Senior Ecologist & Project Lead (Hybrid, UK)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM is expanding its Nature team and seeking a Principal Ecologist to lead ecological consultancy across multiple UK locations. The role offers a flexible hybrid working model and opportunities to contribute to high-profile projects in power, renewables, infrastructure and environment sectors.

You will oversee project work, manage budgets, mentor junior colleagues and develop technical capabilities within a collaborative, globally integrated ecology practice.

Qualifications

• Degree in ecology or an associated subject.
• Membership in a professional institution and working towards or holding Chartered Ecologist/Chartered Environmentalist status.
• Experience leading ecological surveys, licensing and impact assessment.
• Experience in project work-winning, managing budgets and stakeholder discussions.
• Experience reviewing technical work and supporting wider team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services to internal and external clients.
• Oversee planning, scheduling and organisation of all phases of ecological project work with budgets and controls.
• Support development of robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues.
• Lead and support production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and licences.
• Author or technically check project deliverables to ensure high quality outputs.
• Support the continued development of our technical capabilities.

Skills

Leading ecological surveys

Stakeholder discussions

Budget management

Team support

Education

Degree in ecology or related

Chartered Ecologist / Chartered Environmentalist

Job description

AECOM is expanding its Nature team and seeking a Principal Ecologist to lead ecological consultancy across multiple UK locations. The role offers a flexible hybrid working model and opportunities to contribute to high-profile projects in power, renewables, infrastructure and environment sectors.

You will oversee project work, manage budgets, mentor junior colleagues and develop technical capabilities within a collaborative, globally integrated ecology practice.