Ecological Compliance Lead (ECoW/EnvCoW) — UK&I

AECO; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development opportunities

Volunteering days

Job summary

Join AECOM to lead Environmental and Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW/EnvCoW) services across the UK & Ireland. You’ll act as a senior technical authority, build a network of partners, and help deliver planning, consents and environmental commitments on major projects.

This role offers a hybrid working model with opportunities across UK offices, including collaboration with contractors and project teams to ensure high-quality delivery and scalable environmental solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Environmental and / or Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) services on major infrastructure, utilities or development projects.
• Strong understanding of construction-phase ecological and environmental compliance requirements.
• Experience working directly with contractors and construction delivery teams.
• Knowledge of required environmental and / or ecological secondary consents, including planning conditions, Development Consent Orders (DCOs), environmental permits and protected species licensing requirements.
• Experience reviewing, assuring and approving environmental compliance deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Act as AECOM's UK&I lead for ECoW and EnvCoW services.
• Act as Lead Verifier for ECoW-related deliverables produced by internal teams and supply chain partners.
• Ensure projects are appropriately resourced, mobilised and delivered to AECOM's quality standards.
• Provide expert advice on construction-phase ecological risk management, environmental compliance and consent implementation.
• Support the growth of the secondary consents service line through your focus on environmental and ecological compliance role.
• Develop and implement a UK&I supply chain strategy for ECoW, EnvCoW and wider environmental compliance services.
• Support successful delivery of environmental commitments across major infrastructure projects.
• Support the growth of wider Clerk of Works services such as arboriculture and archaeology, through integrated environmental compliance solutions.

Skills

ECoW leadership

EnvCoW leadership

Contractor liaison

Environmental compliance

Ecology background

Supply chain

DCO knowledge

CIEEM member

Chartered status

Job description

Join AECOM to lead Environmental and Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW/EnvCoW) services across the UK & Ireland. You’ll act as a senior technical authority, build a network of partners, and help deliver planning, consents and environmental commitments on major projects.

This role offers a hybrid working model with opportunities across UK offices, including collaboration with contractors and project teams to ensure high-quality delivery and scalable environmental solutions.