Location
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast

Hours
Full Time - Flexible hybrid working model

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join AECOM as a Principal Aquatic Ecologist and play a key role within our nationwide Aquatic Ecology Team. You will contribute to a diverse range of projects including baseline data collection and monitoring for major infrastructure and utility projects, fish passage and weir removal projects, habitat restoration for regulators and the private sector, pollution response surveys, and water quality investigations. You will provide technical leadership in aquatic ecology across the UK, supporting business development in Scotland and mentoring team members. Your responsibilities will include authoring and reviewing technical reports, managing aquatic ecology input into projects, survey design and costing, and producing Ecological Impact Assessment documents in line with CIEEM guidelines. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team and contribute to impactful environmental projects that uplift communities and enhance lives. Enjoy a supportive and flexible work environment with access to career development, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Experience
- Ecological impact assessment (EcIA/EIA)
- Water Framework Directive (WFD) compliance assessment
- Industry standard monitoring techniques and analyses for aquatic ecology
- Associated consenting and permitting requirements

About you
- Passionate about innovation and delivering high-quality ecological solutions
- Able to provide technical leadership and mentor team members
- Strong communicator with experience working in multidisciplinary teams
- Committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Qualifications
- Knowledge of legislation relating to the aquatic environment, particularly the Water Framework Directive
- Full UK driving licence