Associate Director - Ecology

Overview

Lead ecological assessments and deliver biodiversity services for infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• tech development
• technical leadership
• ecological assessments
• ecological planning
• bid production
• client consultation

Tasks

-Play a key role in the continued development of our technical capabilities and encourage the embedding of innovation/research; -Lead consultation and engagement with clients and key project stakeholders including planning authorities, statutory bodies and the public; -Provide technical leadership to support the delivery of proportionate and pragmatic solutions; -Produce and technically review a range of ecological assessments including Preliminary Ecological Appraisal; Protected Species Baseline Reports; Ecological Impact Assessments; Habitats Regulations Assessment; and Biodiversity Net Gain Calculations; -Mentoring and supporting ecology team members. -Lead the planning and delivery of ecological inputs for both internal and external clients ; -Lead the production of bids and tenders for ecological services; -Mentor and support both junior staff and peers.

Requirements

• wildlife conservation
• ecological services
• chartership
• field skills

What You Bring

-Well-developed understanding of relevant wildlife conservation; -Demonstratable experience in planning and delivery of ecological services on projects in the UK or Ireland; -Membership of an appropriate professional institution and evidence of working towards Chartership (such as CIEEM or related.) -Excellent field skills in at least one specialist area including any protected species licences;

About Aecom

-Launched as a bold independent infrastructure consultancy from a merger of five legacy firms dating back over a century. -Handles everything from geotech to electro-mechanical systems, as seen in the award-winning Romaine Hydroelectric Complex in Canada. -Guides projects through every lifecycle stage in transportation, buildings, water systems, energy, and environmental sectors.

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