Senior Ecologist

1 week ago

Perth, Western Australia GHD Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Description
There's no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we're committed to helping you do exactly that.

Who are we looking for?
We're looking for passionate and driven Team Lead – Ecology, to join our Environmental Business Group in Western Australia.

As a Team Leader you'll set direction, foster collaboration, and drive team success while contributing to key decision-making processes. This position will report directly to the Business Group Leader for Environmental Services and will form part of the group leadership.

Our Environmental business has maintained strong growth in recent years and is currently one of the largest groups in WA, being a leader in impact assessment and approvals, terrestrial ecology, marine, air and noise assessments services. Our diverse team contributes to a wide variety of projects, with a strategic focus on renewable energy, critical minerals, infrastructure, water and Defence at a regional, national and global scale.

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.

Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

  • Provide day to day supervision and coaching to the Botany and zoologists in line with GHD's core values and strategy.
  • Secure, schedule and manage workload for the ecology team.
  • Lead key proposals and assist with resource allocation.
  • Scheduling field surveys, allocating field team members and planning requirements.
  • Undertake and lead field surveys as required.
  • Ensure the technical soundness of work produced by the team.
  • Drive the team to actively participate in the entire opportunity/proposal/delivery cycle.
  • Oversee and maintain herbarium specimens and lodgment to the WA Herbarium.
  • Timely delivery of services to meet scope, quality and budget requirements. Undertake invoicing of projects.
  • Lead staff engagement and quarterly performance reviews.

What you will bring to the team:

  • Bachelor degree qualification in environmental science or ecology discipline.
  • 10+ years' relevant experience consulting experience as a botanist, preferably within Western Australia.
  • Current drivers' licence (c class), manual preferred.
  • Previous experience managing teams (typically 6-10 team members) or leading field survey teams.
  • Ability to coach, support and direct team members to ensure effective client outcomes.
  • Proven experience in and a sound understanding of current environmental issues and legislation.
  • Proven experience in proposal development and project management and working as part of a wider team.

Interested? Apply now.

Contact Antonia Tomassone

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GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

About Us
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We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let's drive real change.
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At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

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The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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