Senior Forest Ranger

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Department of Primary Industries (Queensland) Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Continuous Applicant Pool - Various locations
Our Senior Forest Rangers work extensively with clients, stakeholders, and other agencies, using their initiative, problem solving skills and technology to deliver operational programs and acceptable outcomes. Staff are guided by a range of policies and procedures, codes of conduct and legislative obligations.

The key duties in this role includes keeping track of permittees and their contractor performance against the sales permit and co-ordinating daily operations such as lessee engagements, measuring cut logs, log measurer accreditations, assessing tree selection and other relevant operational activities.

A typical week includes but is not limited to the following activities.

  • In consultation with team members and supervisors, you are required to plan the weekly activities in preparation for the following week
  • You are to prepare relevant documents and electronic information including maps for required tasks
  • Undertake safety preparation including completing the weekly itinerary, vehicle pre-start inspections and prepare required safety equipment
  • Travel by 4WD to planned forest operations areas which can involve up to more than four hours of driving
  • Setup camp including unload heavy equipment from the 4WD
  • Undertake safety preparation including completing the weekly itinerary, vehicle pre-start inspections and prepare required safety equipment
  • Our Senior Forest Rangers must be capable of walking long distances on uneven terrain in Queensland's challenging weather conditions, carrying up to 10kg of essential equipment. Some camping in basic conditions may also be required at times, sometimes located up to 6 hours away from the nearest township.

Our office locations are geographically dispersed throughout Queensland based in key townships to support the timber resource areas. The main areas we are looking to fill vacancies (but not limited to) are: Toowoomba, Injune, Mitchell, Maryborough, Mundubbera, Monto, Rockhampton and Cairns.

Please review our "Day in the Life of a Senior Forest Ranger" and the role description for more details.

Submit your application here, and you could be considered for current and future AO4 roles within our timber teams for Queensland Forestry. Once you start to submit your application, you will be required to answer a series of questions designed for us to get to know you better and to determine your suitability. You may be requested to participate in a further process to determine your suitability for a particular role. A copy of these questions are located in the Role Description.

You will only need to apply for this Continuous Applicant Pool once.

Possession of a manual 'c' class license is mandatory for these roles.

Applications remain current for 12 months and suitable applications will be considered as vacancies arise.

Just imagine what you can achieve

Job Ad Reference: QLD/606496/24

Closing Date: Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Multiple temporary and permanent positions available, in various locations. This is a continuous applicant pool.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

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