Job Description

Protect Water. Restore Nature. Influence the Future.

Join AECOM's global Nature practice and help deliver some of the UK's most significant infrastructure, water, renewable energy and environmental programmes. Working as part of our Enterprise Capabilities team, you will contribute to complex projects that shape the future of rivers, wetlands, coastal environments and aquatic ecosystems while supporting sustainable infrastructure delivery across the UK and internationally.

This is an prospect to work on nationally significant projects while building a global consulting career from India. You will collaborate with leading specialists across ecology, water, environmental planning, engineering and landscape architecture, helping clients solve some of the most challenging environmental and sustainability issues facing infrastructure today.

Professionals with experience in aquatic ecology, freshwater ecology, fisheries, hydroeology, marine ecology, river restoration, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessments or environmental impact assessment are strongly encouraged to apply.

Why Join

At AECOM, you'll do more than support projects, you'll help shape them. Working alongside leading specialists across the UK and globally, you'll contribute to nationally significant infrastructure and environmental programmes while building technical expertise, industry influence and a truly international career within one of the world's largest Nature practices.





Aquatic Ecologist (1-5 yrs experience)

We are looking for professionals with experience in:

- Freshwater ecology and aquatic habitat assessments.
- River restoration and catchment management.
- Fisheries and aquatic biodiversity assessment.
- Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and ecological impact assessment.
- Water quality and environmental data analysis.
- Hydroecology and Water Framework Directive assessments.
- Environmental consulting and multidisciplinary project delivery.

What You'll Do

- Deliver aquatic ecology inputs for major infrastructure, water and development projects
- Analyse aquatic ecology, habitat and water quality datasets.
- Support Ecological Impact Assessments, Biodiversity Net Gain assessments and environmental reporting
- Collaborate closely with water specialists, engineers, planners and environmental scientists
- Contribute to technical excellence and innovation across multidisciplinary projects.

Senior Aquatic Ecologist (5-10 yrs)

We are looking for established professionals who can:

- Lead and review aquatic ecology assessments across complex programmes.
- Provide technical oversight for freshwater, fisheries and hydroecology projects.
- Deliver high-quality environmental assessments and technical reports.
- Manage project delivery, quality assurance and stakeholder expectations.
- Support capability growth through mentoring and technical leadership.
- Contribute to technical innovation and best practice across the wider Nature practice.

📌 Aquatic Ecologists - Freshwater, Marine & Hydro-ecology Specialists (Gurugram)
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