Senior Ecological Compliance & ECoW Lead

AECOM; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Associate Director to lead Environmental and Ecological Clerk of Works services across the UK & Ireland, including roles as technical authority and lead verifier. This is a senior position with responsibility for building a high-quality delivery network of partners and managing complex infrastructure projects.

You’ll shape the environmental compliance strategy, collaborate with contractors and project teams, and drive growth of the ECoW/EnvCoW service line while upholding

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.

Responsibilities

• Act as UK&I lead for ECoW and EnvCoW services.
• 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

Ecology expertise

Environmental compliance

Lead verifier

Project leadership

Contractor liaison

Business development

CIEEM member

Chartered status

Job description

AECOM is seeking an Associate Director to lead Environmental and Ecological Clerk of Works services across the UK & Ireland, including roles as technical authority and lead verifier. This is a senior position with responsibility for building a high-quality delivery network of partners and managing complex infrastructure projects.

You’ll shape the environmental compliance strategy, collaborate with contractors and project teams, and drive growth of the ECoW/EnvCoW service line while upholding