Ecology Lead NSW

Company Description“Growing, a national sustainability and resilience practice at AECOM has been a significant opportunity. The scale of the business meant I could test ideas quickly, work across sectors, and shape services around what clients were actually asking for."- Adam Davis, ANZ Industry Director – Sustainability Come grow with us.  AECOM’s new national structure has enabled deliberate investment to grow our national ecology practice, one that operates as a single national discipline with shared standards, deeper capability, and a unified strategy.

We are now seeking a NSW Ecology Lead to grow our NSW team, to join our established teams in Victoria, WA, Queensland and New Zealand in our ANZ Ecology Practice.

AECOM's environmental business is dedicated to helping industries, clients and governments meet their environmental responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide advisory and technical services to ensure compliance, manage impacts, and reduce risks, including obtaining permits and approvals, decommissioning and restoring contaminated sites, and tackling climate change challenges and resilience. We focus on preserving habitats, water quality, stakeholder engagement and cultural resources, promoting a holistic approach to environmental impact management at every project stage.

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Job Description How you’ll make a difference

If you’re driven by ecological outcomes and want to lead the next phase of growth, we want you as our next Ecology Lead for NSW. This role is central to scaling our practice in the State: growing the team, lifting technical depth, building national consistency, deepening client relationships and increasing our market presence across NSW. In this opportunity, you'll have the chance to:

Lead and develop our NSW Ecology team Drive strategic growth by building strong client relationships, supporting business development initiatives and contributing to winning proposals and bids Deliver to key clients while leading positioning of the ecology offering in NSW, including cross-selling across business lines and regions Lead and implement complex ecological investigations for high-profile infrastructure projects, including baseline ecological surveys, pre-clearing surveys and targeted surveys for threatened species.

Oversee and prepare technical reports and plans, while empowering a team of ecologists through supportive leadership, guidance, bid coordination and project management. Undertake field work across NSW and ACT Lead strategy, innovation and digital enablement Are you passionate about delivering innovative environmental solutions and making a lasting impact on some of Australia’s most significant projects? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Qualifications The qualities that help you thrive  The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered. NSW BAM Accreditation an ability to provide strategic advice to clients for avoiding, mitigating and offsetting biodiversity impacts

Demonstrable ecology experience in Australia (ideally 10 years +), including proven experience (ideally 5+ years) in NSW delivering to local requirements. Working knowledge of Commonwealth and NSW environmental legislation relating to the environment and an understanding of the relevant planning systems Proven commercial acumen with experience growing client relationships and expanding service offerings.  Strong leadership and relationship-building skills, with a passion for mentoring, collaboration and developing high performing teams.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience as client facing trusted advisor to public and private sector organisations. Ability to…