Associate Director, Fluvial Geomorphologist - Leeds, United Kingdom - AECOM
Description
Company Description Work with Us. Change the World.**At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.
Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand.
We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.Job Description What your new role will entail;**A selection of our current and recent projects includes:
- Mapping catchment modifications and river restoration opportunities across 9000km2 of Yorkshire and North East England.
- Remeandering the River Breamish, part of the River Till-Tweed SSSI and SAC in Northumberland.
- Restoring Insh Marshes in the River Spey floodplain in the Scottish Highlands.
- Remeandering the River Eye SSSI in Leicestershire.
- Restoring the River Lugg SSSI in Herefordshire.
- Catchment planning for WFD objectives and Nature Recovery Networks nationally.
- Analysing flow and sediment impacts for water transfer Strategic Resource Options, including the River Tame, River Trent, River Humber, and Grand Union Canal.
- Detailed geomorphological field surveys along the whole route of HS2 Phase 2a.
- Detailed geomorphological field surveys across the United Utilities region.
_ Role & Responsibilities;_
You'll bring your unique expertise on specific technologies or processes, and will be sought out for your technical excellence in:
- Geomorphology / Hydromorphology
- River restoration
- Catchment planning
- Project management
- Nature Based Solutions modelling and design
Being part of the team;
All members of the Water Environment team take an active role in client contact and commercial aspects of our projects.
Our Geomorphology team is currently ten-strong, and work closely with colleagues dealing with all aspects of surface water, groundwater, estuaries, lakes and the marine environment.
You will take a lead role in Geomorphology and Nature Based Solutions, in technical direction, innovation, business development and work winning.
Qualifications Here's what we will need from you;**- Proven experience in river restoration from concept to construction.
- Proven track record in project management (bid writing to project delivery).
- Ability to lead, coordinate, liaise and engage with clients, stakeholders and colleagues.
- Detailed understanding of policy, legislative requirements and other drivers.
- Technical and commercial project delivery.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.
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.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.
We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according
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