Principal Ecologist – Hybrid Leader in Ecology & Impact

AECOM Corporation; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Principal Ecologist to join our growing Nature team across multiple UK offices, with a flexible hybrid working model to support a wide range of ecology projects and client partnerships.

You will lead technical delivery, mentor staff, and contribute to ecology chapters for statements and permissions, while expanding our capabilities and maintaining high quality output across diverse sectors.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in ecology or an associated subject.
• Membership of an appropriate professional institution and working towards or obtained Chartered Ecologist or Chartered Environmentalist status, and a holder of protected species survey and/or mitigation licences.
• Experience of leading and managing ecological surveys/licensing/impact assessment, as demonstrated by suitable professional experience.
• Experience in work-winning, managing projects, project budgets and leading stakeholder discussions.
• Experience of reviewing technical work and supporting wider team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services to both internal and external clients.
• Oversee plan, schedule and organise all phases of ecological project work, ensuring necessary resources, budgets and controls are in place to meet both programme and budget requirements.
• Support development of technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues.
• Lead and support production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and protected species licence applications.
• Author or technically check project deliverables to ensure high quality outputs.
• Support the continued development of our technical capabilities.

Skills

Ecology expertise

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Survey techniques

Education

Degree in ecology

Chartered ecologist/Environmentalist progress

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Principal Ecologist to join our growing Nature team across multiple UK offices, with a flexible hybrid working model to support a wide range of ecology projects and client partnerships.

You will lead technical delivery, mentor staff, and contribute to ecology chapters for statements and permissions, while expanding our capabilities and maintaining high quality output across diverse sectors.