Principal Ecologist, Qld
7 months ago
**Location**: Brisbane
**Do you have a passion for complex biodiversity projects, with focus on delivering biodiversity offsets? Are you looking for an industry leading, supportive and well-respected team to further you passion and progress your career in environmental consulting? Umwelt has an opening for a Principal Ecologist (with a focus on biodiversity offsets) to be a part of our close-knit Brisbane team. If this sounds like you, read on**
We have a national biodiversity team of over 80 Ecologists, and we are known for our wide-ranging and extensive technical expertise as well as our robust biodiversity assessments. Our services are in high demand and continue to grow on the back of new and exciting projects, including within the renewable energy, infrastructure, and resource sectors. At all times, our goal is to use our expertise to provide specialist advice to balance development, impact avoidance, and offsetting results that achieve the best possible environmental outcome.
To support our ongoing growth, we are seeking a **Principal Ecologist** **based in our Brisbane office.
This position will report to the Queensland Ecology Manager and will play a key role in further developing Umwelt’s profile for ecological projects across QLD. This includes identifying, winning, leading, managing, and completing a wide range of ecological projects, and taking ownership of all aspects of project delivery to provide a fully integrated outcome in a manner that maintains and enhances Umwelt’s reputation. Key to the role will be your comprehensive and applied understanding of biodiversity offset requirements.
You will support and lead ecological assessments, further developing your skills in:
- Combining with the existing terrestrial ecology team to assess and characterise project impacts and offset requirements
- Delivering technical ecological assessment reports, including offset liability assessments, offset management strategies and offset area management plans
- Developing habitat criteria and offset scoring methodologies for implementation in the field as part of baseline condition survey or monitoring
- Building relationships with the Umwelt national team, as well stakeholders and clients while actively pursuing new business opportunities
- Mentoring junior staff and assisting with their professional development (senior role)
**About you**
We are looking for a Principal Ecologist who has the following qualifications and attributes:
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field with 10+ years’ relevant experience
- Substantial ecological experience in one or multiple of the following sectors: infrastructure, defence, resources and extractive industry, or commercial development
- Considerable consulting experience and/or a combination of consulting and client/regulator side ecology experience
- Experience leading ecology surveys, offset assessments, and related reporting components
- Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with a range of stakeholders including peers, clients, and government agencies
- Ability to work in a professional team as well as autonomously
- Highly motivated with a strong team commitment
- Willingness to support the development and implementation of the growth strategy for the ecology workstream in Queensland
- Ability to prepare successful large tender/proposal documents
**Join the Team**
- To be eligible for this position you must have legal work rights to work in Australia._
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