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Form of workAbout the business
Biodiversity Australia is a leading Australian Environmental Management Consulting Business focused on building sustainable partners, economic management and ecological balance.
Our SEQ office is located on the Gold Coast with additional operating hubs in Chinchilla, North Queensland and the Northern Territory. We are also proudly Indigenous owned.
About the opportunity
We are seeking applications for Fauna Spotter Catchers on an on-going casual basis, who will be responsible for the on-ground works across a variety of exciting projects located in South East Queensland.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Following the directions of the Fauna Unit Business Manager to ensure that projects are operated according to contracted timeframes and agreed sequences of events
- Provide knowledge and field labour to the wildlife management and relocation process including wildlife handling and restraint, identification of native flora and fauna, habitat identification, data collection and GPS mapping
- Assist in collection of data and photographs for reporting as requested
- Ensure that all works are carried out in a safe and environmentally-sound manner, and escalate any potential problems to the Unit Project Coordinator
- Access to own transport to get to worksites
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have experience on sites with a high safety standard and encompass a great safety culture. In addition, you will have:
- Demonstrated on-ground experience in a similar role within the building, mining and resource industries, or linear infrastructure on major projects in the planning or implementation stage is preferred
- Qualifications in wildlife management, conservation and land management, or animal related studies will be highly regarded but not essential,
- Previous experience as a Fauna Spotter Catcher or Wildlife handling is preferred,
- General Construction Induction Card (White Card) essential
- Working at Heights & EWP desirable but not essential
- Field experience in identification of vegetation and recognition of important field species is preferred
- Manual Car Licence
Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply.
