Overview

AECOM Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. Join our Nature team as a Principal Ecologist. This role offers flexible hybrid working and may be based in various locations (Nottingham, Cambridge, Basingstoke, Croydon, Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, Dublin, or Cork). Applicants should be prepared for collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and client projects.

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 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

Qualifications

• 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
• Experience in work-winning, managing projects, project budgets and leading stakeholder discussions
• Experience of reviewing technical work and supporting wider team members

About AECOM and Benefits

We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment. AECOM offers a range of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs, flexible hybrid working, career development opportunities, and employee networks. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. Reasonable accommodations are available on request.