Location
Central London

Hours
Full Time (flexible, hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations can be discussed)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive. We believe success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all. We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us.

The successful candidate will work alongside other ecologists, environmentalists and geoscientists to deliver ecological based appraisals as standalone deliverables or integrated into wider site development and planning support work. Key responsibilities include contributing to environmental impact assessments and development consent order projects, leading site visits, ecological surveys and marine ecology, and liaising with client project managers. You will lead the production of screening and scoping reports to support planning applications and develop a reputation within the sector by creating innovative methods of impact assessment for terrestrial, marine, coastal, and ecological impacts. You will also develop best available techniques for environmental assessments considering climate resilience, emissions, noise, biodiversity, water discharges, and heritage.

Experience
Experience in leading or significantly contributing to the preparation of ecological surveys, Habitat Regulations Assessments (HRA), and environmental impact assessments for new developments and operational permitting applications.

About you
Strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to tackle challenges. Willingness to travel on business as required, including visits to overseas sites. Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and develop innovative environmental assessment methods.

Qualifications
Qualification background in ecology, zoology, botany, marine sciences or equivalent. Chartered ecologist, environmentalist, or scientist preferred. Recent postgraduates with relevant experience will also be considered.

Desirable Criteria
Knowledge of air quality management, noise abatement policy and legislation, or dispersion modelling methodologies for terrestrial and/or marine environments. Licensed bat ecologist with experience leading bat surveys, including preliminary roost assessments and dusk/dawn surveys, in line with current UK best practice and legislation.