Senior & Principal Ecologists

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. **Role description:** With a growing pipeline of diverse project work we are looking for Senior and Principal Ecologists to join our Brisbane team. You will be focusing on the delivery of major projects across Queensland, while assisting in the growth of a national ecology team across the east coast. You’ll get your hands onto some interesting and challenging projects, from large impact assessments to small conservation and offset projects while mentoring the juniors of the team. **Role accountabilities:** - Providing technical ecological advice and report deliverables on a range of complex projects - Field based data collection, surveys and mapping including threatened species surveys and PCT identification - Supporting the National Ecology Lead in maintaining a sustainable pipeline of work for a growing team through business development - Involvement in proposals and building awareness of the Arcadis brand and ecological capabilities of the team - Proactively managing projects or components of projects, quality assurance and development of client relationships. **Qualifications & Experience:** First and foremost, you share our passion for improving quality of life. You are a flora and /or fauna ecologist with experience in consultancy and you will come to us with: - Tertiary qualifications in ecology or other relevant degree - Knowledge of, and experience in, flora and/or fauna identification and assessment in QLD - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Relevant post-graduate experience, including report delivery and project management - Experience leading, mentoring and developing ecologists and providing technical support. **Why Arcadis?** We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. **Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:** We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Veterans and spouses are invited to apply. #LI-BS2