Aquatic Ecologist Graduate - Nottingham, Leeds, Basingstoke, or Edinburgh (February 27 onwards start)

About the Team:

Ecology is part of AECOM’s Environment business which provides environmental management services for feasibility, impact analysis and operational compliance as well as remediation, restoration and re-use of impacted property.

Our Nottingham, Leeds, Edinburgh and Basingstoke offices are currently seeking a Graduate Aquatic Ecologist.

The role will support the delivery of consultancy and advisory services, including a wide range of fieldwork and site work opportunities, to both internal and external clients to a high level of technical quality and to programme and budget.

What You'll Do:

• Support the collection and analysis of aquatic survey data including fish, macroinvertebrates, crayfish, macrophytes, riparian mammals, River Habitat Survey.
• Conduct laboratory analysis of macroinvertebrate samples (family and mixed-taxon) in our Leeds or Nottingham laboratory.
• Assist with a wider range of terrestrial ecology surveys.
• Work as part of the existing network of AECOM ecologists and water scientists within the UK and Ireland.
• Communicate with line manager, project managers, clients, project teams and other members of the Aquatic Ecology and Water Environment team in person, by telephone, e-mail, letters and reports.
• Comply with internal business management procedures, including in relation to health and safety and technical quality of all advice and outputs.
• Contribute to maintaining internal and external client relationships, including providing urgent ecological response and / or advice as required.
• Collaborate with colleagues in wider AECOM teams on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Assist with other administrative duties which add value to the management and development of the team.

Benefits:

• Career development opportunities.
• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Technical practice networks.
• AECOM University.
• Volunteering days.

On the Job Support & Learning:

• Paired with a senior mentor for guidance and support on live projects and business development tasks.

Graduate Development Programme:

• 2-year graduate ADVANCE programme designed to help you build your career.
• Attend instructor-led training sessions and interactive activities.
• Engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and join the ADVANCE webinar series.
• Support and tools to achieve professional development ambitions, potentially including Chartership with CIEEM or IFM.

Qualifications:

• A degree (preferably MSc or higher, but BSc considered) in Aquatic Ecology/ Ecology or related discipline (Freshwater Biology, Marine/ Ecology/ Zoology) would be an advantage, as would previous commercial and/or regulatory experience.
• Freshwater experience is essential as is Laboratory macroinvertebrate analysis.
• Understanding of aquatic ecology and surveys such as fish, macroinvertebrates, crayfish, macrophytes, riparian mammals and/or River Habitat Survey.
• Microsoft Office skills essential (Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team.
• Solid attention to detail.
• Strong numeracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, 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.

Desirable:

• Full driving license and willingness to travel on occasion.

Additional Information:

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
• Please include a covering letter and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.
• Must have permanent right to work in Ireland; visa sponsorship is not offered.
• In-person Day 1 onboarding is required.