Lead Ecologist

About AiDASH
AiDASH is leading the PreventionFirst™movement for electric utilities and transforming grid resilience through its pioneering platform that unifies vegetation, asset, storm, and wildfire intelligence. Powered by SatelliteFirst™ Inspection & Monitoring, AiDASH delivers comprehensive visibility across the entire grid at the right frequency and budget, using the right data modality. More than 200 customers trust AiDASH to keep the lights on, spend where it counts, and defend every decision, Securing Tomorrow across every mile of the grid. Learn more at www.aidash.com.
The PreventionFirst movement is growing, and so is the recognition behind it. In 2026, Forbes named AiDASH one of America's Best Startup Employers for the 4th consecutive year, and TIME included AiDASH among America's Top GreenTech Companies for the 3rd year in a row. Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ ranked AiDASH No. 12 in the San Francisco Bay Area, and No. 59 overall in their selection of the top 500 for 2024.
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BNGAI™ is a Nature Intelligence Platform that uses satellite imagery and AI to deliver scalable, high quality environmental insights on any piece of land, anywhere. The platform automates habitat mapping, land classification, condition assessment, and environmental reporting at a speed and scale that manual methods cannot match. BNGAI™ is the platform’s flagship product for the UK market, purpose built for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) compliance in England. BNG is one of several use cases the platform supports globally, including TNFD reporting, science based targets for nature, ESG disclosure, and large scale environmental monitoring.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Lead Ecologist to lead a growing team of ecologists working on large-scale habitat mapping, field survey, and biodiversity monitoring projects across multiple clients in the UK, EU, and other regions. This role goes beyond traditional ecology management — it sits at the intersection of ecology, AI, and technology. You will combine ecological expertise, spatial data interpretation, and a strong technology orientation to help evolve AiDASH's AI-assisted mapping workflows. You'll work alongside Product and Data Science teams to shape and validate agentic-AI and RAG-based ecological workflows through intuitive, UI-based tools — no engineering background required, but a genuine appetite to learn and influence how these systems develop. You'll oversee multiple project pods, act as a team lead for a growing group of ecologists, mentor Associate Ecologists, and serve as the senior technical point of contact for ecological deliverables.at
How You’ll Make an Impact
Leadership & Delivery Oversight
Lead and manage a team of ecologists and analysts delivering habitat mapping, BNG assessments, and QA/QC across multiple client projects.
Ensure outputs adhere to UK BNG, DEFRA, and Natural England guidance, as well as regional biodiversity frameworks.
Coordinate with Project Management, Product, and Engineering to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
Serve as the key technical and managerial point of contact for ecological deliverables.
Quality & Methodology Development
Support the development and implementation of QA/QC frameworks for habitat mapping and classification.
Work with Data Science and Product teams to evolve AI-assisted and agentic mapping pipelines.
Introduce structured processes for testing and validating logic flows within our UI-based ecological toolchain.