Senior Ecologist - Hybrid, Impactful Ecology Projects

AECOM; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Hybrid working

Volunteer days

Job summary

AECOM seeks a Senior Ecologist to join its growing Nature team across the UK, with a flexible hybrid working model. The role covers Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Cambridge, Basingstoke, Croydon, Nottingham and Birmingham (locations may vary).

You will deliver ecological services and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on high-profile projects. Responsibilities include preparing bids, planning fieldwork, delivering ecological consultancy, and producing environmental statements

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

Experience in ecological planning

Wildlife conservation understanding

Professional institution membership

Field skills in protected species

Health and Safety mindset

Mentoring ecology team members

Job description

AECOM seeks a Senior Ecologist to join its growing Nature team across the UK, with a flexible hybrid working model. The role covers Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Cambridge, Basingstoke, Croydon, Nottingham and Birmingham (locations may vary).

You will deliver ecological services and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on high-profile projects. Responsibilities include preparing bids, planning fieldwork, delivering ecological consultancy, and producing environmental statements