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Ecologist Jobs in London, England, United Kingdom at Foster + Partners
Title: Ecologist
Company: Foster + Partners
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Department: Urban Design
Location: London
Description
As an Ecologist at Foster + Partners, you will join a growing landscape team contributing to high-profile international masterplanning, public realm and regeneration projects. You’ll help shape environmental design solutions by applying strong ecological knowledge across diverse biomes, advocating for biodiversity, and providing insight that guides responsible, nature positive design outcomes.
This role is ideal if you want to:
- Work closely with landscape architects and design teams to embed biodiversity across global projects.
- Advocate for nature positive design and promote the mitigation hierarchy in project development.
- Undertake ecological research, site analyses and assessments of habitats, species and protected areas.
- Provide early-stage ecological impact assessments and practical biodiversity advice.
- Carry out biodiversity net gain, natural capital and related ecological metric calculations.
What you will bring to the team:
- Strong understanding of habitat ecology and species across multiple geographies.
- Ability to support ecological design thinking through research, analysis and clear communication.
- A proactive, collaborative approach and confidence working both independently and within a team.
- Degree level qualification in ecology, biology, natural sciences or a related discipline.
- Experience providing ecological advice within design, development or construction contexts.
- Membership (or working towards membership) of a relevant professional body such as CIEEM.
- Good working knowledge of GIS and familiarity with ecological fieldwork.
What we offer:
We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes: private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities, and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.
To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non-technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.
If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.
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