Location
Glasgow, United Kingdom (with flexibility to work from other UK offices 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 senior 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 Orders (DCO), and environmental consent commitments during construction. Key responsibilities include leading AECOM's UK&I ECoW and EnvCoW services, ensuring projects are resourced and delivered to quality standards, providing expert advice on construction-phase ecological risk management, developing supply chain strategies, and supporting the growth of wider Clerk of Works services such as arboriculture and archaeology through integrated environmental compliance solutions. Become part of an industry-leading Environment Business Line and contribute to shaping a strategically important service area while working on major infrastructure and DCO programmes.

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
- 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
- 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
You are a credible ecological professional with a strong technical background, capable of acting as a lead and quality reviewer for ECoW services. You are motivated to grow a nationally significant environmental compliance service and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment. You value diversity and inclusion and are committed to delivering high-quality outcomes for clients and communities.

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