Location
Cambridge (other locations including Basingstoke, Croydon, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, Dublin, and Cork may be considered)

Hours
Flexible hybrid working model

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join AECOM’s dynamic Nature team as a Senior Ecologist and contribute to shaping the future of the environment. You will work on a diverse portfolio of ecology programs and projects across sectors such as power and renewables, infrastructure, environment, and transport. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including landscape, GIS, engineering, sustainability, and drainage specialists to deliver innovative and impactful solutions.

Your responsibilities will include supporting the preparation of high-quality and commercially astute bids and tenders for ecological services, planning and organising all phases of ecological project work, and ensuring resources, budgets, and controls meet programme requirements. You will deliver high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services, develop pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues, and communicate effectively with team members and clients.

Additional duties include supporting the production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and protected species licence applications, authoring or technically checking project deliverables to ensure high-quality outputs, and mentoring ecology team members. At AECOM, you will thrive in an inclusive environment with access to career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days, and a flexible hybrid working model that supports work-life balance.

Experience
Demonstrable experience in planning and delivery of ecological services on projects in the UK or Ireland
Excellent field skills in at least one specialist area including any protected species licences
Experience mentoring and supporting ecology team members

About you
Proactive approach to Health and Safety
Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
Passionate about innovation and delivering pragmatic ecological solutions

Qualifications
Membership of an appropriate professional institution (such as CIEEM) and evidence of working towards Chartership
Well-developed understanding of relevant wildlife conservation legislation and best practice