Senior Aquatic Ecologist - Hybrid, Lead & Impact

AECOM; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Aquatic Ecologist to join our Aquatic Ecology Team in the UK. You will provide technical input for EcIA, planning, and mitigation across major infrastructure projects and contribute to a growing, multidisciplinary team.

You will lead data analysis, report writing, and specialist input while collaborating with colleagues nationwide. A flexible hybrid work model and opportunities for professional development are available.

Qualifications

• Understanding and implementing industry standard monitoring techniques and analyses for aquatic ecology and associated consenting/permitting requirements.
• Familiar with legislation relating to the aquatic environment and its implementation, including the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
• Experience of the EcIA/EIA process, from baseline data collection (desk-based and field surveys) to impact assessment and mitigation design.
• Experience of WFD compliance assessment.
• Good personal time management and communication skills with clients and team members locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Willingness to learn new skills and contribute to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, working with our multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong computer literacy.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Providing aquatic ecology input into EcIA, planning, mitigation, and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Authoring technical reports and working with multi-disciplinary teams to provide specialist input.
• Undertaking data analysis and processing.
• Production of EcIA documents in line with CIEEM guidelines.
• Managing aquatic ecology input into projects, including survey design and costing.
• Playing an important lead role in a team of multi-skilled aquatic ecologists in AECOM’s nationwide offices and laboratories.
• Supporting the wider environmental business.

Skills

Aquatic ecology

EcIA input

Data analysis

Report writing

Team collaboration

Driving licence

Tools

GIS (QGIS/ArcGIS)

Statistical analysis (R/SPSS)

MS Office

Job description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Aquatic Ecologist to join our Aquatic Ecology Team in the UK. You will provide technical input for EcIA, planning, and mitigation across major infrastructure projects and contribute to a growing, multidisciplinary team.

You will lead data analysis, report writing, and specialist input while collaborating with colleagues nationwide. A flexible hybrid work model and opportunities for professional development are available.