RSK Wilding Job Opportunities (Expression of Interest)

RSK Group plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

An ecological consultancy firm in the UK seeks experienced Ecologists and Restoration Specialists across various roles. The position involves delivering ecological restoration and biodiversity offsetting projects with a focus on monitoring and evaluation. Competitive salaries based on experience range from £33,500 to over £56,000. The firm offers a flexible benefits program, life assurance, and career development opportunities. This role contributes to important environmental initiatives aimed at climate and nature restoration.

Benefits

Life assurance

Flexible benefits program

Regular training and career development

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering restoration and biodiversity offsetting.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably at a landscape scale.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ecological restoration and monitoring projects.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams on habitat restoration projects.

Skills

Experience with restoration implementation and contractors

Ecosystem management and habitat creation

Monitoring and evaluation of schemes and impact

Design and feasibility across habitat restoration

Expertise in reintroductions, botany and habitat survey

Job description

Job Title: Ecologists and Restoration Specialists – multiple roles from Senior to Technical Director level

Contract type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK Wide / Home Based / blended working (office / home)

About RSK Wilding

Established in early 2020, we are a multidisciplinary team supporting innovative and strategic solutions across ecological restoration and nature recovery. We bring together an unrivalled breadth of expertise in biodiversity, restoration, sustainable land management and environmental law. We are part of the RSK Biocensus business, which includes over 150 in‑house ecologists and more than 700 subcontractors.

Since 2024 we have housed the RSK Biocensus Responsible Body, providing a leading service for conservation covenants and the assurance of outcomes using these new legal agreements. With heavy expertise across ecological restoration, nature gain policies (including Biodiversity Net Gain) and complex ecological projects we are growing and leading the standards across the restoration economy as part of our strategy to 2030.

We also put our expertise to use as part of multi‑disciplinary teams within RSK Group to help a range of clients, from large‑scale developers, public authorities, utilities, all the way through to passionate landowners, to offset carbon emissions and achieve biodiversity net gain (and other natural capital benefits) through ecological restoration and rewilding across the UK. Our aim is thus to make a real difference with action on the nature and climate crisis, and to leave a better legacy for future generations.

The Roles

We are currently seeking experienced ecologists and other environmental practitioners with a proven track record in delivering restoration, biodiversity offsetting, and/or monitoring and evaluation, preferably at a landscape scale.

Skills

• Experience with restoration implementation and contractors.
• Ecosystem management and habitat creation.
• Monitoring and evaluation of schemes and impact, including Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) for natural capital.
• Design and feasibility across habitat restoration, net gain, nutrient neutrality and carbon.
• Important areas of expertise: reintroductions, botany and habitat survey, entomology, marine and coastal restoration, river and wetland restoration.

Salary And Benefits

• Competitive salary dependant on experience (Senior £33,500-£45,000, Principle £42,000-£56,000 Associate Director and Technical Director £56,000+ depending on experience).
• Life assurance.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays and private health care.
• Regular training and career development.

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.