Assistant Project Officer Ecologist

Current Jobs; Hawkesbury; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accrued days off

Fitness Passport

In-house training

Job summary

NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service is seeking an Assistant Project Officer (Ecologist) to support a major native mammal reintroduction program in the feral predator-free area at Yiraaldiya National Park, western Sydney. The role involves fieldwork, monitoring, data collection and reporting to measure ecological health and conservation outcomes.

We welcome ecologists with field monitoring, threat management, translocations or reintroduction ecology experience.

Qualifications

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or relevant experience in ecology, science or similar.
• Current Australian driver’s licence.
• Willingness and ability to travel and undertake ecological fieldwork, including day and night work in all weather and potentially remote environments as required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to project planning and delivery, ecological monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities.
• Support native mammal reintroductions to the feral predator-free area at Yiraaldiya National Park.
• Assist with fieldwork, monitoring, data collection, reporting and stakeholder engagement to achieve project objectives.

Skills

Ecology fieldwork

Data collection

Monitoring and reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Tertiary qualification in ecology or related field

Job description

Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?
Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage.

• Full-time ongoing role(early December 2026 start date preferred)
• Located in Scheyville (western Sydney)
• Salary relative to experience, $102K pa to $113K pa + employer's contribution to superannuation

About the role

The NPWS Biodiversity and Ecological Health Branch is seeking an Assistant Project Officer (Ecologist) to join the feral predator‑free area ecology team. This role supports one of NSW’s most significant threatened fauna restoration programs which will deliver measurable conservation benefit for over 50 threatened species, and focuses on reintroducing native mammal species listed as locally extinct or extinct in NSW, restoring ecosystem function and measuring ecological health.

You will contribute to project planning and delivery, ecological monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities that support native mammal reintroductions to the 550‑hectare feral predator‑free area at Yiraaldiya National Park in western Sydney.

This opportunity is well suited to ecologists with experience in ecological monitoring and reporting, threat management, and/or translocations and reintroduction ecology.

About You

Your passion for the environment and experience in ecological health monitoring and/or translocations will be key to your success in this role.

You will support the delivery of project activities by assisting with fieldwork, monitoring, data collection, reporting and stakeholder engagement to help achieve project objectives within established plans, budgets and timeframes.

You will have sound problem‑solving skills, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. Your fitness, adaptability and enthusiasm will enable you to contribute to a diverse range of field and office‑based activities in this rewarding and dynamic role.

Essential requirements

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or relevant experience in ecology, science or similar
• Current Australian driver’s licence
• Willingness and ability (including a sound level of physical fitness) to travel and undertake ecological fieldwork, including day and night work in all weather and potentially remote environments as required.

What we can offer you

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge.

• Accrued days off in addition to Annual Leave
• Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
• Learning and development opportunities, including in‑house training.

What we do

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Applications close Wednesday 23 September 2026 at 11:55pm.

Advertised: 09 Sep 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 23 Sep 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time