Overview
Seeking People with :
* Tertiary degrees in Science or related field
* Desire to travel and explore bushland across New South Wales
* Demonstrated high levels of physical fitness
* Willing stay away from home for field trips that extend between 3 and 10+ days in a row, including weekends
* Desire to make more money than they typically would in an office-based job
Land Eco is looking for Field Ecologists to join our Project Ecology team
You will be working on top tier infrastructure and renewables, and energy projects
Your role
Your role will involve :
1. driving long distance to remote field sites and staying in motels for multiple nights
2. undertaking habitat surveys - traversing areas of bushland for habitat features, that may support protected native fauna. This includes (but not limited to) hollow-bearing trees, nests, caves / crevices, termite mounds, large hollow logs and other important habitat features.
3. undertaking flora surveys - surveying large, remote properties for threatened flora, this involves walking 5-20km per day searching habitat for rare orchids, herbs, shrubs, trees
4. undertaking fauna surveys - using industry recommended survey techniques such as camera traps, pitfall traps, songmeters, tile surveys, observational surveys etc.
5. occasional flights to remote locations to undertake the above (if not driving)
6. being present on a site during (legally permitted) tree felling, to capture and relocate displaced fauna, or advise on habitat features (e.g. tree hollows) that require salvage and replacement
7. Important Considerations
* As this work is associated with large-scale renewable energy and development projects, part of your role may involve being present on site during government-approved vegetation clearing works, to capture and relocate displaced fauna, and advise on salvaging habitat items from areas that will be cleared of vegetation to enable construction.
* You may be deployed on projects that require you to witness vegetation / land clearing, however, your role will help ensure this clearing is undertaken in the most environmentally-sensitive manner as possible, in accordance with approved project management plans.
You will be trained in survey, and some animal handling techniques from more experienced staff, however, experience and competence in animal handling is ideal.
You may also be involved in surveying-for and mapping (using GPS) weeds and threatened flora
You will build experience on incredible nation-building projects in beautiful and remote parts of Australia, mostly regional New South Wales
Admin
* You will mobilise and demobilise for field trips (e.g. obtain equipment and vehicles) from our office in Warriewood on the northern beaches of Sydney, you will ideally live within 1.5 hours travel from our office.
* If you do not live nearby you are welcome to
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