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Ecology opportunities - UK and Ireland, Cambridge
Client:
AECOM
Location:
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Technical
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
REF42877G
Job Views:
2
Posted:
23.03.2025
Expiry Date:
07.05.2025
Job Description:
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.
Are you ready to join a team of talented ecologists and shape the future of the environment? Join our dynamic Nature team as an Ecologist (all levels) in our growing locations including Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Croydon, Basingstoke, Cambridge, Birmingham, Nottingham, Dublin, Belfast, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, and Newcastle (other locations may be considered). At AECOM, we’re at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of Ecology programs and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients.
In this role, depending on your interests and skillset, you will have opportunities to support on a variety of areas such as: using innovative techniques for species and habitats surveys, work winning, and Biodiversity Net Gain mentoring. Our supportive environment offers both internal and external training opportunities within a nurturing mentoring and coaching framework.
Here’s what you’ll do:
1. Actively support the health, safety, and well-being of the team and other colleagues;
2. Support the preparation of high quality and commercially astute bids and tenders for ecological services, notably in the energy, transport, and water sectors;
3. 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;
4. Support delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services to both internal and external clients;
5. Support development of technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues;
6. Communicate effectively and professionally with other members of the ecology team, within projects and with clients;
7. Support production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and protected species licence applications;
8. Author or technically check project deliverables to ensure high quality outputs.
If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
1. Demonstrable experience in planning and delivery of ecological services on projects in the UK or Ireland;
2. Well-developed understanding of relevant wildlife conservation;
3. Membership of an appropriate professional institution and evidence of working towards Chartership (such as CIEEM or related);
4. Excellent field skills in at least one specialist area including any protected species licences;
5. A proactive approach to Health and Safety;
6. Mentoring and supporting ecology team members.
We celebrate diversity 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.
Additional Information
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.
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