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Principal Ecologist

AECOM Basingstoke Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

Join AECOM's dynamic Nature team as a Principal Ecologist in their growing offices across the UK, including Basingstoke, and take advantage of their flexible hybrid working model.

As a Principal Ecologist, you will lead and support the delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services to both internal and external clients. You will oversee plan, 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.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading and supporting delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services
  • Overseeing plan, schedule and organisation of ecological project work
  • Supporting development of technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex ecological issues
  • Leading and supporting production of ecology chapters for environmental statements and protected species licence applications
  • Authoring or technically checking project deliverables to ensure high-quality outputs

The role requires a degree in ecology or an associated subject, membership of an appropriate professional institution, and working towards or obtained Chartered Ecologist or Chartered Environmentalist status. You should also have experience of leading and managing ecological surveys, licensing, and impact assessment, as well as experience in work-winning, managing projects, project budgets, and leading stakeholder discussions.

AECOM offers a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. These include career development opportunities, flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

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Skills

Required

  • ecology
  • ecological surveys
  • licensing
  • impact assessment
  • project management
  • stakeholder discussions

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