Mid-Level To Senior Ecologist

Position vacant – Mid-level to Senior Ecologist – North Wollongong or Southern Highlands

Lodge Environmental is an established and rapidly growing Ecological Consultancy. Our head office is located in Wollongong with a second office in Bowral. We are on the hunt for a mid-level to Senior Ecologist. We pride ourselves on our enjoyable work atmosphere that fosters the growth of our staff and encourages intuitive, solution driven decision making.

You will be working with an enthusiastic team of ecologists and environmental consultants to coordinate and deliver on field survey and reporting across our range of interesting projects within the Illawarra, Southern Highlands, and Shoalhaven. You will be passionate about the environment and our community’s interaction within it. You will be working collaboratively with a tightknit team to implement environmental creativity into job designs. We strive to introduce flexibility on our projects to achieve a result which is harmonious with both the local biodiversity and environmental legislation. We value creativity and making smart changes to achieve big outcomes for our surroundings.

About you

As a mid-level to Senior Ecologist, you will be expected to manage projects and work as part of a team, generally taking on more complex tasks. Tasks will include, conducting field surveys, flora &fauna I.D., GIS mapping, data input & analysis, report writing and communicating with internal & external stakeholders. More experienced applicants will be expected to deliver work independently, with more focus being placed on technical skills, such as, survey techniques, legislative understanding, management of project teams and reporting quality. 

Working at Lodge Environmental, you will be self-motivated and solution driven, ready to use your position for Nature Positive outcomes, to improve the balance between human growth and biodiversity conservation. We welcome dialogue between ecologists and clients to inspire conservation and instil a sense of environmental stewardship. It is within this that we lead our clients towards a better outcome on all accounts.

Education and qualifications

• Either hold a recognised degree in Environmental Science OR other relevant tertiary education(Tafe or similar).
• Have 3+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Hold a ‘class c’ drivers license.
• Competent to advanced flora and fauna identification in the vegetation communities of NSW.
• To be eligible you must have the right to work in Australia.

Key tasks

• Lead field surveys including – stratification of plant community types, flora and fauna survey, targeted threatened species survey, and completion of vegetation integrity plots.
• Managing projects, budgets, teams and the expectations of clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to lead a team and delegate tasks, while focusing on the more complex components of projects.
• Prepare and review proposals.
• Prepare invoices and meet monthly invoicing targets.
• Undertake GIS mapping, field-based survey and data analysis.
• Sound understanding of environmental legislation: BC Act, EPBC Act, WM Act, EP&A Act, BOS, BAM, etc.
• Offsetting skills such as experience with TFD calculations, offset strategies and completing Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Reports.
• An existing BAM accreditation, or the desire to became BAM accredited based on existing experience.
• Prepare and review reports, including:
  • Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessments Reports.
  • Flora and Fauna Assessments.
  • Ecological Constraints and Opportunities Assessments.
  • Vegetation Management Plans.
  • Fauna Management Plans.
  • Biodiversity Development Assessment Reports.
• Contribute towards the positive work environment both in and outside of the office. You will communicate effectively across both written and verbal discourse.

Company benefits

• Flexibility – we provide the option to work remotely (2 days a week) and with flexible hours.
• Learning & development opportunities; We have regular paid days spent with all staff out in the field, providing an opportunity to share knowledge and learn from each other. You will also have the opportunity to attend relevant seminar’s/conferences and complete short-course qualifications.
• To be part of a rapidly growing, exciting and fun company.
• Ability to pursue interest areas that align with the company’s direction.
• Office social events.
• You will be part of a company which gives back to the environment. Lodge Environmental is signed up to 1% For The Planet and donate 1% of sales to local environmental causes.

The position is flexible in its offering in that for the right person, various options are available to ensure our staffs work-life balance is met.

Applications

If you are interested in the above and are excited by the opportunity to have a beneficial impact on the health of Australia’s biodiversity, please send through an introductory email with your CV to info@lodgeenviro.com.au. Please include dialogue around the below points:

• Relevant tertiary education.
• Experience within ecological consulting (or if not consulting, then any ecological survey experience) including years within relevant roles.
• Understanding of the environmental legislative context at the Local, State and Commonwealth level.
• Example of when you have led, nurtured or championed new, out-of-the-box thinking to push an environmental outcome in a business minded context.

Applications close 30th April 2024.