Senior Rangeland Monitoring Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Work unit Rangeland Monitoring

Job title Senior Rangeland Monitoring Officer Designation Technical 4

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $89,637 - $98,223 Location Darwin

Position number 16126 RTF Closing 13/10/2025

Contact officer Jack Farthing on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or

job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go

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Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go

to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Manage the regional delivery of the Rangeland Monitoring Program through the management, coordination and implementation

of a comprehensive field monitoring program, to evaluate and report on land condition and lease administration matters.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Plan and implement the NT Rangeland Monitoring Program for pastoral leases in the NT.

1. Lead and undertake fieldwork (over the field season) on pastoral stations to monitor land condition, including the assessment

of species composition, validation of remote sensing products and collection of pastoral infrastructure data.

1. Identify key pastoral species, dominant vegetation, land systems and landscape processes within the NT rangelands.

2. Ensure a very high standard of data collection and protection while in the field, and management, transfer and interpretation

while in the office.

1. Write high quality land condition reports (over the office-based period) for each pastoral station monitored.

2. Use ArcGIS software to produce high quality maps, analyse data and interpret remote sensing imagery.

3. Manage the team's work program and be responsible for managing staff in a supervisory role.

4. Develop and maintain positive relationships with team members, station managers and pastoral industry stakeholders.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Tertiary qualification in natural resource management, agricultural or environmental science, or related field, or relevant

demonstrated experience.

2. Demonstrated knowledge of land condition assessment and land management issues in the NT, including interactions

between grazing practices, fire and seasonal conditions and their potential impacts on rangeland ecosystems.

3. Demonstrated experience in a range of computer systems, including GIS, GPS or tablet computers for data collection,

vegetation monitoring and land condition assessment.

4. Demonstrated experience in leading a team, and to plan, manage and deliver a comprehensive work program, both field and

office based.

1. Demonstrated experience and willingness to work safely and effectively in remote localities, in sometimes difficult conditions

for extended periods of time.

6. Demonstrated ability to interpret and collate technical data to prepare high quality technical reports and documents.

7. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally with a range of stakeholders, especially people

from diverse cultural backgrounds.

8. NT driver licence or equivalent and demonstrated ability to drive a manual, four-wheel drive vehicle.

Desirable

1. Knowledge of the pastoral industry in the Northern Territory and rangeland livestock production.

2. Experience in assessing vegetation communities, identifying plants and monitoring land condition, preferably in arid and/or

savannah environments, or the ability to rapidly upskill botanically in these environments.

Further information

The successful applicant must be willing to undertake out-of-hours work (including weekends) and be willing to be away from home

for parts of the field season (approx. May to September).