as a minimum, a level 2 Bat licence and ideally be the named ecologist on numerous European Protected Species Licence (EPSL) mitigation projects. You will possess the necessary botanical competency to confidently survey habitats to Preliminary Ecological Appra