Senior/Associate Botanist – Sydney

Job Title: Senior/Associate Botanist – Sydney

Vacancy No: VN4541

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 Sydney Ecology team are seeking their newest member They're a friendly bunch who work well together creating a strong team culture, in NSW and across Australia. We are keen on speaking to botanists from a range of experience with the confidence and ability to hit the ground running in a busy environment.

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 and lead field survey programs focused on flora and vegetation surveys, including targeted surveys and vegetation mapping of plant community types, in a diverse range of environments across NSW
• Analysis of botanical data and preparation of clear, concise technical reports;
• Interpretation and application of environmental legislation to projects across a variety of different sectors
• 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
• Providing leadership and guidance to junior staff
• Travel to remote areas to conduct field survey programs
• Preparing tenders and proposals
• Assisting in the development and implementation of team business plans and strategies

Skills and experience
The successful candidate must have:

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Botany, Ecology, Environmental Management, Natural Resources or in another related field;
• 5+ years' experience in an ecological role in the environmental consulting sector or other equivalent role, entailing undertaking ecological surveys and report production
• Ability to identify flora in NSW by sight and using keys
• BAM accreditation preferred, working towards accreditation with experience preparing/contributing to Biodiversity Assessment Reports ('BARs') also considered
• Experience in the design and implementation of flora surveys and monitoring programs
• Strong data analysis, report writing and computer skills
• Proven ability to work to deadlines and manage multiple tasks
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary projects

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.

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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.