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Peak Season Flex contract all levels - Associate Director Ecology, Principal, Senior and Consultant Ecologists
Our award-winning Ecology Team is recruiting for Associate Directors, Principal, Senior and Consultant Ecologists.
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 comprises of experts spread across multiple offices, who form an 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 positive outcomes.
With a wealth of experience, knowledge, and specialist skill sets, our in-house team of 150 ecologists, marine ecologists, arboriculturists, environmental economists 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 Nature 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!
We are particularly looking for:
- Associate Directors for Basingstoke or Croydon;
- Principal Ecologists for Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Basingstoke or Croydon;
- Senior Ecologists for Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Basingstoke or Croydon;
- Consultant Ecologist for Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Basingstoke or Croydon.
We would be happy to discuss what AECOM can offer you in your career aspirations in this exciting and dynamic industry.
Depending on your experience, interests and skillset, you will have opportunities to support on a variety of areas such as: Provide technical leadership to support the delivery of proportionate and pragmatic solutions; work winning; leading the planning and delivery of projects, Advanced Bat Survey Techniques; Biodiversity Net Gain; using innovative techniques for species surveys, data capture and reporting; mentoring and coaching of the team.
Qualifications
What we will need from you:
- Excellent knowledge of relevant wildlife legislation and policy;
- Excellent communication and reporting skills;
- Experience of leading and managing ecological surveys/licensing/impact assessment (as relevant to your areas of specialism) as demonstrated by suitable professional experience;
- Experience in managing projects, project budgets and leading stakeholder discussions;
- Specifically for the Associate Director level, you would be expected to take a leading role in managing projects, people and business development activities.
What we can offer you:
This is where it is gets very interesting
Tired of the Summer Grind & January Blues? Get Paid Year-Round with AECOM's Peak Season Flex contract!
Are you in a situation where you only get a fixed term contract in the summer, never getting the benefits of a continuous service record or the full suite of benefits that a big company can offer and never really feel part of the team? Are you tired of working hard all summer, over long hours and then spend the winter feeling a bit stressed that you don’t have enough to do?
AECOM have come up with a creative way to alleviate these problems. It’s the Peak Season Flex contract. Join our Nature Team as a full-time employee, with all the benefits, both financial and personal and keep your continuous service record. You will be paid the same each month but take 3 months off every winter. You will be free to follow your dreams; learn a new skill; travel; even work at a different company as long as it isn’t a conflict of interest; or just spend quality time with family and friends safe in the knowledge that your salary will keep on rolling in.
We expect you to work hard, but you will be part of a team on a Peak Season Flex contract fully embedded into the wider Nature Team at AECOM. Does this sound exciting to you? We are currently starting the pilot of the scheme and if you are an ecologist, Consultant, Senior Principal Associate or Technical Director who thinks this might work for you then please do not hesitate to get in contact to find out more. The Peak Season Flex contract is open to all grades of ecologists, except Graduates and Apprentices due to the year-round training requirements of these grades. There’s no harm in having an initial confidential chat.
Do you crave stability but also dream of adventure? Our innovative Peak Season Flex contract offers the best of both worlds If you had three months off each year what you do?
We're confident Peak Season Flex contract can transform your career. The Nature Team are also looking for a range of people to join our flexible, innovative team across the UK&I, so if a role change is something that you might consider on a more traditional contract too.
The advertised roles are all within the ecology team of the wider Nature Team. You will be joining a great team; you will have an interesting and diverse workload and you will be given the opportunity to make the most of your abilities. We offer a flexible hybrid working model. As a member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a range of flexible choices covering health, finance, lifestyle, well-being and more. What’s not to like.
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Additional Information
You can learn more about us here: 2023 AECOM Candidate Brochure (adobe.com)
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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. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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 also provide a robust global well-being program. 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. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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