Ecological Compliance Lead - Hybrid & Major Infrastructure

AECO; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

At AECOM, we are seeking an Associate Director to lead and grow a nationally significant environmental compliance service across the UK & Ireland. You will provide technical leadership for Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) and Environmental Clerk of Works (EnvCoW) services, building a high-quality partner network and ensuring delivery to our rigorous standards.

You will oversee cross-functional teams, drive quality assurance, and guide environmental compliance across major infrastructure

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.
• Strong ecological background with the credibility to act as a technical lead and quality reviewer for ECoW services.
• Experience managing subcontractors, suppliers or specialist delivery partners.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience supporting business development, client engagement and work winning activities.
• Membership of CIEEM or an equivalent professional body and preferably chartered (or working towards chartership).

Responsibilities

• Act as AECOM's UK&I lead for ECoW and EnvCoW services.
• Lead Verifier for ECoW deliverables produced by internal teams and supply chain partners.
• Ensure projects 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 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 services

Environmental compliance

Contractor collaboration

Secondary consents

Deliverables review

Technical lead

Subcontractor management

Business development

CIEEM membership

Job description

At AECOM, we are seeking an Associate Director to lead and grow a nationally significant environmental compliance service across the UK & Ireland. You will provide technical leadership for Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) and Environmental Clerk of Works (EnvCoW) services, building a high-quality partner network and ensuring delivery to our rigorous standards.

You will oversee cross-functional teams, drive quality assurance, and guide environmental compliance across major infrastructure