ECOLOGIST Employer: Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service, Planning Services, Sefton Council Salary: Scale H (£36,124 £39,513) Permanent appointment 36 hours per week Post Number: 19500 Benefits include: Casual Car User, Local Government Pension, flexible working and CIEEM membership fees. We are seeking two highly motivated Ecologists to join our dynamic team. The Liverpool City Region has a wealth of nature sites and internationally important coasts and estuaries including the Dee, Mersey, Ribble and Alt estuaries and Wirral and Sefton coasts. We are striving to ensure that the very special wildlife thrives in a vibrant and progressive City Region economy. Covering the districts of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St. Helens Sefton, Wirral and West Lancashire, this post is specifically targeted at ambitious individuals who wish to develop their ecology / planning careers and play a leading role in driving nature recovery in our City Region. The Ecologist will provide specialist technical advice to our local authority customers on ecology, biodiversity, nature conservation, Habitats Regulations Assessments and new statutory and regulatory duties including under the Environment Act 2021, including review of planning applications, preparation of policy and project development and implementation. The role offers important support to nature recovery, Local Site monitoring and biodiversity net gain. Experience in protected species is particularly welcome; possession of ..... full job details .....