Senior Ecologist
	WSP Australia

About us 

With approximately 54,000 talented people globally and 6,100 based in more than 50 offices in Australia and New Zealand, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. We are technical experts and strategic advisers including planners, engineers, technicians, scientists, surveyors and environmental specialists.

We have recently joined forces with Golder, making WSP the largest environmental consulting firm globally, with over 14,000 environmental and geotechnical professionals. Together, we can accelerate our global Environmental, Social & Governance vision, and make an impact on our built and natural environment.

The Opportunity

WSP is at the forefront of helping our clients protect and restore our natural resources and ecosystems, in compliance with legislation, regulations and policies.

We’re looking for a passionate Senior Ecologist to join our well-established national team of ecological experts.

The location for this role is flexible; we will consider Melbourne, regional Victoria and/or home office.

You will provide ecological assessments and advice related to infrastructure project approvals and natural resource management. This will include initial constraint and option assessment, rehabilitation monitoring, project approval and permitting, targeted threatened species surveys, biodiversity surveys, impact and offset assessments and ecological management plans.

You will also:

• Prepare environmental reports, proposals and tenders
• Plan and oversee the smooth running of projects with a range of complexity and scale
• Build strong relationships with clients and contribute to new business development opportunities
• Mentor a couple of junior staff and assist with their learning and professional growth

Some of the projects we’ve recently completed:

• Grey-headed Flying-Fox – atmospheric cooling trial and artificial roosts - https://bit.ly/2PbRl1b
• Beaufort Bypass – detailed flora and fauna impact assessments https://bit.ly/3J7ze3r
• Mordialloc Freeway EES – detailed ecological investigations and mitigation recommendations. https://bit.ly/3vaNDnP
• Healesville to Koo Wee Rup Road Upgrade, Stage 1B - delivery and managing the EPBC obligations including fauna management plan and offsets for Southern Brown Bandicoot and Growling Grass Frog - https://bit.ly/2PbRjGB

What we'll love about you

You have studied an Environmental or Natural Science discipline such as ecology, botany or biology, you're a team player and you're likely to have previous consulting/advisory experience in biodiversity impact assessment and offsetting.

You will also bring the following experience and attributes: 

• Significant field experience such as flora and/or fauna surveys, ecological monitoring, plant species and threatened ecological community identification, ecological data collection and analysis, managing project teams, etc.
• Practical experience with bushland management, ecological restoration and input into sustainable ecological design principles for pragmatic outcomes
• Accredited native vegetation assessor with DELWP’s Vegetation Quality Assessment Competency Check (VQACC)
• Some experience in GIS, field mapping and developing and managing spatial datasets
• Knowledge of VIC and Commonwealth biodiversity regulatory frameworks and policy
• Have a passion for ecology, conservation, biodiversity and natural resources management

What we will offer you  

At WSP we provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many personal and professional development opportunities that are aimed to help you deliver your best self to the role whilst managing your personal life in balance. We have been recognised for the second consecutive year as a Great Place to Work® with year-on-year increases in employee engagement.

Some of the many benefits we offer our employees include:

• Flexible working hours and working from home
• Global mobility
• Parental leave and purchased additional annual leave
• Corporate employee discounts and offers
• Salary continuance insurance
• Wellness at work & social club
• Workplace giving /volunteering
• Employee reward & recognition program
• Professional and technical development opportunities

See link to job ad and how to apply:

https://www.livehire.com/careers/wspaustralia/job/6AGKC/KYG7UIKOHP/senior-ecologist-botanist