Environmental Scientist

**Company Description** Work with Us. Change the World.**

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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- Maintain awareness of environmental assessment legislation, policies, procedures, and significant environmental assessments conducted on a regional and national scale
- Gather and analyze project and environmental data and information on the environmental effects of proposed development projects
- Conduct pre-assessment studies and site visits
- Determine the scope of projects and assessments to be undertaken to focus the environmental assessment on essential issues, concerns, and effects, including identifying spatial and temporal boundaries for the project and the degree of assessment needed concerning these points
- Identify environmental effects, assess the adversity of environmental effects, propose mitigation measures, and evaluate the significance of residual environmental effects
- Design and implement follow-up programs to determine the adequacy of the environmental assessment and the effectiveness of mitigation measures
- Coordinate review of environmental assessment reports to ensure that the assessments comply with environmental legislation and national and international standards and best practices
- Assist in development of procedures, guidelines, and best practices for the implementation of environmental assessment laws

**Knowledge, skills and attributes**:

- A proven track record in undertaking Environmental Impact Assessment and delivery of similar scopes of work.
- A qualification in a relevant discipline such as environmental science or engineering
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of the legal and regulatory requirements for projects at all stages of the planning process with a focus on environmental impact assessment.
- Recent experience working in major infrastructure project role in KSA, in the field of environmental assessment.
- Understanding the needs of quality and how quality is assured and controlled in their area of expertise.
- Good presentation, influencing and facilitation skills. Excellent communication and organisational skills, able to develop relationships and maintain effective networks.
- Experience of working in a multi-culture, international environment

**Additional Information**

**About AECOM**

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public

**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re 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 - 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.

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’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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