Technical Director – Ecology

Location

York, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or Edinburgh

Employment Type

Permanent, full-time or part-time

Job Overview

A permanent opportunity for a Technical Director – Ecology to provide strategic technical and commercial leadership across energy, residential and infrastructure projects. Based from one of several regional offices with hybrid working and regular travel, the role suits an established ecology specialist with senior consultancy, business development and team leadership experience.

Role & Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority for ecology
• Oversee major and complex ecological commissions
• Lead EcIA, HRA and BNG assessments
• Develop technical standards and best practice
• Manage regional growth, resources and performance
• You will provide quality assurance, guide complex technical decisions and support nationally significant project delivery. The position also includes regional business planning, strategic client engagement, major framework bids, financial management and collaboration with Directors across multidisciplinary services.

Skills & Experience Required

• Degree in Ecology, Environmental Science or equivalent
• Extensive senior ecological consultancy experience
• Expert EcIA, HRA and BNG knowledge
• Strong commercial and financial management capability
• Full CIEEM membership
• You must demonstrate success in developing teams, growing business performance and maintaining strategic client relationships. Detailed knowledge of UK planning policy, environmental legislation, and complex multidisciplinary project delivery is essential.
• Chartered status or equivalent professional recognition would be beneficial. Experience of NSIPs, expert witness work, protected species licensing, industry presentations, or leadership of regional or national business units would also be advantageous.
• A full UK driving licence is required for travel between offices and project sites. Applicants should be comfortable balancing technical leadership, operational oversight, commercial priorities, and direct client engagement.

Salary & Benefits

£80,000 – £100,000, hybrid working and flexible full-time or part-time arrangements. Benefits include enhanced leave, pension contributions, death in service cover, protected CPD, professional membership support, private medical insurance, cash plan, wellbeing support, cycle-to-work provision and a non-contractual growth bonus.

About Hunter Dunning

Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long‑term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market. We specialise in full lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles.