Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
Are you ready to join a team of talented Ecologists and shape the future of the environment?
Join our dynamic Nature team as a Senior Ornithologist in any one of our offices across the UK & I. Our team works on a mix of large infrastructure projects in the energy, water, renewables, defence and transport sectors, alongside managing smaller local projects. We also support the wider AECOM Nature team with National and International projects.
Here’s what you’ll do:
* Support the preparation of high quality and commercially astute bids and tenders for ornithological services, notably in the renewable energy, power and transport infrastructure and transformational sectors.
* Plan, schedule and organise all phases of bird survey and analysis project work, ensuring necessary resources, budgets and controls are in place to meet both programme and budget requirements.
* Deliver ornithological consultancy and advisory services to both internal and external clients.
* Develop technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues across a range of bird habitats, including grassland, woodland, moorland, wetland and coastal habitats.
* Provide bird data and analysis for Habitats Regulations Assessments.
* Communicate effectively and professionally with other members of the ecology team, within projects and with clients by telephone, electronically and in both Teams and face-to-face meetings.
* Author and/or technically check project deliverables to ensure high quality outputs; and
* Maintain team performance and skill sets.
If you’re passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don’t just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we’re working on.
Come grow with us.
Become part of our dynamic Nature business, which boasts around 150 professional experts including national and global leaders located across the UK & I. Your contributions are valued in an inclusive and forward‑thinking environment.
And let’s not forget the perks at AECOM. You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for:
* Proven track record of supporting the planning and delivery of ornithology projects in the UK or Ireland.
* Well‑developed understanding of UK or Irish wildlife conservation, especially in relation to the legal and policy framework protecting birds.
* Membership of an appropriate professional institution and evidence of working towards Chartership (such as CIEEM or related). Commitment to innovation and continuing professional development.
* Excellent field skills in at least one specialist area of ornithology.
* A proactive approach to Health and Safety.
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us regarding the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. At AECOM, we value everyone’s unique contributions and perspectives.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information
Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more! For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (Melissa Moody).
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public‑ and private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology, transformational work with big impact, and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential and will help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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