# Principal Ecologist

**Company**: AECOM
**Location**: Nottingham
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

As a Principal Ecologist at AECOM, you will lead and support delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy and advisory services to 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 programme and budget requirements.

Your responsibilities will also include:

- 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

- Supporting the continued development of technical capabilities

We are looking for a candidate with 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.

The ideal candidate will 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.

At AECOM, you will thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued. You will enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle.

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## Skills

### Required
- ecology
- environmental impact assessment
- protected species survey
- mitigation licences
- project management
- stakeholder engagement

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