Consultant Aquatic Ecologist

6 months ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom AECOM Full time

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

**Job Description**:
**What your new role will entail**:
We are looking to recruit a Consultant Aquatic Ecologist to support our nationwide team - preferred locations are Nottingham & Leeds.

The role entails Aquatic Ecology fieldwork, reporting, data analysis, and coordination, for both internal and external clients to a high level of technical quality and to program and budget.

Principal accountabilities

+ Undertaking aquatic surveys in freshwaters

+ Working with other environmental specialists and disciplines on important projects, large and small.

+ Collecting and/or processing freshwater macroinvertebrate samples in the laboratory, undertaking benthic macroinvertebrate surveys in freshwaters, assisting with fieldwork and sample collection (potentially macroinvertebrate, macrophytes, phytobenthos, fisheries, water quality etc.).

+ Assisting with data entry, analysis, and processing for freshwater projects, contributing to survey reports and ecological appraisals and liaising with project managers and clients.

+ Delivery of consultancy and advisory services to a high level of technical quality, while prioritizing safety and security in all that you do;
+ Assisting with fieldwork and sample collection and data analysis (potentially fisheries, macroinvertebrate, macrophytes, phytobenthos, water quality, etc.) for freshwater projects;
+ Contributing to desk studies and literature reviews;
+ Contributing to data capture, collation and presentation, survey reports and ecological appraisals which are produced to a high technical standard and within agreed deadlines;
+ Assisting in the production of Environmental Impact Assessment documents in line with CIEEM guidelines;
+ Liaising with the wider Water Environment Team, internal project managers and clients where necessary;
**Being part of the team**:
You will work on monitoring and impact assessment projects for Water Companies, Regulators (EA/NE), and private clients such as National Grid, solar and wind farms, renewable energy projects, etc.

Our Aquatic Ecology team is 20+ specialists distributed around the UK; we have laboratories in Nottingham and Leeds, and a southern hub in Basingstoke.

There are fantastic opportunities for career development and progression at AECOM, both within our team and across a full range of environmental disciplines. 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.

As a key member of the Aquatic Ecology team, you will work with other experts as we work to protect, enhance, and restore the aquatic environment

**Qualifications**:
**Here’s what we will need from you**:
We are looking for someone who is self-reliant, thrives on challenges and is happy to collaborate with colleagues in other disciplines. You will be adaptable and flexible so that peaks in demands can be met. The role may involve occasional longer / unsociable hours and short periods away from home.

**+ You will have experience of some or all of the following**: aquatic ecology surveys such as fish, macroinvertebrates, crayfish, macrophytes, riparian mammals, River Habitat Survey, etc.

+ Member of CIEEM or similar professional body; or eligible to qualify for this status.

+ Relevant training, potentially including Water Safety, First Aid.

+ Knowledge of current environmental legislation, including the Water Framework Directive

+ Contribute to maintaining internal and external client relationships, including providing urgent ecological response and / or advice as required

+ Travel to site.

Additional Information

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