Ecologist
	Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd

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At Eco Logical Australia (ELA), A Tetra Tech Company, we’re more than just an environmental consultancy. We’re a multi-disciplinary community of over 200 approachable experts who lead with science to inform critical environmental decisions and deliver positive solutions.

Our "Find Your People" philosophy means you’ll be surrounded by smart, grounded, and genuinely supportive teammates who love what they do. Our clients trust and rely on us for solutions; together, we work on some of the most complex and meaningful biodiversity projects in NSW and beyond.

ELA operates autonomously within the Tetra Tech group, a leading provider of consulting services worldwide with a network of 49 specialist companies. This unique blend of local expertise and international strength gives our clients the agility of a mid-sized consultancy, backed by the security, resources and opportunities of a global organisation.

We’re deeply committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels they belong and their contributions are genuinely valued. This commitment is grounded in our core values: Listen First, Share Your Genius, Be Courageous, and Feed the Culture.

Our recruitment practices uphold equal opportunity and accessibility, and our culture actively supports professional growth, wellbeing, and career development in a safe and respectful environment. We offer full-time, part-time and flexible work arrangements—so our people can live their best lives while doing their best work.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is nearing completion, and we’re proud to partner with CareerTrackers to provide meaningful internship opportunities for First Nations university students.

That’s what makes us more than just an environmental consultancy.

🛠️ What You'll Be Doing

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Ecologist to join the team in our Ingleburn office. This is an exciting opportunity for a consultant who enjoys a mix of fieldwork, technical reporting, and project delivery.

In this role you will lead field teams, prepare proposals and reports, manage projects and contribute to the successful delivery of a range of projects. You will also share your expertise as you contribute to the development of our early career consultants.

Field work in this role will mostly involve pre-clearing surveys, clearing supervision, dam dewatering and aquatic fauna relocation, nestbox/hollow installation and monitoring, vegetation/weed monitoring and other ‘Post-Approvals’ works for our many clients. There will also be opportunity to be involved in ecology works more broadly across the company, especially field work where you can apply your practical, hands-on flora and fauna skills.      

Most of our work is in Western Sydney and the Illawarra so you will need to be able to travel to and operate in those areas, however there are opportunities to undertake these works for our clients across sites in NSW.

🎓 What You’ll Bring

To be successful, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in Environmental Science/Zoology/Ecology or similar
• At least 3 years ecological experience
• Working knowledge of relevant NSW and Commonwealth environmental legislation
• Strong fauna and flora species knowledge and identification skills, with practical fauna handling experience highly regarded
• Experience planning, coordinating, and leading ecological fieldwork
• Well-developed analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in report writing (e.g. monitoring, assessment, management plans)
• Project management skills and experience
• Ability to build and nurture internal and external relationships
• Current manual drivers’ licence

👋 Why You’ll Love Working with Us

You’ll love working with us because we will value your expertise, encourage your curiosity and your contributions will have a real-world impact. You'll be part of a team that genuinely enjoys what they do and supports each other to succeed. We offer,

• A competitive salary subject to annual review.
• Workplace flexibility.
• Paid birthday leave.
• Health & Wellbeing programs.
• Study assistance scheme and learning opportunities with industry experts.
• Collaboration on national projects, building your expertise within a supportive community of practice.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Genderless 12-week paid parental leave.
• Salary sacrifice into superannuation and the ability to purchase 4 weeks of additional annual leave.
• Opportunity to participate in Tetra Tech employee stock purchase program, and purchase at a discounted rate (NASDAQ TTEK).

Most of all, we offer purpose-driven work, incredible colleagues, and the opportunity to grow a career where you don’t have to choose between quality of work and quality of life.

Next Steps

If you're an Australian citizen, resident, or hold permanent working rights - and you're looking to join a supportive, values-driven organisation that prioritises workplace culture and offers genuine opportunities for growth and development - we’d love to hear from you!

👉 Apply now

• To apply, please forward your application (including a cover letter addressing the above criteria) to our People and Culture team, via email recruitment@ecoaus.com.au
• For further information about the position, please contact Alvar Koning, Associate Ecologist, via alvark@ecoaus.com.au
• Applications close: Thursday, 23 April 2026

Come and see if our people are your people!