Hire ecologists who stay

Contingent search is pay-on-placement — no fee unless we successfully place an ecologist with you, and our standard percentage is competitive with other specialist UK ecology recruiters. Retained search and survey-season team builds are typically tiered (a small commitment fee plus the balance on placement). We'll send a clear written fee proposal before any work starts.

For most ecologist and senior ecologist roles we deliver an initial shortlist within 5 to 7 working days. Retained searches at principal, associate or head of ecology level typically run on a 3–4 week structured timeline so we can map the full market rather than only active jobseekers.

Yes. Our ecology team places ecologists into ecological consultancies and in-house environment teams across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — from boutique five-person consultancies to large multi-discipline environmental businesses.

Yes — survey-season team builds are one of the things we do best. We plan ahead with you from autumn / winter so that bat, GCN, breeding bird, botanical and ECoW capacity is contracted before the rush, not during it.

Only if you want us to. Many of our ecology jobs are run confidentially, particularly at principal and associate level. We will agree exactly where and how the role is represented before we approach any candidate.

Yes — every permanent placement carries a written replacement guarantee period, the length of which depends on the seniority of the role and the fee model. The detail is included in your fee proposal up front.