Ecological Compliance and Consents Lead

AECOM
Liverpool, Cambridge, Leeds
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Technical leadership","Quality assurance","Commercial awareness","Client engagement","Supply chain management"]

Lead ecological compliance and consents delivery across the UK & Ireland, providing technical leadership for ECoW and EnvCoW services. Act as Lead Verifier for ecology-related deliverables, ensure projects are mobilised and delivered to quality standards, and advise on construction-phase ecological risk management and consent implementation. Build a network of specialist delivery partners and develop supply-chain strategy to support growth of secondary consents and wider Clerk of Works services.

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Ecological Compliance and Consents Lead

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Job Summary

Lead ecological compliance and consents delivery across the UK & Ireland, providing technical leadership for ECoW and EnvCoW services. Act as Lead Verifier for ecology-related deliverables, ensure projects are mobilised and delivered to quality standards, and advise on construction-phase ecological risk management and consent implementation. Build a network of specialist delivery partners and develop supply-chain strategy to support growth of secondary consents and wider Clerk of Works services.
Location: Liverpool, Cambridge, Leeds
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as AECOM's UK&I lead for ECoW and EnvCoW services.
  • •Serve as Lead Verifier for ECoW-related deliverables from internal teams and supply chain partners.
  • •Ensure projects are appropriately resourced, mobilised, and delivered to AECOM quality standards.
  • •Provide expert advice on construction-phase ecological risk management, environmental compliance, and consent implementation.
  • •Develop and implement a UK&I supply chain strategy and support delivery of environmental commitments across major infrastructure projects.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience delivering Environmental and/or Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) services on major infrastructure, utilities, or development projects.
  • •Strong understanding of construction-phase ecological and environmental compliance requirements.
  • •Knowledge of secondary consents, including planning conditions, Development Consent Orders (DCOs), environmental permits, and protected species licensing requirements.
  • •Experience reviewing, assuring, and approving environmental compliance deliverables.
  • •Membership of CIEEM (or equivalent) and preferably chartered (or working towards chartership).
Experience:InfrastructureUtilitiesEnvironmental complianceEcologyPlanningDCO
Skills:Technical leadershipQuality assuranceCommercial awarenessClient engagementSupply chain management
Certifications:CIEEM
Languages:English

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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