Senior Ranger , Environment and Science

#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.
The Opportunity
Take your career as a Ranger to the very edge - of the Great Barrier Reef! We’re seeking a knowledgeable, enthusiastic hands-on Senior Ranger to lead the Whitsunday team in this World Heritage Area.
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.
Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Primary Industry & Environment
Classification AO5
Workplace Location Mackay region
Job ad reference QLD/534377/23
Closing date 13-Jan-2024
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Contact person Dave Orgill
Contact details Phone: 0427 401 931
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• 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 Principal 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!

• Airlie Beach Regional living

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 in the Whitsundays or Mackay Islands! There really is something for everyone to do in this region.
You'll need:

• Resilience, pragmatism, tenacity, and confidence in a regional or remote setting
• Courageous and ethical leadership, advanced communication skills
• The ability to form trusted relationships with both First Nations partners and others
• Organisational, project management and teamwork skills
• Compliance and enforcement skills
• A strong understanding of conservation and natural resource management, marine operations and workplace health and safety (both physical and psychological)
• Administration and computer skills

To be considered you must:
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before you apply.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/534377/23
Closing Date: Saturday, 13 January 2024
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