Principal Ecologist

Overview

As Principal Ecologist, you lead and shape ecological consultancy work across diverse projects and clients, driving robust solutions and high-quality outputs. You will manage multi-phase ecological work, budgets, and resources, while supporting technical capability development. You’ll contribute to environmental statements and licensing efforts, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to advance energy, infrastructure, and environmental programs. This role offers a chance to influence ecological strategy within a leading global firm and grow with a large, expert Nature team.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hybrid working
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• well-being programs
• supportive, inclusive culture

Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery of ecological consultancy and advisory services
• Oversee planning, scheduling and resourcing to meet programme and budget requirements
• Develop technically robust solutions to ecological issues
• Lead and support production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and licences
• Author or technically check project deliverables to ensure quality outputs
• Support development of technical capabilities

Key requirements

• Degree (or equivalent) in ecology or an associated subject
• Membership of a professional institution and working towards or obtained Chartered Ecologist or Chartered Environmentalist status
• Holder of protected species survey and/or mitigation licences
• Experience leading ecological surveys/licensing/impact assessment
• Experience in work-winning, project management, budgets and stakeholder discussions
• Experience reviewing technical work and supporting team members

• leadership
• stakeholder engagement
• team collaboration
• ecology surveys
• licensing/impact assessment
• environmental statements

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