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Job Title: Senior Ecologist - Brisbane Vacancy No: VN4373 Employment Type: Permanent Contract Type: Full-Time About the business and the role: At SLR we Make Sustainability Happen.
SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services.
With close to 850+ staff in APAC alone, we provide consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients.
We celebrate a 'One Team Culture', where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results.
The Brisbane office boasts a mixture of technical specialists across a range of disciplines and the Ecology & Biodiversity team is seeking their newest Senior team member!
You will have the opportunity to continue your growth directly with the local team along with SLR's wider Australian team of 100+ Ecologists as well as mentoring junior staff and having a positive impact on their careers.
Key Responsibilities: You will be confident in your technical ability and have a positive attitude to do the following tasks: Providing high quality service and advice in your area of expertise to clients and colleagues, in both office based and fieldwork activities.
Participate in field survey programs to collect a variety of different ecological data.
Interpretation and application of environmental legislation to projects across a variety of different sectors.
Development of technical reports detailing the outcomes of field survey programs and implications for environmental impact assessment and management.
Assisting in preparing tenders and proposals.
Experience with mentoring junior staff and leading field trips.
Integrating your technical work into multidisciplinary assessments and project teams.
Make independent studies, analyses, interpretations, conclusions and decisions and prepare reports outlining the findings of these studies.
Travel to remote areas, including interstate, to conduct field survey programs.
Skills and experience: The successful candidate must have: An appropriate tertiary qualification in Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Natural Resources or in another related field.
5-6+ years' experience in an ecological role in the environmental consulting sector or an equivalent role in Government, including undertaking ecological surveys and report production.
Experience in the design and implementation of flora and fauna field surveys and monitoring programs.
Excellent flora and/or fauna identification skills.
Mature report writing and computer skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare high quality written material for publication.
Proven ability to work to deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
Proven project management experience in relation to client management and budget control.
Our Benefits: We are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients.
Whether you're working in the office, from home or a mix of the two, we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.
You can find a comprehensive list here.
Next Steps: We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion.
Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability.
When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted.
You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.
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