Senior Ecologist: Habitat Innovation & Environmental Impact

AECOM; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is hiring a Senior Ecologist to join our growing Nature team across multiple UK locations with a flexible hybrid working model. You will help shape ecology programmes, deliver high-quality services, and support bids and environmental statements.

Join a global firm delivering major infrastructure and environmental projects and help drive sustainable outcomes. The role emphasises collaboration, technical rigor, and mentoring within a national ecology community, offering career development,

Qualifications

• Demonstratable experience in planning and delivery of ecological services on projects in the UK or Ireland.
• Well-developed understanding of relevant wildlife conservation.
• Membership of an appropriate professional institution and evidence of working towards Chartership (such as CIEEM or related.)
• Excellent field skills in at least one specialist area including any protected species licences;
• A proactive approach to Health and Safety;
• Mentoring and supporting ecology team members.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of high quality and commercially astute bids and tenders for ecological services, notably in the energy, transport and water sectors.
• 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 delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services to both internal and external clients, including through our check and review processes.
• Support development of technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with other members of the ecology team, within projects and with clients.
• Support production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and protected species licence applications;
• Author or technically check project deliverables to ensure high quality outputs.

Skills

Ecology planning

Wildlife conservation knowledge

Field survey skills

Health & safety awareness

Mentoring

Education

CIEEM membership path

Job description

AECOM is hiring a Senior Ecologist to join our growing Nature team across multiple UK locations with a flexible hybrid working model. You will help shape ecology programmes, deliver high-quality services, and support bids and environmental statements.

Join a global firm delivering major infrastructure and environmental projects and help drive sustainable outcomes. The role emphasises collaboration, technical rigor, and mentoring within a national ecology community, offering career development,