Ecologist

at  Locogen

Remote or Hybrid working (Stockbridge, Edinburgh).
Locogen are looking for an Ecologist with Renewable Energy experience to join our growing Environment Team.
Locogen’s vision is a world powered 100% by renewables; where everyone has access to affordable, sustainable energy and clean air. We’re a multidisciplinary renewable energy company; offering our clients consultancy, design, development, build and management of renewable assets. Our work is innovative and varied including projects from community and local energy level to utility scale across Wind, Solar PV, Hydro, Battery Storage (BESS) and Hydrogen.

HERE ARE SOME BENEFICIAL BUT NOT ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• GIS skills – particularly in QGIS & CAD software.
• Membership of the Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) or similar.
• Schedule 1 License, or another license, in Scotland or England.
• A current Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card
• Some knowledge of ornithology for wind.
• A working knowledge of bat assessment for onshore wind projects. particularly any experience of bat call analysis with the software Kaleidoscope from Wildlife Acoustics.
  Please don’t worry if you don’t have these skills or licenses already - as long as you are someone who likes to learn we can definitely teach you what you need to know.

As an Ecologist you will be delivering the ecological elements of renewable energy projects for our clients. This is mostly desk-based role (WFH or hybrid from our Edinburgh office depending on where you live) with a small amount of time likely for onsite visits. Our Environment team is primarily made up of ecologists, hydrologists and environmental consultants. We provide ecological & environmental services and assessment for renewable developments. We are predominantly working on utility scale onshore wind and solar projects.