Senior Parklands Ecologist

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Overview

This role is responsible for keeping Sydney Olympic Park's ecosystems thriving. It is crucial to ensure the proper function, performance and safety of natural assets while promoting flora and fauna conservation within one of Australia's largest and most diverse urban parklands. You'll lead conservation and compliance work—planning ecological monitoring programs, managing habitat enhancement projects and pest control programs, and providing technical expertise to ensure compliance with legislation. It's a hands-on role that blends technical know-how with strategic thinking to protect and enhance biodiversity across the parklands.

You will engage with a diverse range of stakeholders using an adaptive management framework to achieve biodiversity management outcomes, including stakeholders who may not fully grasp natural systems, while pushing forward smart, sustainable solutions.

If you enjoy solving problems, influencing outcomes, and making a real impact on the environment, this role offers plenty of scope.

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Parklands Ecologist

What you will bring to the role

• Substantial technical understanding of urban parkland ecosystem management issues
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying environmental legislation, developing guidelines, preparing licence applications, liaising with regulatory authorities, undertaking assessments and audits, and reporting
• Experience in managing procurement and contracts, ensuring compliance with service agreements
• Autonomy in decision-making and accountability for delivering work assignments on time and to quality expectations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with the team, manage service providers and stakeholder relationships
• Strong problem-solving abilities to navigate complex challenges and adapt to evolving situations

Essential requirement:

• Tertiary qualifications in natural sciences (ecology, biology, natural resource management or related area) or equivalent professional experience

What's in it for me

Join our team for a fantastic culture with dynamic collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer flexibility in work arrangements, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritise work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected and empowered to succeed.

About us

Sydney Olympic Park is Wangal Country and is located between Greater Sydney's two largest employment centres—the Sydney CBD and Parramatta CBD. It includes parklands, nature reserves, environmental conservation, public recreation, sports and events, residential and business uses. By 2030, Sydney Olympic Park will be connected by a station on the Sydney Metro West line, and is part of Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2.

The Sydney Olympic Park Authority manages the Park and acts as a precinct place manager, strategic master planner, and development consent authority. The Authority operates under the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Act 2001 and works closely with the Department and other government entities.

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace where individual contributions are valued. We support flexible working, job sharing and workplace adjustments. Applications should include a resume and cover letter outlining interest and suitability.

Other information

Applications close Thursday 25 September 2025 at 11.55pm.

For more information, contact Jenny O'Meara, jennifer.omeara@sopa.nsw.gov.au (Senior Manager Environment and Ecology).

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing or similar opportunities over the next 18 months.

Please note eligibility: you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a valid Australian working visa for the duration of the appointment.

We encourage applications from people with disability. Please contact the Talent Team to discuss accommodations or adjustments during recruitment: talent.acquisition@dpie.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6363 7676. Reference "Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number".

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