About Our 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.The Graduate Aquatic Ecologist 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. Here’s what you’ll do:<ul><li>Supporting the delivery of existing and new contracts for the collection and analysis of aquatic survey data including fish, macroinvertebrates, crayfish, macrophytes, riparian mammals, River Habitat Survey etc.;</li><li>Laboratory analysis of macroinvertebrate samples (family and mixed-taxon) in our Leeds or Nottingham laboratory;</li><li> Opportunities to assist with a wider range of terrestrial ecology surveys for the right candidate;</li><li>Working as part of the existing network of AECOM ecologists and water scientists within the UK and Ireland;</li><li> Communicating effectively with their 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;</li><li>Compliance with internal business management procedures, including in relation to health and safety and technical quality of all advice and outputs;</li><li>Contribute to maintaining internal and external client relationships, including providing urgent ecological response and / or advice as required;</li><li> Collaborating with colleagues in wider AECOM teams on multi-disciplinary projects;</li><li> Assisting with other administrative duties which add value to the management and development of the team.</li></ul>Enjoy the Perks.At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.Here is what you will get from us!We support our graduates to pursue their professional development through professional organisations such as ICE or CIWEM. This is further complimented by AECOM’s Graduate Development programme, providing broader development and training and an opportunity to meet with other graduates.

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Aquatic Ecologist Graduate - Basingstoke (2025 starts)

About Our 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.The Graduate Aquatic Ecologist 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.&nbsp;Here’s what you’ll do:<ul><li>Supporting the delivery of existing and new contracts for the collection and analysis of aquatic survey data including fish, macroinvertebrates, crayfish, macrophytes, riparian mammals, River Habitat Survey etc.;</li><li>Laboratory analysis of macroinvertebrate samples (family and mixed-taxon) in our Leeds or Nottingham laboratory;</li><li>&nbsp;Opportunities to assist with a wider range of terrestrial ecology surveys for the right candidate;</li><li>Working as part of the existing network of AECOM ecologists and water scientists within the UK and Ireland;</li><li>&nbsp;Communicating effectively with their 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;</li><li>Compliance with internal business management procedures, including in relation to health and safety and technical quality of all advice and outputs;</li><li>Contribute to maintaining internal and external client relationships, including providing urgent ecological response and / or advice as required;</li><li>&nbsp;Collaborating with colleagues in wider AECOM teams on multi-disciplinary projects;</li><li>&nbsp;Assisting with other administrative duties which add value to the management and development of the team.</li></ul>Enjoy the Perks.At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.Here is what you will get from us!We support our graduates to pursue their professional development through professional organisations such as ICE or CIWEM. This is further complimented by AECOM’s Graduate Development programme, providing broader development and training and an opportunity to meet with other graduates.&nbsp;

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