🚀 Regional Ecology Lead

**Company Description**
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**Job Description**
This is an exceptional opportunity for someone to join the leadership team of the AECOM UK&I Ecology team as a one of three terrestrial ecology Regional Leads.
Join our dynamic Nature team as the Regional Lead for our Celtic and Southwest region, covering Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Southwest of England. You will be leading and growing our team of 60 terrestrial ecologists throughout the region and will be part of the Nature Leadership team. You will be responsible for the ecology projects within your region, including delivery and technical excellence.
You will be working closely with clients and our internal teams to deliver both ecology focused and multidisciplinary projects including major infrastructure projects, such as power networks and pipelines, renewable energy such as solar, wind and pumped storage hydro schemes, coastal defences, electricity transmission network reinforcement, and recreational infrastructure.
**Hereu2019s what youu2019ll do:**
Leading our 60+ regional team of terrestrial ecologists in delivering a range of complex ecological projects through the region
Responsible for the growth and development of the team, including major project work winning, client engagement, and project delivery
Report on the progress of the region against KPIs, identifying opportunities to grow and improve
Act as a technical and project lead for ecological projects including, lead verifier, project manager and project approver
Be part of the Nature leadership team, supporting the growth and development of the Nature team, including delivery and technical excellence
**Come grow with us.**
Become part of our dynamic Nature business, which boasts around 230 professional experts including national and global leaders located across the UK&I, from species licence holders to experts in impact assessment, habitat creation, ecosystem restoration, enhancement, and management. At AECOM, youu2019ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of whatu2019s possible?**
_Hereu2019s what weu2019re looking for:_
Degree (or equivalent) in ecology or an associated subject
Membership of an appropriate professional institution and working towards or obtained Chartered Ecologist or Chartered Environmentalist status
Experience of leading and line management of an ecology team
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 managing projects, project budgets and leading stakeholder discussions, and bidding/tendering
Experience of reviewing/verifying technical work and supporting wider team members
Experience of work winning and client engagement
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
**Additional Information**
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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (Melissa Moody)
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the worldu2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle u2013 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 youu2019re 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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Weu2019re the worldu2019s trusted global infrastructure firm, and weu2019re in this together u2013 your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and youu2019ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm u2013 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 personu2019s potential, and weu2019ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** Environment
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Science
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid