Field Team Lead: Queensland Biosecurity & Eradication

Primary Industries; Lockyer Valley Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

National Fire Ant Eradication Program seeks a Team Leader to guide a field-based team across South East Queensland. You’ll supervise surveillance, treatment and sampling activities, driving operational planning and performance in a dynamic, outdoor setting.

Responsibilities include coaching staff, ensuring safety, maintaining records, and engaging with landholders and stakeholders to achieve program outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and delivering field operations.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and monitor daily operations.
• Coaching and developing team members for high performance.
• Strong focus on safety, compliance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a field-based team delivering surveillance, treatment and biosecurity activities.
• Plan, coordinate and monitor daily operations to meet targets.
• Coach and develop team members to build capability and performance.
• Ensure safety, attendance and workplace conduct within the team.
• Use GPS devices, tablets and field systems to monitor progress and record data.
• Build relationships with landholders, stakeholders and community members.

Skills

Team leadership

Operational delivery

Planning

Coaching

Communication

Safety

GPS devices

Tablets

MS Outlook/Word/Excel

Tools

GPS devices

Tablets

Field systems

Job description

National Fire Ant Eradication Program seeks a Team Leader to guide a field-based team across South East Queensland. You’ll supervise surveillance, treatment and sampling activities, driving operational planning and performance in a dynamic, outdoor setting.

Responsibilities include coaching staff, ensuring safety, maintaining records, and engaging with landholders and stakeholders to achieve program outcomes.