Ecological Compliance and Consents Lead

Overview

Join AECOM as an Associate Director to lead and scale ecological and environmental compliance services (ECoW/EnvCoW) across the UK&I. You will provide technical leadership, assure quality, and develop the supply chain to support large infrastructure projects. You’ll act as a senior authority on environmental compliance, guide planning and consent implementation, and foster growth of related service lines. This role blends technical excellence with business development in a collaborative, high-impact environment.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible benefits
• global exposure

Responsibilities

• Act as UK&I lead for ECoW and EnvCoW services
• Lead verifications for ecological and environmental deliverables from internal teams and partners
• Ensure appropriate resourcing, mobilization and delivery to QA standards
• Provide expert advice on ecological risk management and consent implementation during construction
• Support growth of the secondary consents service line within environmental compliance
• Develop and execute a UK&I supply chain strategy for ECoW/EnvCoW and related services
• Support delivery of environmental commitments on major infrastructure projects
• Grow wider Clerk of Works offerings (arboriculture, archaeology) through integrated environmental solutions

Key requirements

• Experience delivering ECoW/Environmental Clerk of Works on major infrastructure or development projects
• Strong understanding of construction-phase ecological and environmental compliance requirements
• Experience working with contractors and construction delivery teams
• Knowledge of environmental/ecological secondary consents (planning conditions, DCOs, permits, licensing)
• Experience reviewing and approving environmental compliance deliverables
• Strong ecological background with credibility as technical lead and quality reviewer for ECoW
• Experience managing subcontractors or delivery partners
• Strong commercial awareness and experience supporting business development and client engagement
• Membership of CIEEM or equivalent; chartered status preferred or in progress

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• business development
• ECoW/EnvCoW technical leadership
• environmental risk management during construction
• planning conditions and DCOs

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