Job description
This is a fantastic opportunity to further your career by gaining valuable work experience within an established and successful consultancy.
About our team:
* Ecology is part of AECOM’s Environment business (one of the leading environmental consultancies in the UK and Ireland) which delivers environmental management services for feasibility, impact analysis, and operational compliance as well as remediation, restoration, and re-use of impacted property. More than 160 professional ecologists support AECOM’s goal to deliver a better world through effective management of the biodiversity that underpins natural capital.
* We work across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments in a wide range of sectors: power; utilities; development; government; manufacturing, and transportation. Most of our work is based in the UK and Ireland, and there may also be opportunities overseas including in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
* Our ecologists work alongside architects, engineers, planners, economists, and other environmental specialists on important projects. Together we provide the full range of ecological services including habitat and species surveys, impact assessment, advice on biodiversity mitigation, offsetting and enhancement, and management planning for biodiversity.
Here's what you'll do:
* In this role, you will be working within a multi-disciplinary team on field surveys including preliminary ecological appraisal, Phase 1 habitat surveys, other botanical surveys, ecological impact assessment, a range of protected species surveys, and biodiversity net gain assignments.
* In addition to field skills, good organization, research, and planning skills are also required to support a team that works safely and to a high technical standard.
Enjoy the perks
At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalized benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized 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.
Here is what you will get from us!
On-the-job support and learning
* When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support them with any technical queries.
* As an Ecology Graduate with AECOM, you will be trained in technical skills, safety, project management, and business systems. We’ll support you with a structured graduate development program to help you realize your full potential as an ecologist on some of the most significant projects in the UK, Ireland, and overseas.
Graduate development programme
* Our 2-year graduate ADVANCE program is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend several instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role. Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE program, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and have the opportunity to join the ADVANCE webinar series. We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the relevant international professional institution.
* We have more than 750 graduates in our programs across the UK and Ireland from more than 40 different disciplines, each making a tangible difference to the environment in which we live and work.
* The Professional Institute you will work towards is the Chartered Institute for Ecologists and Environmental Managers (CIEEM).
Qualifications
Minimum requirements :
* 2:1 degree and above (or equivalent) in Ecology or a subject with an ecological component - Ecology, Environmental Biology, Zoology, Environmental Diagnosis and Management, Wildlife Conservation/Biodiversity, Conservation Biology and Resource Management, Species Identification and Surveying, Environmental Science/Consultancy, Environmental Management and Sustainability, Biological Science, Geography
* Keen interest and understanding of UK wildlife
* UK plant and animal (indirect and direct field signs) identification skills
* Good field skills
* Previous exposure to protected species surveys
* Ability to record data efficiently and methodically
* Strong Microsoft Office skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
* Strong numeracy
* Ability to communicate effectively both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore, and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
* Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to structure & prioritize work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
* Self-motivation, enthusiasm, hardworking, with ambition and drive
* Excellent research and report-writing skills
* Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate with colleagues
* Commitment to continued education and improvement through our approved training schemes
* Willing and able to visit other locations on company business
* A full driving license would be beneficial as the role will involve travel for site surveys with equipment and limited public transport access
* Previous experience in the ecology sector (eg, with an NGO as a volunteer or within a professional consultancy) would be beneficial, including work placements or relevant voluntary experience
Preferred Qualifications:
* Working towards obtaining protected species license, such as bats, great crested newts, hazel dormouse, etc
* Postgraduate qualification in relevant subject
* Proven experience in Phase 1 habitat, NVC, and botanical surveys
* Membership of or working towards full membership of the appropriate professional institution
Additional information:
* Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected for an advanced offer start.
* Please include a cover letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.
* You must have the permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
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.
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.