seasonal Assistant Ecologists

We have multiple fixed-term contract opportunities for Assistant Ecologists to support our terrestrial ecology teams in Guildford, Leeds, Manchester, and Birmingham for the 2025 survey season., Flexible start date betwen April and June 2025 with fixed term contracts through until end of October 2025.

We would like to hear from hardworking graduates and those looking to get into the industry with a degree in ecology, environmental science, zoology or another related field and have a passion to work as an Ecologist., * Have a degree in ecology or a related field, or suitable relevant experience.

• Be living in the UK with the right to work in the UK.

• Have a valid driving licence and vehicle, that can be insured for business use.

• Able to start full time until October 2025.

• You will be located within 1 hour’s commute from one of our offices (Birmingham, Manchester, East Anglia, Cardiff, Guildford, and Leeds) or be willing to relocate immediately.

• Have the ability and willingness to travel and stay away at survey sites in various locations around the UK.

• Have confidence to work independently, and as part of a team.

• Be self-motivated with the ability to learn quickly.

It would be advantageous if you also had the following:

• Previous experience undertaking ecological surveys in the UK.

• A protected species licence e.g. GCN, bat or dormouse.

• Membership to the Chartered Institute of Ecological and Environmental Management (CIEEM)

• A Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card.

• First Aid at Work certification.

At Thomson, we strive to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our customers and our colleagues. We believe in One Thomson; we draw on and value every individual’s unique skills and experience to come together and support each other in delivering an exceptional service.

Our people are our greatest asset. We want Thomson to be a great place to work, where everyone feels supported to be the best they can be. We are proud of our friendly, supportive, ‘nothing is too much trouble’ culture. We live and breathe our RISE (Respect, Integrity, Support, Excellence) values. Your opinions matter to us; we are constantly evolving.

We promote a healthy work-life balance to ensure we have an engaged, productive and happy team. We are flexible and committed and welcome new challenges.

We recognise the importance in training and developing our team as well as offering a competitive pay and reward package.

Involving ourselves in our local communities is important to us and we are proud of our continued achievements in fund raising for charity. We work hard but have fun too.

We are passionate about career development so we make sure we nurture talent. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external training, 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. We can offer you the opportunity to contribute to and lead on high-profile, once in a life-time projects.

You’ll enjoy all the benefits we have to offer which include: 25 days annual leave, healthcare cash plan, enhanced stakeholder pension scheme, life insurance, discounted gym membership, paid professional memberships, clothing allowance, outstanding performance rewards, long service awards, free parking and regular local and company social events.