Ranger In Charge

#Acareerthatmatters. #Acontributionthatcounts.

Everyone at our Department recognizes the importance of a healthy environment. Whatever your job with us, you’ll strive and innovate to achieve a better Queensland.Our role is complex and our work can be challenging - important work usually is. But your contribution will count, and so will you.

Watch: A day in our life.

The Opportunity:
Take your career as a Ranger to the very edge - of the Great Barrier Reef! We're seeking an experienced & enthusiastic Ranger in Charge to lead the Capricorn Coast operations team. As part of the Reef Joint Field Management Program and in partnership with Traditional Owner Groups, you'll ensure that Queensland's national and marine parks, state forests and reserves are protected, accessible and valued by all.

A purpose and a challenge that matter:
You'll work hard to preserve and manage the reef's marine and island parks and culturally significant sites. You will lead staff ensuring their training and mentoring and developing working relationships with first nations people.

Diverse, interesting work and experiences:
You'll love the diversity, flexibility, and autonomy here. One day you'll be educating visitors and conducting fire management; the next, diving to collect samples, operating a vessel or writing reports. You'll do varied, stimulating work, and your
office view will be stunning. Your strong leadership and communication skills will assist you in tackling evolving priorities. Outdoor duties such as vessel patrols, seabird surveys and island health checks will balance indoor work like compiling taskings and assessments of staff.

Opportunities to learn, discover and grow:
You'll be dealing with both familiar and complex issues daily. This will give you the chance to test, refine and build on your practical and leadership skills constantly. You'll learn so much every day as you grow your conservation and resource
management skills. Your development will be supported using a wide range of online training programs. In fact, you'll see there are significant progression opportunities to fast track your career towards Senior Ranger, due of the breadth of both marine and terrestrial activities you'll undertake and our enviable funding position which allows us to deliver new and exciting projects.

A collaborative, innovative environment:
As a leader you'll form invaluable professional relationships with Traditional Owners, various commonwealth and state agencies and stakeholders. You'll also be dedicated to upholding a positive, safe, diverse, and inclusive culture. Together, we achieve more.

Working Regional:
You and your ranger mates will be largely self-reliant. You'll regularly undertake offshore patrols by vessel or light aircraft to conduct inspections and investigations at islands, reefs and remote locations across the area. You'll need the flexibility to participate in remote offshore operations and be the solver of marine park and island protected area management issues, you're the go-to person!

Off the clock, you'll be spoilt for choice of activities, with the spectacular Southern Great Barrier Reef and beautiful coastline at your doorstep; diving, camping and fishing are staple activities for us here. Jump on a ferry and go diving with the rays at one of the coastal islands such as Keppel, Heron or Lady Musgrave Islands! There really is something for everyone to do in this region.

To be considered you must:
Apply online at www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au with the following documents.
1. your current resume of no more than 4 pages

2. a 2-page statement that briefly describes why you are the best suited person for this role.

3. Participate in the online questionnaire “Is this the right job for me?” ( https://forms.office.com/r/baRY55GMmf ) to assess your suitability for the role.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.