Associate Director Ecology Chesterfield, England
Job description
Company Description
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
Job Description
Are you passionate about the environment and influencing the sustainable design of development? If so, this is the job for you. Contact us to find out more about this exciting opportunity and how our Freedom to Grow policy will enable you to achieve a rewarding work-life balance.
ABOUT YOU:
You are highly motivated, organised, and proactive, with experience in managing staff and projects in a consultancy environment (or similar). At AECOM, you’ll have the opportunity to lead on high-profile, challenging and innovative projects. You’ll be supporting the future growth of blue and green infrastructure, biodiversity net gain, ecosystem services and natural capital.
ABOUT US:
AECOM Ecology pride itself on developing innovative techniques to improve the delivery, efficiency, and environmental outcomes of our projects. We provide clients with a full range of ecological services including specialist habitat and species surveys, impact assessment, advice on biodiversity mitigation, offsetting, enhancement, and management planning for biodiversity. Our projects include high-profile transport and other infrastructure, as well as commercial and residential development projects.
ABOUT THE JOB:
We’re seeking a Principal Consultant to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Central Ecology Team, based in Nottingham, Chesterfield or Birmingham. The role requires knowledge and experience in blue and green infrastructure (GI), biodiversity net gain (BNG), ecosystem services and natural capital, especially in relation to land-use and planning in the UK for infrastructure and other development projects.
+ Utilizes advanced scientific principles, theories, practices and existing technologies develop technical solutions to complex problems.
+ Interprets and records data, conducts analyses, compares findings to relevant studies and local, provincial and national regulations to ensure compliance. Work is performed with minimal direction.
+ Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. Responsible for advanced duties and activities in their specialized functional area.
+ Conducts research and does investigation work as required.
+ Plans and organizes project studies.
+ Assists in the resolution of conflicting technical information and unsuitability of standard procedures.
+ Performs complex assignments often requiring the development of unique solutions to problems.
+ May oversee the work of less experienced scientists.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements :
+ Thorough knowledge of UK planning system, relevant policy and legislation
+ Technical proficiency – evidenced by biodiversity inputs to assessments and reports, and delivery of projects to high standard, on time and within budgets
+ Strong project management skills and experience of working within multidisciplinary schemes
+ Familiarity with project management procedures and protocols, including experience with quality assurance, the checking and approval of proposals, and reports.
+ Excellent analytical and communication skills and techniques to provide advice and engage clients, project teams and stakeholders
+ Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time, prioritise competing deadlines
+ Experience of:
- Line management and/or mentoring junior staff
- Technical leadership of teams on major projects
- Electronic data capture, analysis and presentation
- Working in an environmental job role in the public or private sector
- Providing advice on benefits and importance of biodiversity, green infrastructure, natural capital and ecosystem services
- Inputting to assessments or design on infrastructure projects to deliver good environmental outcomes
If you fulfil these requirements but other factors are holding you back from applying, please get in touch so we can work together to overcome them.
Preferred Qualifications :
+ Recognised degree in an environmental or related discipline
+ Full member of CIEEM, IEMA or other relevant professional body
Additional Information
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
ReqID: J10058475
Business Line: Environment
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Science
Work Location Model: Hybrid
