Job Description

Company Description

At AECOM, we\xe2\x80\x99re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it\xe2\x80\x99s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We\xe2\x80\x99re one global team \xe2\x80\x93 47,000 strong \xe2\x80\x93 driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.



Our CCSR practice has a well-deserved reputation with infrastructure owners and operators, FTSE100 and Fortune500 clients, governments, financial institutions, for Net Zero Resilient and ESG technical advisory services. We produce carbon assessments and management plans, robust climate assessments, carbon footprints and reduction plans as well as supporting climate change risk assessment and resilience and adaptation planning. We also help clients with peer benchmarking, risk assessment, strategy development, and reporting to support their ESG programmes. Our work regeneration, industrials, manufacturing, FMCG, chems/pharmas, and financial services.

It is an exciting time for AECOM. We launched our global Sustainable Legacies strategy last year and have seen a significant increase in demand in this area from our clients and the wider business; and the interest is only growing. These advertised roles are to support this growth and be part of our journey as we transition to New Zero alongside our clients. It you are passionate about helping organisations transition to a resilient Net Zero future and integrate ESG into their decision making, then get in touch for your next career move.

The ROLE

Due to exceptional growth in demand for our services we are currently recruiting for experienced client facing environmental consultants with a track record of delivering sustainability projects and programmes join our talented Climate Change, Sustainability and Resilience (CCSR) practice. The location for this role is flexible, but ideally based in one of our main offices in London (Croydon), Basingstoke, Bristol, Birmingham, Chesterfield, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, or St Albans. However, do get in touch if this does not work for you because, for the right candidate, we\xe2\x80\x99ll explore other options.

We are seeing particular growth in our work cross the infrastructure sector including enabling the developing of new energy infrastructure critical for a net zero resilient future. The successful candidate(s) will work collaboratively to deliver a range of climate change, ESG and sustainability programmes and projects for infrastructure projects and owners predominantly across the UK and Ireland as well as supporting senior leaders in the practice and wider Environment & Sustainability Business Unit to grow the practice.

To undertake this role you will already have a proven track record of developing client relationships, delivering projects. You will have the following knowledge, skills and attributes to undertake the following:

• Conducting and delivering technical work across a range of ESG related projects for major infrastructure owners and operators.
• Managing tasks and projects covering technical, quality and financial management;
• Supporting and mentoring team members to build their capacity and expertise;
• Liaising and collaborating with colleagues, clients and their advisors to deliver work on time, budget and achieving technical excellence.
• Multitasking: working across several projects and proposals at one time;
• Preparing costed proposals and other business development materials (e.g. for webinars, flyers, case studies, etc.);
• Building positive long-term client relationships;
• Building internal networks to promote CCSR services within AECOM; and
• Supporting the CCSR practice leadership to identify and secure new internal and external opportunities.

To be successful in this role we are looking for candidates with the following experience:

• Demonstrate delivery of sustainability outcomes in the infrastructure sector;
• Holistic understanding of sustainability and Net Zero, with a particular interest in decarbonisation (Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions), climate risk assessment and management;
• Demonstrate an understanding of sustainability/ESG and climate accounting, management and disclosure standards and guidance for example PAS 2080, WRI, ISO14064, PAS2050, TCFD, SASB, GRI etc;
• A desire to deliver technical excellence;
• Project and financial management experience.
• Commercial awareness for business development, marketing, and proposal preparation.
• Team player with experience of managing teams and mentoring staff.
• Great communication skills in English, fluency in other languages an advantage.
• Solid numeracy skills, confidence in working with large data sets and advanced Excel skills; and
• Problem solving abilities. Self-starter, who can design and deliver work under own initiative.

Experience with two or more of the following is also required:

• Familiarity with climate protections including using them to build the case with colleagues, clients and their advisors for resilient and adaptive design and planning.
• Urban / infrastructure climate risk assessment, climate adaption, nature-based solution and/or green financing.
• Demonstrated experience in advising on and integrating low carbon and resilient solutions into infrastructure design and business planning.
• Demonstrated experience in sustainable resource management, materials efficiency and circular economy.
• Strong understanding and practical application of the requirements for climate assessment in EIA and ESIA; and

To view our Sustainable Legacies Strategy - please visit

Qualifications

• Possess an equivalent level of skills, knowledge and experience of working at this level.
• Membership of appropriate professional body with evidence of continuing professional development
• Demonstrate your dedication to driving our inclusion and wellbeing strategies by instilling a culture of respect and care within your team, role modelling behaviours aligned to these strategies.
• If you have not already obtained your chartership, you will be supported by your line manager with regular mentoring and in continuing your professional development with training and support for chartership.

Please note this role is not suitable for Graduates or persons without prior experience. Also, candidates need to have full eligibility to work in the UK.

Additional Information

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you\xe2\x80\x99re 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion \xe2\x80\x93 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organisation you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts \xe2\x80\x93 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers \xe2\x80\x93 leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let\xe2\x80\x99s get started.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there\xe2\x80\x99s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you\xe2\x80\x99ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm \xe2\x80\x93 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We\xe2\x80\x99re the world\xe2\x80\x99s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we\xe2\x80\x99re in this together \xe2\x80\x93 your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person\xe2\x80\x99s potential, and we\xe2\x80\x99ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let\xe2\x80\x99s get started.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there\xe2\x80\x99s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you\xe2\x80\x99ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm \xe2\x80\x93 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We\xe2\x80\x99re the world\xe2\x80\x99s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we\xe2\x80\x99re in this together \xe2\x80\x93 your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person\xe2\x80\x99s potential, and we\xe2\x80\x99ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let\xe2\x80\x99s get started.

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