Operations Manager - Brisbane
	Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd

🌿 Your Next Chapter Starts Here

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 projects in QLD and beyond.

ELA operates autonomously within the Tetra Tech group, a leading provider of consulting services worldwide. 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 progressing, 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’re seeking an engaging and people-focused Operations Manager to lead our Brisbane team. This role is centred on building a high-performing, connected and values-driven workplace culture, where collaboration, accountability and professional growth are actively supported. Our Brisbane team delivers technical expertise and high-quality scientific services across government (Local, State and Federal), energy and resources sectors, spanning ecology, water, renewables, environmental impact assessment, conservation and natural resource management.

As Operations Manager, you will play a key role in fostering a positive and inclusive team environment, supporting capability development, and empowering staff to perform at their best. You will help shape team culture, drive engagement, and ensure alignment with ELA’s values and strategic direction.

Success in this role will be measured not only by commercial outcomes and success, but by the strength of the team, quality of collaboration, and the culture you help cultivate within the Brisbane office

Your active involvement in supporting project delivery and driving new opportunities, managing and directing projects, strategic planning and continuing to foster our client relationships will also be key measures of your success.

🎓 What You’ll Bring (selection criteria)

You’ll be a natural leader who genuinely cares about your team, thrives in a collaborative environment, and enjoys solving problems that make a real difference.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills combined with commercial acumen, ideally in a consultancy environment
• Tertiary qualifications and skills transferable to the core services and disciplines relevant to ELA’s Brisbane office (ecology, water or environmental planning and approvals, with other disciplines considered where aligned with ELA’s service offering)
• An aptitude for kind, positive leadership of a cohesive, and growing team
• An interest in supporting others in their personal and professional development
• Great networks and client relationships you’re proud to maintain and/or committed to grow in QLD
• A track record of winning work and delivering high-quality project outcomes.

And of course - you’ll be warm, approachable, people focused, share our values, and be passionate about what we do.

👋 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 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 Andrew Walsh, NSW/ACT/QLD Regional Manager, via Andrew.Walsh@ecoaus.com.au
• Applications close: Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Come and see if our people are your people