Ecological Compliance and Consents Lead

AECOM
Cardiff, Cambridge, Leeds
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Technical leadership","Quality assurance","Client engagement","Work winning","Commercial awareness"]

Provide technical leadership for Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) and Environmental Clerk of Works (EnvCoW) services across the UK & Ireland. Serve as a senior technical authority and lead verifier for environmental compliance deliverables, advising on construction-phase ecological risk management and consent implementation. Build and manage a specialist partner network, support mobilization to quality standards, and help grow the secondary consents service line and wider Clerk of Works offerings.

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Ecological Compliance and Consents Lead

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Job Summary

Provide technical leadership for Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) and Environmental Clerk of Works (EnvCoW) services across the UK & Ireland. Serve as a senior technical authority and lead verifier for environmental compliance deliverables, advising on construction-phase ecological risk management and consent implementation. Build and manage a specialist partner network, support mobilization to quality standards, and help grow the secondary consents service line and wider Clerk of Works offerings.
Location: Cardiff, Cambridge, Leeds
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as AECOM's UK & Ireland lead for ECoW and EnvCoW services.
  • •Act as Lead Verifier for ECoW-related deliverables produced by 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 & Ireland supply chain strategy for ECoW, EnvCoW, and wider environmental compliance services; support business growth and 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.
  • •Experience working directly with contractors and construction delivery teams.
  • •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, with a strong ecological background to act as a technical lead and quality reviewer for ECoW services.
Experience:Major infrastructureUtilitiesDevelopment projectsEcological compliance
Skills:Technical leadershipQuality assuranceClient engagementWork winningCommercial awareness
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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