Ecological Specialist

EBR Ever Better Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ecological Specialist role is based in Neutral Bay, Sydney, with a preference for full-time but part-time arrangements may be considered for the right candidate. You will conduct desktop and field terrestrial biodiversity assessments and provide guidance on environmental designs such as fauna connectivity structures.

Responsibilities include biodiversity offset strategies, monitoring, mentoring junior staff, and collaboration with multidisciplinary project teams while delivering reports to

Qualifications

• BAM accredited assessor preferred.
• Experience in NSW biodiversity assessments.
• Ability to grow and lead staff.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking desktop and field based terrestrial biodiversity assessments
• Providing advice for environmental designs such as fauna connectivity structures
• Preparing biodiversity offset strategies and undertaking biodiversity monitoring
• Developing the skills of less senior staff
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams
• Preparing reports to exceptional technical and editorial standards

Skills

BAM accredited assessor

NSW biodiversity assessments

NSW vegetation communities

leadership development

commercial risk management

driving licence

Job description

Our client is an industry leader in global engineering and advisory company and operates worldwide. They provide advisory, design, delivery and asset management services on projects across the globe. With constant innovation, they are always endeavoured to explore and deliver solutions to their clients with their own ingenuity. This is a perfect opportunity for you to learn from the industry specialists and gain invaluable insights that cannot be found elsewhere! You will be supported by a diverse, vibrant and high performing ecology team that collaborates across Australia. Due to their need for expansion, experience managing biodiversity assessments for major infrastructure projects would be highly regarded.

The position will be based in Neutral Bay and ideally it would be a full-time position, however a part time role would also be considered to provide flexibility for the right applicant.

As of this moment, they are looking for an experienced Ecological Specialist to assist them in operation.

You will be undertaking:

• Undertaking desktop and field based terrestrial biodiversity assessments
• Providing advice for environmental designs such as fauna connectivity structures
• Preparing biodiversity offset strategies and undertaking biodiversity monitoring
• Developing the skills of less senior staff
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams
• Preparing reports to exceptional technical and editorial standards

You will be needing:

• BAM accredited assessor
• Experience in NSW undertaking biodiversity assessments
• Expertise and confidence in the identification of NSW vegetation communities
• A desire to grow, lead and develop people
• An appreciation of commercial risk management in the consulting industry
• Current drivers licence.