Job Description
Join our dynamic Nature team as a Senior Ecologist, working across the UK in locations such as Cambridge, Basingstoke, Croydon, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, Dublin, and Cork. Flexible hybrid working is available.
Here’s what you’ll do:
* Support the preparation of high‑quality and commercially astute bids and tenders for ecological services in the energy, transport, and water sectors.
* Plan, schedule, and organise all phases of ecological project work, ensuring necessary resources, budgets, and controls are in place to meet programme and budget requirements.
* Deliver high‑quality ecological consultancy and advisory services to internal and external clients, including through our check and review processes.
* Develop technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues.
* Communicate effectively and professionally with other members of the ecology team, within projects and with clients.
* Support production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and protected species licence applications.
* Author or technically check project deliverables to ensure high‑quality outputs.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* Demonstrable experience in planning and delivery of ecological services on projects in the UK or Ireland.
* Well‑developed understanding of relevant wildlife conservation.
* Membership of an appropriate professional institution and evidence of working towards chartership (such as CIEEM or related).
* Excellent field skills in at least one specialist area, including any protected species licences.
* A proactive approach to Health and Safety.
* Mentoring and supporting ecology team members.
Benefits
You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits, career development opportunities, flexible hybrid working, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Equal Opportunity & Disability Support
All applicants will receive equal opportunity. AECOM is a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Information relating to reasonable accommodation or the Disability Confident interview scheme can be obtained at ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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