Principal Ecologist
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Company Description
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
Job Description
Are you ready to join a team of talented ecologists and shape the future of the environment? Join our dynamic Nature team as a Principal Ecologist in our growing Cambridge, Basingstoke, Croydon, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, Dublin, and Cork (though other locations may be considered), and benefit through our flexible hybrid working model.
We are working on a wide range of projects, notably in the power and renewables, infrastructure, environment and transport sectors, as well as collaborating with other technical disciplines such as landscape, GIS, engineering, sustainability and drainage.
Here’s what you’ll do:
- 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.
Come grow with us.
Become part of our dynamic Nature business, which boasts around 150 professional experts including national and global leaders located across the UK&I, from species licence holders to experts in impact assessment, habitat creation, ecosystem restoration, enhancement, and management.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
- Degree (or equivalent) in ecology or an associated subject.
- Membership of an appropriate professional institution and working towards or obtained Chartered Ecologist or Chartered Environmentalist 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.
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com.
AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.
- Location:
- Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £100,000 - £125,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Other
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