Senior Ecologist & Project Lead — Hybrid

AECOM Corporation; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Training programs

Job summary

AECOM’s Nature team in the UK is seeking a Principal Ecologist to help shape the future of the environment across Cambridge, St Albans, Nottingham, Birmingham, Croydon and Basingstoke with a flexible hybrid working model. Join our dynamic ecology programs delivering projects in power, renewables, infrastructure and environment.

You will lead surveys, licensing, impact assessments, and collaborate with landscape, engineering and sustainability disciplines, mentoring staff and strengthening

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in ecology or an associated subject.
• Membership of an appropriate professional institution and working towards or obtained Chartered Ecologist 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

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Technical review

Education

Degree in ecology or related subject

Job description

AECOM’s Nature team in the UK is seeking a Principal Ecologist to help shape the future of the environment across Cambridge, St Albans, Nottingham, Birmingham, Croydon and Basingstoke with a flexible hybrid working model. Join our dynamic ecology programs delivering projects in power, renewables, infrastructure and environment.

You will lead surveys, licensing, impact assessments, and collaborate with landscape, engineering and sustainability disciplines, mentoring staff and strengthening