Avifauna Specialist

Due to the continuing success and growth of our AESG team, a fantastic opportunity has opened up at our award-winning Specialist Consultancy, Engineering and Advisory Firm.

We are headquartered in London, Riyadh, Singapore and Dubai, Cape Town, Cairo & Sydney working throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Our areas of expertise are represented in four core verticals: Building Engineering, Planning and Infrastructure, Strategy and Advisory and Commissioning, Handover and Asset Management.

We pride ourselves in being leaders in the industry in each of the services that we offer. We have one of the largest dedicated team with decades of cumulative experience in sustainable design, fire and life safety, cost management, façade engineering, commissioning, building performance, waste management, environmental consultancy, carbon management and acoustics.

Due to the continuing success and growth of our AESG team, a fantastic opportunity has opened up at our award-winning Specialist Consultancy, Engineering and Advisory Firm.

We are headquartered in London, Riyadh, Singapore and Dubai, Cape Town, Cairo & Sydney working throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Our areas of expertise are represented in four core verticals: Building Engineering, Planning and Infrastructure, Strategy and Advisory and Commissioning, Handover and Asset Management.

We pride ourselves in being leaders in the industry in each of the services that we offer. We have one of the largest dedicated team with decades of cumulative experience in sustainable design, fire and life safety, cost management, façade engineering, commissioning, building performance, waste management, environmental consultancy, carbon management and acoustics

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Avifauna Specialist to support environmental compliance and monitoring activities for a major transmission line project. This is a project-based, full-time, onsite role focused on ensuring compliance with environmental permit requirements and delivering a detailed avifauna study report in alignment with NCW regulations and international best practice.

The specialist will oversee avifauna monitoring during the construction phase and lead a focused assessment coinciding with the migratory season. The resulting study will provide recommendations for protective measures, ensuring biodiversity safeguards are embedded into construction practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental compliance and monitoring with a focus on avifauna, ensuring contractors adhere to permit conditions and regulatory requirements
• Design and implement an avifauna assessment during the migratory bird season, documenting species occurrence, movement patterns, and important migratory bird habitats
• Prepare and deliver a comprehensive avifauna study report, with recommendations for protective measures consistent with NCW requirements and international standards
• Provide input to and develop monitoring plans and reporting templates for the avifauna aspect, in coordination with other specialists and the on-site environmental manager
• Support collision and electrocution risk assessments for transmission line infrastructure, recommending appropriate mitigation measures
• Produce regular compliance reports and technical deliverables for submission to the client and regulators
• Develop monitoring protocols, checklists, and guidance documents to support construction-phase biodiversity protection
• Mentor junior ecologists and liaise with multidisciplinary teams specifically to ensure avifauna considerations are integrated into broader environmental programme and engage with contractors, regulators, and conservation stakeholders on avifauna-related issues and compliance measures.
  
  

• Bachelors or Masters degree in ecology, ornithology, environmental science, or related field;
• 8-10 years of professional experience in avifauna ecology, including at least 3 years in the Middle East
• Demonstrated expertise in avian survey methodologies, including migratory bird monitoring
• Proven experience in construction compliance monitoring and environmental reporting
• Robust knowledge of Saudi environmental regulations (NCEC, NCW) and international standards (IFC PS6, EP4, IUCN)
• Ability and willingness to be based onsite in Al Wajh for the duration of the project
• Familiarity with Red Sea migratory flyways and Important Bird Areas (IBAs) desirable
• GIS proficiency for survey data analysis and mapping
• Experience with radar ornithology, collision risk modelling, or automated bird detection systems
  
  

• AESG is a multidisciplinary specialist consultancy, offering a consultancy service and work environment like no other.
• Through our world-class reputation for innovative thinking, pushing projects to outperform expectations through smart application of planning, engineering, and architectural solutions, our project portfolio includes some of the worlds most forward-thinking and exciting new developments.
• The success of our company is built on the success of individuals. Our ability to achieve what we have is because our staff are driven, passionate, and love what they do.
  
  

• A huge amount of freedom for our high-performing employees.
• Great career opportunities as the company continues to grow, with access to a huge variety of projects and incredible clients.
• Working on some of the worlds leading developments and tackling our clients greatest challenges.
• Commitment to building on your areas of specialism and focal interest points, supporting your professional development through a structured training and mentorship program.
• Highly collaborative approach across the different technical service offerings.
• Promotion of the importance of the health and well-being of the team, including team-building fitness activities, social events, and the provision of a healthy work environment.
• To be part of a dynamic and motivated team with an amazing team culture.