Environmental Team Members

Acacia Environmental Management; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-award pay

Ongoing training and development

Career progression opportunities

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Acacia Environmental Management seeks Environmental Team Members to support field operations across Greater Melbourne. You will work on ecological restoration, weed control, herbicide application, revegetation, and habitat improvement in diverse landscapes.

Ideal candidates have a genuine interest in conservation, can work in teams, and are willing to learn. A driver’s licence and ability to travel to sites are essential, with training and development opportunities available.

Qualifications

• Training and development opportunities are available.
• Experience or qualifications in environmental work are advantageous.
• ACUP or chemical-use training is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Ecological restoration and habitat improvement
• Weed identification and control
• Herbicide application
• Revegetation and plant establishment
• Native and introduced plant identification
• Bushland and vegetation management
• Waterway and riparian restoration
• Environmental maintenance and site works
• Using hand tools and environmental field techniques

Skills

Conservation interest

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Respectful communication

Adaptability

Driver's licence

Education

ACUP or chemical-use training

First Aid

White Card / Construction Induction

TAFE or university qualification

Tools

Chainsaw and brushcutter

Environmental field equipment

Job description

Build a career outdoors while helping protect and restore Melbourne’s natural environment.

Acacia is seeking motivated Environmental Team Members to join our growing field operations team and work across a diverse range of environmental projects throughout Greater Melbourne.

From the Western Plains and grasslands, through Melbourne’s northern and eastern bushland reserves and Upper Yarra catchments, to waterways, parks and conservation areas across the south-east, our teams work in some of Melbourne’s most diverse and environmentally significant landscapes.

Whether you are an experienced environmental field worker, a conservation or ecology graduate, have experience in horticulture or land management, or are simply looking to build a career working in the natural environment, we would love to hear from you.

Acacia delivers environmental field works and consulting services across reserves, waterways, parks, open spaces and conservation areas throughout Greater Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Our teams undertake sensitive weed control, ecological restoration, revegetation and vegetation management to protect biodiversity, restore habitat and improve natural environments.

As Acacia continues to grow, we are looking for people who enjoy practical outdoor work, value teamwork and want to contribute to meaningful environmental outcomes.

The opportunity

As an Environmental Team Member, no two days will necessarily look the same.

Depending on your location, skills and the projects underway, you may work across native grasslands, bushland reserves, waterways, wetlands, parks and other significant natural areas throughout Melbourne.

Your work may include:

• Ecological restoration and habitat improvement
• Weed identification and control
• Herbicide application
• Revegetation and plant establishment
• Native and introduced plant identification
• Bushland and vegetation management
• Waterway and riparian restoration
• Environmental maintenance and site works
• Using a range of hand tools, powered equipment and environmental field techniques

You will work as part of an experienced field team with support from Environmental Team Leaders and Acacia’s broader operational and technical teams.

This is practical outdoor work and will involve working in changing weather conditions, uneven terrain and physically demanding environments.

About you

We are looking for people who:

• Have a genuine interest in conservation, ecological restoration and the natural environment
• Work safely and constructively as part of a team
• Have a positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Communicate respectfully with colleagues, clients and members of the public
• Can adapt to different sites, projects and environmental conditions
• Hold a current driver’s licence and can reliably travel to required work locations

Previous environmental experience is highly regarded, but you do not need to tick every box to apply.

Experience or qualifications in any of the following would be an advantage:

• Environmental field work or natural resource management
• Conservation and land management
• Bushland or native grassland management
• Horticulture, landscaping, arboriculture or outdoor labouring
• Weed identification and control
• Herbicide application
• Native and introduced plant identification
• Revegetation and ecological restoration
• A relevant TAFE or university qualification
• ACUP or chemical-use training
• Construction Induction Card / White Card
• First Aid
• Chainsaw, brushcutter or other relevant equipment competencies

Training and development opportunities are available, and we are interested in hearing from both experienced environmental practitioners and people looking to establish themselves in the industry.

Where you could work

• Melbourne’s western grasslands and plains
• Western and northern metropolitan areas
• Melbourne’s eastern and outer-eastern suburbs
• The Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra catchments
• Melbourne’s south-east
• Bushland reserves, waterways, wetlands, parks and open spaces across the wider Melbourne region

While we will aim to match team members with projects and areas that suit where they live, some travel will form part of the role so a licence and car is essential.

What we offer

• The opportunity to work across some of Greater Melbourne’s most significant natural environments
• Varied outdoor work with genuine conservation outcomes
• Above-award pay
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Support to develop environmental field and technical skills
• Opportunities to progress into Environmental Team Leader, Senior Environmental Team Leader, technical and environmental consulting roles
• Experience across a broad range of ecological restoration and land-management projects
• A supportive team of people who care about the environment and the work they deliver
• Opportunities to build a long-term career within a growing environmental organisation

If you enjoy being outdoors, want your work to contribute to something meaningful and are interested in building a career in environmental management, we’d love to hear from you.

Further information about Acacia is available on our .

nrmjobs.com.au/job/20030393