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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 Start here. Grow here. Are you passionate about positively influencing the environmental performance of marine development projects. Join our team as a Marine Ecologist and you will have the opportunity to apply your skills, knowledge and expertise on both national and international projects. We work across a diverse range of sectors, including high-profile power and infrastructure schemes (including floating offshore wind), national and international interconnectors, habitat restoration studies, flood defence schemes, and coastal developments (marinas, jetties, slipways, wharf and port developments etc.). We are a national team, and flexible in terms of your office location - ideally, you would be based in one of our offices across the UK including Basingstoke, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Dublin, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, and St Albans as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. We are also flexible in terms of full or part-time working. In this role you will support and input to our growing portfolio of high-profile marine projects and help build and grow the team. What your new role will entail; <ul><li>Be a Subject Matter Expert: as a senior member of AECOM's marine ecology team you will provide technical marine ecological and marine consenting advice, internally and externally. You will manage inputs to a wide range of workstreams and deliverables across a really broad range of projects including involvement in the full EIA or DCO development cycle of major projects. You will be delivering marine ecology impact assessments including ES chapters and associated assessments (HRA, MCZ and WFD) and information to support the full range of licence and permitting applications needed for marine based projects.</li><li>Ensure Quality: your role requires a critical eye for detail to ensure that our deliverables are produced to the highest quality standards and compliance with our rigorous quality management procedures. You will have excellent writing and communication skill, able to tailor complex scientific information for different audiences.</li><li>Collaborate: you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to improve the environmental outcomes of our projects - this will include specialists in underwater acoustics, coastal processes, water scientists and marine archaeologists, as well as EIA colleagues.</li><li>Growth and business development: you will contribute to work winning, including developing technical and fee proposals, as well as more general marketing and business development, including internal and external presentations and client liaison, to promote AECOM's environmental services</li><li>Project Management: make effective use of your project management skills, appropriately managing resources and budgets (with support as applicable). Project management training to become an AECOM accredited PM is available for interested team members. You will also be required to support on procurement and management of specialist subcontractors when needed.</li><li>Mentoring: your role will require you to help develop and train more junior members of the team.</li></ul>Qualifications Here's what we will need from you; <ul><li>A recognised degree in a relevant discipline such as marine biology / ecology or a related a biological or science discipline and ideally an appropriate professional membership (CIEEM or similar (or be eligible to qualify for this status);</li><li>Comprehensive marine ecological expertise with demonstrable experience in the preparation and review of specialist technical chapters and all associated impact assessments, including but not limited to HRA, MCZ and WFD;</li><li>A detailed understanding of the marine consenting and licencing regimes across the UK with experience liaising with, and submitting licence applications, to the key regulatory bodies including the MMO, NRW, Scottish MD and The Crown Estate;</li><li>Understanding of inputs from other technical disciplines, such as acoustics, coastal and geological processes as well as engineers and designers, able to define modelling and/or data required for the completion of marine assessments. This role also requires the ability to work closely with our clients and the provision of bespoke advice that helps clients to successfully deliver their goals;</li><li>Ability to provide technical advice and application of advanced scientific practices, theories and technologies for a diverse range of marine projects;</li></ul>Additional Information Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more! For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (Melissa Moody). 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. 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 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 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. 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.

Associate Director- Marine Ecologist

Environmental / Coastal Scientist RPS is looking for an Environmental / Coastal Scientist to join our dynamic Coastal Process team as part of the Water Environment team in Belfast. You'll be working on a range of coast/marine environment and engineering projects across Ireland and the UK. In this role, you will provide essential support to the coastal team in preparing technical reports and environmental impact assessments, with a particular focus on supporting our extensive work in the fast-growing offshore renewable energy sector and the consenting of marine infrastructure projects. The role will involve drafting high-quality technical reports and Environmental Statement chapters with the potential to develop coastal modelling skills from industry experts. What you'll be doing <ul><li>Writing technical reports and EIA chapters</li><li>Reviewing and post-processing of numerical and/or spatial data including survey information and modelling results</li><li>Producing high-quality maps and analysing data in GIS</li><li>Working effectively as part of a team and with other professionals (environmental, scientists and engineers).</li></ul>Who we're looking for <ul><li>Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area (civil engineering, marine science, oceanography or environmental science).</li><li> Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.</li><li>Have excellent report writing skills.Have strong analytical skills to methodically record, analyse and interpret data.</li><li>Proficient in Microsoft Office</li><li>Ability to work independently under the direction of senior staff</li></ul>Desirable criteria: <ul><li>Demonstrable experience in the numerical modelling of coastal processes such as tides, waves and/or sediment transport.</li><li>Experience in the water environment or offshore energy sector</li><li>Relevant professional qualifications (chartered or near chartered professional)</li><li>Understanding of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and relevant regulations and guidance.</li><li>Experience using AutoCAD.</li><li>Experience using ArcGIS.</li><li>Experience in coding in Matlab or Python</li></ul>You will have the opportunity to work on interesting and challenging projects, different perspectives, styles of thinking and ideas are encouraged. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You will be joining us on our diversity journey, joining a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing. You will have the choice of work flexibility, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard. We are an accredited training provider and will support your learning and development. A personal development plan and transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you will be supported as far as you want to go. This is a workplace that works for you. A career here is far from ordinary. Here you are not a number, you are part of the solution. RPS, a Tetra Tech company: Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, in January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 28,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world's most complex problems. We're RPS our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. You will be supported every step of the way. Here is where you come to build a career. #LI-RA1 Our commitment to Diversityand InclusionMindful that a truly inclusiveorganization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and withoutunnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusionprinciples in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communitiesand clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the bestavailable talent for the company's future. Our approach to Diversityand inclusionOur people live our purpose,deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behavioursdefine who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that wedo. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a greatplace to do great work. 'Stronger Together' is one ofour five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace: 'We are respectful,acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution ofeveryone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent.People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.' Recruitment AgenciesWe have a Preferred Supplier List oftrusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge anyspeculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not onthis list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require anyfurther information.

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