Fehily Timoney and Company (FT) is one of Ireland’s largest indigenous consultancies, specialising in Sustainable Infrastructure, Circular Economy, Environment, and Energy and Renewables.
FT delivers ecology consultancy services to both public and private sector clients. Our expertise spans a wide range of sectors, including renewable energy projects (both onshore and offshore), residential and commercial developments, large-scale infrastructure such as roads and greenways, and electrical infrastructure.
FT is seeking to recruit a Senior Ecologist who will join our team in either the Cork, Dublin or Carlow offices.
This role is ideal for candidates with a minimum of seven years’ experience. The successful candidate will gain exposure to a diverse range of projects across the renewable energy, circular economy, and civil infrastructure sectors. With a wide variety of ongoing projects, FT offers a clear and supported pathway for career progression.
What would my main responsibilities be in this role?
- Managing individual contracts to ensure the delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy services
- Providing specialist ecological advice across a variety of projects
- Planning, conducting and overseeing site ecological surveys and fieldwork
- Preparing and supervising the implementation of Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs)
- Conducting Appropriate Assessments, Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIAs), Biodiversity Chapters for Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIARs) and other environmental reports
- Writing detailed technical reports and other project deliverables
- Ensuring quality control with a strong focus on accuracy, timelines, and continuous improvement of the Ecology team’s output
- Acting as expert witness during Oral Hearings
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships and participating in meetings with clients and design teams as needed
Are you the right person for the role?
- Degree in ecology or related discipline
- At least seven years of post-graduate experience in environmental consultancy
- Member of CIEEM, CIWEM or comparable professional body
- Experienced in participating in oral hearing process and serving as an expert witness
- Comprehensive knowledge of Irish wildlife and conservation legislation
- Strong technical report writing skills
- Proven experience in preparing and overseeing the implementation of Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs)
- Experienced in collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams
- Excellent communication, organisational and project management skills
- Holds a full, clean driver’s licence
Is FT the right fit for you?
Reach out to us at careers@ftco.ie today.
Why join FT?
- Continuous Professional Development
We’re passionate about helping you grow, providing resources and training opportunities for ongoing professional development and to encourage your creative thinking.
- Employee Experience
When you join FT, you’re becoming part of a vibrant community – not just a workplace –we are committed to offering clear careers paths, goal setting support and meaningful opportunities for achievement.
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
In FT, we don’t just talk about equality—we live it through our vibrant culture that celebrates diversity, promotes inclusion, and prioritises your wellbeing with dedicated programs and is accredited for inclusive and diverse practices.
- Family Benefits
We view employees as individuals with full and busy lives outside of the workplace. We offer leave for important personal milestones such as getting married, buying a house and flexible parental leave. We also provide compassionate leave and paid sick leave.
- Financial
FT offer competitive compensation packages, full support for professional membership fees, and gifts each year to show our appreciation for staff contributions.
- Wellbeing
We offer a variety of wellbeing benefits including a health and lifestyle contribution that can be used to meet your personal and family health needs – recognising that wellbeing looks different for everyone. Employees in our Dublin office can enjoy complimentary gym membership.
- Work Life Balance
FT offers early weekend starts with shorter Fridays, hot desking in our offices, hybrid working options, flexi start, 22 to 27 days annual leave and 4 company days per year.