Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
Are you ready to join a team of talented ecologists and shape the future of the environment?
Join our dynamic Nature team as a Consultant Ecologist in our growing Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Croydon, Basingstoke, Cambridge, Birmingham or Nottingham offices (though other locations may be considered), as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. 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.
Here’s what you’ll do:
* Participate in the health, safety and well-being culture of the team;
* Support liaison with project managers and clients on the delivery of ecological requirements within multi-disciplinary tenders and projects;
* Organise and carry out desk studies and field-based habitat, botanical, and protected species surveys;
* Assisting, as appropriate to grade, with managing the technical and financial performance of ecological projects to meet budgets and deadlines;
* Support with undertaking the analysis, evaluation, interpretation and presentation of ecological data, including preparing reports and supporting with the design of mitigation strategies;
* Performing the role of an Ecological Clerk of Works on construction projects;
* Communicate effectively and professionally with your line manager, other members of the ecology team and clients;
* Compliance with internal business management procedures, including in relation to health and safety and technical quality of all advice and outputs including self-check of work.
Qualifications
Here's what we're looking for:
* Demonstrable experience of working in an ecology-related job role in the public and/or private sector;
* Knowledge of UK wildlife legislation and ecological survey methodologies and a membership of an appropriate professional institution or evidence working towards (such as CIEEM);
* Field skills with experience in botanical identification including Phase1/ UKHab and/or protected species surveys;
* Adaptable and flexible approach to work to meet peaks in demands (ecology roles typically involve occasional longer/and or unsociable hours and a degree of working away from home for days/ weeks at a time);
* Report writing skills, with demonstrable experience in producing a range of reports.
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities.
Additional Information
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
ReqID: J10107317
Business Line: Environment
Career Area: Science
Work Location Model: Hybrid
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