IINTERNAL ONLY - NATURAL ENVIRONMENT TEAM MEMBER

Brisbane City Council; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Award-winning superannuation fund

Generous leave provisions

Competitive salary

Job summary

Brisbane City Council is seeking a Team Member Natural Environment to maintain and enhance Brisbane's natural areas through bushland rehab, weed management, and environmental maintenance. You will work in a field-based team and contribute to environmental projects and fire management activities.

The role requires a Certificate III in Natural Area Management or related experience, with strong teamwork, planning, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
• Knowledge of natural area management, rehabilitation and regeneration practices.
• Ability to assist with work planning, maintenance schedules and basic reporting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of wildfire suppression and prescribed burning principles.
• Experience in safe application of herbicides and horticultural chemicals.
• ACDC licence or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• As a Team Member Natural Environment, you'll help maintain, restore and enhance Brisbane's natural areas through bushland rehabilitation, weed management, environmental maintenance and conservation activities.
• Working as part of a field-based team, you'll contribute to environmental projects, maintenance programs and fire management activities while helping protect Brisbane's natural assets.

Skills

Collaborative team member

Natural area management knowledge

Work planning

Communication skills

Wildfire suppression understanding

Herbicides application experience

ACDC licence holder or willingness to

Education

Certificate III in Natural Area Management

Job description

Personnel Area: Infrastructure Services

Branch: Public Space Operations

Salary Range: City Service Employee Grade 5 - $1,379.60 + Superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Permanent Full-time

Location: Eagle Farm Regional Operations Centre

Our Business

Infrastructure Services plays a critical role in preserving, maintaining and enhancing Brisbane’s extensive asset portfolio, including the city's road network, bridges, footpaths, parks and urban forest.

Our Branch

Public Space Operations is a service delivery, customer focused and commercially driven business that prides itself on keeping Brisbane’s streets and public spaces clean, green and safe for the enjoyment of residents and visitors alike.

The Role

As a Team Member Natural Environment, you'll help maintain, restore and enhance Brisbane's natural areas through bushland rehabilitation, weed management, environmental maintenance and conservation activities.

Working as part of a field-based team, you'll contribute to environmental projects, maintenance programs and fire management activities while helping protect Brisbane's natural assets

To be successful you will have:

• ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and contribute to team goals
• Certificate III in Natural Area Management, Conservation and Land Management, Protected Area Management or related experience
• knowledge of natural area management, rehabilitation and regeneration practices
• ability to assist with work planning, maintenance schedules and basic reporting
• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• understanding of wildfire suppression and prescribed burning principles
• experience in the safe application of herbicides and horticultural chemicals
• Agricultural Chemical Distribution Control (ACDC) licence or ability to obtain

Desirable

• Level 1 Fire Accreditation or willingness to obtain
• Medium Rigid (MR) driver's licence or willingness to obtain
• current First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions
• competitive salary.

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE

Eligibility for internal only roles includes external applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or as a person living with a disability. Applicants from these groups are required to complete the diversity and inclusion questions on the application form to enable Council to determine eligibility.

This role will require you to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role.

For more information:Please call Catherine Hafke Ph:07 3178 1988

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Sunday27th September 2026 at 11:55pm AEST.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.

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