Senior Grazing Field Officer

Your opportunity

Are you passionate about helping graziers build resilient future-ready businesses and protect natural resources

NQ Dry Tropics is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Grazing Field Officer to join our Sustainable Agriculture team in Townsville. This role works directly with graziers across the Burdekin to support the adoption of sustainable grazing practices that improve land condition productivity and water quality. The successful candidate will deliver extension projects coordinate incentives and provide targeted training in collaboration with our skilled team of extension soil conservation and GIS specialists. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate professional to build strong industry relationships support practical on-ground change and contribute to the long-term resilience of grazing businesses and natural resources in the region.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• develop and maintain functional working relationships with project sponsors partners and educational service providers;
• plan and manage delivery of subregional projects and training activities with graziers to ensure they are completed in a timely manner and to budget;
• ensure effective consultation and engagement with the community industry and other key stakeholders;
• develop and maintain relationships with graziers to promote sustainable land management practices;
• work with graziers to develop applications for incentive projects and monitor these activities to ensure they are completed within budget to deadline and with all outcomes achieved;
• provide mentoring and guidance to other team members within the allocated subregional projects to increase their capacity and abilities;
• monitor evaluate and report on the delivery of subregional project activities against milestones and budgets; and
• work as a part of an interdisciplinary team and with specialists to contribute to the development and implementation of integrated NRM projects.

Role requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Agricultural Science Natural Resource Management Environmental Science or equivalent relevant work experience and vocational or industry education or training.
• C class drivers licence and ability to travel extensively within the Burdekin Dry Tropics region. This will necessitate travel outside standard hours with nights away from home.
• Current HLTDAID011 Provide First Aid and HLTAID009 CPR or the ability to obtain certificates.
• RIIVEH305F Operate and maintain a four-wheel drive vehicle or the ability to obtain.

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; and
• 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:

Your 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; and
• a current resume.

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

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

Applications close at 5pm on Monday 12 January 2026.

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

NQ Dry Tropics is an independent not-for-profit natural resource management (NRM) organisation supporting communities in the Burdekin Dry Tropics region to sustainably manage land water soil plants and animals.