Principal Ecologist
Core
Lead ecological consultancy, project management, and technical delivery for environmental statements, protected species licensing, and impact assessments across power, renewables, infrastructure, and transport sectors.
Role type
Senior IC Principal Ecologist (Consultancy & Project Management)
Builds
Ecology chapters for environmental statements, protected species licence applications, and habitat management plans for local authorities and private clients.
Domain
Environmental consulting, ecology, infrastructure, and renewable energy
Required skills
Ecological survey design and execution, protected species licensing, impact assessment, project budgeting and scheduling, stakeholder management, technical review of ecological deliverables (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000153210129-principal-ecologist-at-aecom)
Preferred skills
Chartered Ecologist or Chartered Environmentalist status, work-winning experience, team leadership
Technologies
Ecological survey tools, GIS, environmental statement software
Responsibilities
Lead and support delivery of high-quality ecological consultancy services; oversee project plans, schedules, and budgets; develop solutions to complex ecological issues; author and check ecology chapters for environmental statements and licence applications; support team technical capability development
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
