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Who are we looking for?
GHD's Ecology, Natural Sciences and Heritage Group has an opportunity for a Senior Botanist to join our Flora team in Victoria. You'll deliver a broad range of conservation, impact assessment and monitoring projects, working with vegetation types that include grassland, wetland, forest and woodland communities, and in partnership with GHD's clients, land managers and state government bodies.
Responsibilities
* Field‐based botanical survey work, including vegetation mapping, ecological monitoring, targeted threatened flora survey and Vegetation Quality Assessments using the Habitat Hectares method.
* Ecological impact assessments and offsetting for a range of projects from small‐scale infrastructure impact assessments to assisting with major projects of state significance.
* Technical documentation for Environment Effects Statements.
* Design and implementation of monitoring programmes, surveys for threatened species, running long‐term monitoring projects, and assessing the benefits of environmental watering projects.
* Preparation of proposals and technical reports for public and private sector clients.
* Managing both ecology‐focused and multi‐disciplinary projects.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree in Science with a Botany, Ecology or Environmental Science major.
* 5+ years of experience conducting vegetation surveys in south‐east Australia.
* Strong ability to develop and build upon client relationships from experience in a similar consulting role.
* Strong botanical identification skills, including experience using dissecting microscopes and identification keys.
* Experience undertaking Habitat Hectare assessments and VQA accreditation.
* Willingness to work flexibly and independently, particularly when undertaking flora surveys and travelling to remote locations.
* Understanding of national and state environmental legislation and policy (EPBC Act, FFG Act, Planning and Environment Act).
* A current full Victorian driver's licence.
Interested?
Apply online now by submitting your CV and cover letter.
GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities. GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well‐being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive. We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
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