Career Deep Dive - Ecologist
In this career deep dive video filmed as part of the Place Creators employment support project at One Horton Heath, Ecologist Ben Mitchell talks about his role with Johns Associates environmental consultancy working on ecology for the development.
During the talk, Ben talks in-depth about the role of consultant ecologist working on construction and development projects, the challenges and rewards of his day-to-day work and some of the traits and skills that he's found useful during his role.
In the video, Ben also explores some of the typical career pathways that an environmental consultant might take and discusses the qualifications and experience that are useful to a budding ecologist.
For further information on becoming an ecologist, be sure to visit the National Career Service's page on ecology careers.
To find out more about Ben's role, visit his Place Creators video interview.