Ecological Estimator

Thomson Environmental Consultants Guildford, United Kingdom Terrestrial Ecology
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Company Description

Thomson environmental consultants: The independent, employee-owned consultancy, chosen by successful clients, admired by competitors, and the place to work preferred by top specialists.

With offices across the UK, our experts are committed to delivering our clients exceptional outcomes across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.

Our services include but are not limited to: terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, marine ecology, habitat management, arboricultural services, geospatial and data management, environmental impact assessments.

Our people make us who we are; we are commercial but not corporate, guided by our values of Respect, Integrity, Support and Excellence. Career growth and development is highly valued at Thomson, and we nurture talent, leading to rapid career-progression opportunities. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external trainings, as well as in-house training opportunities led by our specialists. The variety of projects we deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross-team working and collaboration.

Position

Are you a commercially-focused Ecologist looking for an office-based position in a highly successful UK environmental consultancy? Do you have experience responding to tenders and quotes, and enjoy winning new work? If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

Thomson’s growth and success has resulted in the requirement to fill a niche position in our Terrestrial Ecology team. Specifically, we are interested in an ecologist who can apply their ecological knowledge to inform methodology and costings for quote and bid submissions. The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of ecological surveys and best practice and will be able to communicate with technical leads for information on specialist surveys and services. They will have good attention to detail and strong written and communication skills. They will be efficient with their time management and capable of working independently on small to mid-sized quotes or part of a bid team for larger tenders.

This role will allow for hybrid working, with a split between our Guildford Head Office and home-working based on business needs.

Requirements

  • A broad knowledge of ecological survey, mitigation and best practice, gained through experience working as an Ecologist
  • Experience responding to tenders and quotes with detailed methods and costings.
  • Commercially-minded, enthusiastic and motivated for success.
  • Knowledge of procurement processes
  • Well organised self-starter with good attention to detail.

Other information

As an Employee-Owned Trust, all Thomson employees have a stake in the business. An EOT model is a way to transfer future ownership of a company to its people – minimizing the chance of cultural or commercial disruptions. As a rapidly growing company, Thomson employees will reap the rewards, including performance-related annual bonuses. We’re proud of this unique opportunity to our people which makes us stand out in the environmental consultancy world.

You’ll enjoy all the benefits we have to offer, including EOT approved bonuses (after a qualifying period), a rewarding varied role, 25 days annual leave, flexible working, regular social events and great training.