Principal Ecologist - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - AECOM

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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;**AECOM is looking for a Principal Ecologist to join our established UK&I Ecology extended team. This role will include a combination of field, office and home working (can be hybrid based) and be located, working at one of UK main offices, preferably either in
Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Basingstoke and Croydon, though other locations would be considered.

Depending on your interests and skillset, you will have opportunities to support on a variety of areas such as:

work winning; Advanced Bat Survey Techniques; Biodiversity Net Gain; using innovative techniques for species surveys, data capture and reporting; and the active management, coaching and mentoring of the team.

As a
Principal Ecologist the role will require you to:

  • Actively support the health, safety and well-being of the team and other colleagues;
  • Lead and support the preparation of high quality and commercially astute bids and tenders for ecological services, notably in the energy, defence, and water sectors.
  • OverseePlan, schedule and organise all phases of ecological project work, ensuring necessary resources, budgets and controls are in place to meet both programme and budget requirements;
  • Lead and support delivery of highquality ecological consultancy and advisory services to both internal and external clients, including through our check and review processes;
  • Support development of technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues;
  • Communicate effectively and professionally with other members of the ecology team, within projects and with clients;
  • Author or technically check project deliverables to ensure high quality outputs;
  • Support the continued development of our technical capabilities and reach;
  • Lead and support specific tasks, innovation or sector engagement; and
  • Support your line manager with maintaining performance and skill sets as well as in collecting and disseminating key business messages and metrics

Being part of the team;


At AECOM, our commitment to shaping a sustainable future is embodied in the Environment & Sustainability Business in one of the Top Environmental Consultancies.

This seamlessly integrates Planning & Communities, Carbon & Advisory, and Nature that collectively deliver sustainable solutions for our clients, promoting social and environmental benefit.


Our Nature team encompasses two Practices — Ecology and Natural Capital — which together comprise experts spread across multiple offices, who form a synergistic alliance dedicated to pioneering innovative solutions to support an environmental carbon and nature positive future.

From large-scale ecological survey programmes to integrating nature into decision-making and investment planning, our team champions nature-based solutions.


With a wealth of experience, knowledge, and specialist skill sets, our in-house team of 150 ecologists includes national and global leaders located across the UK and Republic of Ireland, from species licence holders to experts in impact assessment, habitat creation, ecosystem restoration, enhancement, and management.

Our Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) professionals not only influence policy and guidance but steer practical and collaborative design decisions that promote positive outcomes.


Our award-winning Ecology Team were Highly Commended in CIEEM's 2024 Large Consultancy of the Year, and our work at Abberton Reservoir for Essex & Suffolk Water won both a Green Apple Environment Award and CIEEM's NGO Impact Award for Impact on Nature and Society.

Now is the time to join


Qualifications Here's what we will need from you;**- Experience of leading and managing ecological surveys/licensing/impact assessment (as relevant to your areas of specialisms) as demonstrated by suitable professional experience;

  • Experience in workwinning, managing projects, project budgets and leading stakeholder discussions;
  • Experience of reviewing technical work
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