Senior Project Officer – Living Landscapes

Kirwan - Australia

Monthly Salary: $ 105536 - 105536

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Your Opportunity

Are you passionate about protecting and restoring our natural environment

NQ Dry Tropics is looking for an experienced Senior Project Officer to join our Living Landscapes team in Townsville. This is a rewarding full-time fixed-term role to July 2028.

You will play a key part in delivering projects that protect conserve and rehabilitate natural assets in the Burdekin Dry Tropics region. Youll work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including landholders Traditional Owners science industry government and community groups to turn great ideas into on-ground action. You will help to:

build community awareness stewardship and understanding of natural resource management challenges and solutions;
deliver practical on-ground projects that achieve real environmental outcomes; and
identify and pursue strategic opportunities that foster sustainable long-term benefits for the regions landscapes and communities.

If youre an experienced project officer who thrives on collaboration and making a tangible difference to the environment wed love to hear from you.

Your Key Responsibilities

Plan implement manage and report on project delivery.

Apply the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation to support regional stakeholders to:

assess the distribution and status of biological assets habitat condition and associated threats and pressures; and
scope landscape-scale projects and establish goals and strategies to protect maintain and restore values.

Support regional communities to protect maintain and restore wetlands and coastal resources by:

developing and maintaining effective relationships with land managers and empowering them to implement on-ground projects while building their knowledge capacity and skills;
designing coordinating and delivering workshops and field days to build understanding and promote sustainable land management practices;
managing operational project budgets; and
monitoring evaluating and reporting on project progress.

Role Requirements

Essential

Tertiary qualifications in Natural Resource Management Environmental Science Plant Science Ecology or a related discipline or equivalent relevant work experience vocational or industry education/training.
A current C Class drivers licence and the ability to travel extensively within the Burdekin Dry Tropics region. This may include travel outside standard working hours and occasional overnight stays.
HLTDAID011 Provide First Aid or the ability to obtain
RIIVEH305F Operate and maintain a four-wheel drive vehicle or the ability to obtain

Desirable

Ability to use the Google Workspace suite of products.

Your Benefits

At NQ Dry Tropics youll join a passionate team dedicated to making a real difference for our regions environment and communities. We offer a supportive and flexible workplace that values work-life balance and professional growth. Our team enjoys:

15% superannuation contribution
5 weeks of annual leave
Up to 5% of your annual base salary towards employer approved professional development each year
Flexible work arrangements to help you balance your personal and professional commitments

Be part of an organisation where your expertise ideas and passion for the environment are valued and make a lasting impact across the Burdekin Dry Tropics region.

How To apply

To view the full Position Description and selection criteria please visit: https: // application for this position will need to include:

A covering letter introducing yourself and explaining why you are a suitable candidate for this role (show your personality)
A document clearly addressing the selection criteria
A current resume

Please note: Applications that do not include all of the above will not be considered.

You can email your application to: or apply online via Seek.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 21 November 2025.

If you have any further enquiries in regards to this position please contact Jennifer Walker on (07)or via email at

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Your OpportunityAre you passionate about protecting and restoring our natural environmentNQ Dry Tropics is looking for an experienced Senior Project Officer to join our Living Landscapes team in Townsville. This is a rewarding full-time fixed-term role to July 2028.You will play a key part in delive...