Location
Belfast, with opportunities to work in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin

Hours
Full Time - flexible hybrid working model available to support work-life balance

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join AECOM as a Principal Aquatic Ecologist and play a key role within our 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 private sector clients, pollution response surveys, and water quality investigations. You will provide technical leadership and specialist aquatic ecology input into Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), planning, mitigation, and multi-disciplinary projects across the UK. Your responsibilities will include mentoring and line managing team members, authoring and reviewing technical reports, developing data analysis and processing, and managing aquatic ecology input into projects including survey design and costing. You will support business development activities in Scotland and contribute to the wider environmental business. At AECOM, you will be part of a global team delivering projects that create positive and tangible impacts for communities and the environment.

Experience
- Proven experience in ecological impact assessment (EcIA/EIA)
- Experience with Water Framework Directive (WFD) compliance assessment
- Knowledge of industry standard monitoring techniques and analyses for aquatic ecology and associated consenting/permitting requirements

About you
- Passionate about innovation and delivering high-quality ecological solutions
- Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and managing teams
- Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams
- Committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace

Qualifications
- In-depth knowledge of legislation relating to the aquatic environment, particularly the Water Framework Directive
- Full UK driving licence
- Relevant ecological or environmental science qualifications preferred