Location
Croydon (other locations considered: Basingstoke, Nottingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds)

Hours
Full Time - Flexible hybrid working model

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
Join AECOM’s dynamic Nature team as a Senior Ecologist and help shape the future of the environment. You will work across a diverse portfolio of ecology projects in sectors including power and renewables, infrastructure, environment, and transport. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams such as landscape, GIS, engineering, sustainability, and drainage, you will contribute to projects like large solar farms, energy transition initiatives, habitats regulations assessments, and masterplanning for new residential developments. Your role will involve planning and organising ecological project phases, supporting bid and tender preparation, delivering high-quality consultancy services, developing pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues, and producing ecology chapters for environmental statements and protected species licence applications. You will also support health, safety, and well-being within the team and ensure all outputs meet rigorous quality standards. At AECOM, you will thrive in an inclusive environment with access to career development, technical networks, volunteering days, and a flexible hybrid working model designed to support your work-life balance.

Experience
- Demonstrable experience in planning and delivering ecological services on projects in the UK or Ireland
- Excellent field skills in at least one specialist area including protected species licences
- Experience working on projects in energy, defence, water, or related sectors is advantageous

About you
- Proactive approach to health and safety
- Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively within teams and with clients
- Enthusiastic about innovation and delivering pragmatic ecological solutions
- Committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace

Qualifications
- Membership of an appropriate professional institution (e.g., CIEEM) with evidence of working towards Chartership
- Well-developed understanding of wildlife conservation and at least one major habitat type or species