Senior Ecologist - London or Derby
CompanyNetwork Rail
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/14/2026
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Description
Location
London, GB
Department Name
AM Regional Health Safety & Environment (570539) G1
About Network Rail
🌟 Join Our Team at Network Rail! 🌟
Vacancy : Senior Ecologist
Location : London Stratford Place or Derby
Salary : £46,701 to £55,411 per annum (plus an Inner London Allowance of £3,270 per annum for London based roles)
Role Type : Full time, Permanent
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
At Network rail you will also have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications.
In joining Network Rail, you're not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain's best employers.
Network Rail Benefits – In addition to the above, you can enjoy a fantastic range of employee benefits, such as:
London, GB
Department Name
AM Regional Health Safety & Environment (570539) G1
About Network Rail
🌟 Join Our Team at Network Rail! 🌟
Vacancy : Senior Ecologist
Location : London Stratford Place or Derby
Salary : £46,701 to £55,411 per annum (plus an Inner London Allowance of £3,270 per annum for London based roles)
Role Type : Full time, Permanent
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
At Network rail you will also have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications.
In joining Network Rail, you're not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain's best employers.
Network Rail Benefits – In addition to the above, you can enjoy a fantastic range of employee benefits, such as:
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
Brief Description
The Senior Ecologist will provide expert ecological leadership across Network Rail Infrastructure, ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, planning requirements, and internal standards. Operating at a Senior level, the role demands an experienced professional with a strong track record of delivering high-quality, pragmatic ecological advice in complex and evolving environments.
The Senior Ecologist will support route and project teams from early design through to construction and operation. This could include coordinating ecological inputs across multidisciplinary internal teams, the external supply chain, and regulatory bodies.
The Senior Ecologist will act as a key advisor and influencer, building effective relationships across all levels of the organisation, from on-site delivery teams to senior leadership, while championing best practice and driving a culture of environmental stewardship.
The role will also contribute to the development and implementation of ecological tools, processes, and governance frameworks. This includes gathering and analysing data to support reporting, assurance, and continuous improvement across the environment function.
This role maintains a strong connection to operational delivery, requiring visibility, collaboration, and a solutions-focused approach to balancing ecological priorities with the needs of a complex infrastructure environment. The role requires flexibility and a willingness to travel across the relevant geographical area to engage with teams, visit sites, and fulfil the responsibilities of the position.
About The Role (External)
Key Accountabilities –
- Lead and direct a team of Ecologists to undertake a range of railway infrastructure Ecological field surveys, including protected species surveys, Phase 1 Habitat Surveys, ecological impact assessments, support the completion of biodiversity accounting and the production of habit management plans.
- Oversee the specialist ecological advice and guidance provided to senior leaders, project management teams, Works Delivery and Maintenance teams.
- Lead the provision of regular project updates and deliver progress reports including, risks and issues, to the relevant project / programme management team.
- Write clear, concise surveys, map target notes, and have the ability to compile vegetation management scoping documents in line with the relevant Network Rail standards and suitable for the Contracts & Procurement tendering purposes.
- Liaise with the relevant teams on project surveys and agree appropriate mitigation strategies to comply with current legislation.
- Direct the completion of data analysis from survey results to support the delivery of remitted works to programme.
- Lead the liaison process for Ecological compliance requirements with statutory bodies and local authorities.
- Support the production of periodic business reporting.
- Accountable for the production of environmental and ecological appraisal and recommendations reports.
- Full/associate membership of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) (depending on experience)
- Experience in delivering projects to a specified timescales and within agreed budget parameters
- Experience in managing teams to deliver within prescribed timescales
- Experience in interpreting and presenting gathered survey data and delivering Ecologist reports that fulfil the varied remits
- Knowledge of rail maintenance delivery process and completing rare species surveys
- Working knowledge of CDM Regulations
- Knowledge and experience of operational railway environment
- Knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard
- Experience attending client meetings and working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Full UK driving licence
- A good working knowledge of Network Rail IT systems and mapping tools
- One or more protected species survey licences.
How To Apply (External)
External how to apply:
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.
We are a Disability Confident Leader employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process and to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. If you require any adjustments or modifications please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at mark.holt@networkrail.co.uk. You can also visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.
We positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work with their family and home life.
Network Rail Benefits
– To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information . Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role.”
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness of our safety vision .
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave
Salary: £46,701 to £55,411 per annum .
Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information . Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role.”
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness of our safety vision .
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave
Salary: £46,701 to £55,411 per annum .
- Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel, this includes off peak and super off peak tickets*
- Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.****