Location
Croydon, with flexibility to work from any UK office location including Basingstoke, Cambridge, and Leeds.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join AECOM's dynamic Nature team as an Associate Director - Environmental and Ecological Compliance Lead, providing technical leadership for Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) and Environmental Clerk of Works (EnvCoW) services across the UK & Ireland. This role involves building and managing a high-quality network of specialist delivery partners to create a scalable environmental compliance business supporting some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects. You will act as a senior technical authority and lead verifier for environmental compliance activities, working closely with contractors, developers, and project teams to ensure delivery of planning, Development Consent Order (DCO), and environmental consent commitments during construction. Responsibilities include acting as AECOM's UK&I lead for ECoW and EnvCoW services, ensuring projects are resourced and delivered to quality standards, providing expert advice on construction-phase ecological risk management, and supporting the growth of secondary consents and wider Clerk of Works services such as arboriculture and archaeology. Become part of an industry-leading Environment Business Line, working alongside specialists in ecology, environmental assessment, nature-based solutions, and environmental management. This role offers an exceptional platform for career development and industry leadership within a collaborative and innovative culture.

Experience
- Delivering Environmental and/or Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) services on major infrastructure, utilities, or development projects.
- Strong understanding of construction-phase ecological and environmental compliance requirements.
- Experience working directly with contractors and construction delivery teams.
- Knowledge of environmental and ecological secondary consents, including planning conditions, DCOs, environmental permits, and protected species licensing.
- Experience reviewing, assuring, and approving environmental compliance deliverables.
- Managing subcontractors, suppliers, or specialist delivery partners.
- Supporting business development, client engagement, and work winning activities with strong commercial awareness.

About you
Credible ecological professional with the ability to act as a technical lead and quality reviewer for ECoW services. Collaborative, proactive, and committed to delivering high-quality environmental compliance solutions. Enthusiastic about growing a nationally significant environmental compliance service and supporting major infrastructure projects.

Qualifications
Membership of CIEEM or an equivalent professional body, preferably chartered or working towards chartership.