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8 January, 2026

Jobs:
Negotiable | QLD | NSW | ACT | VIC | TAS | SA | NT | WA

Other:
Courses
Quiz* new this week

Negotiable
1 - Technical Director - Hydrogeology / Groundwater Modelling, GHD, Negotiable in Australia (Vic preferred)
2 - Travel Consultant - Wildlife & Nature Tours, Australia-Naturally Travel, $76k, South Australia (Hybrid)
3 - Senior Advisor, EIA, Aestra, Negotiable location with Australia (Brisbane & Perth encouraged)
4 - EOI Company Secretary, NRM Regions Australia, Remote
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5 - Principal Conservation Officer, QPWS, $118-127k, Rockhampton, Townsville, Mackay or Central Qld *
6 - Field Ecologist ("Fauna Ninjaneer" or "Dedicated Leaf Profiler"), Natura Pacific, South East Qld *
7 - Principal / Senior Ecological Professional(s), Ecotone Flora Fauna Consultants, Weipa
8 - Senior Environmental Scientist / Engineer - ESC & WSUD, Healthy Land & Water, $100k, Brisbane
9 - Graduate GIS Consultant, Niche Environmental & Heritage, NSW, QLD or VIC
10 - GIS Consultant, Niche Environmental & Heritage, NSW, QLD or VIC
11 - Natural Areas Field Crew x 2 & Interim Team Leader x 1, Bushland Conservation Management, Sunshine Coast *
12 - Field Crew - Natural Area Restoration, EMU, Brisbane, Logan, Locker Valley, Scenic rim, Ipswich & Redlands
13 - Team Leader Conservation, Toowoomba Regional Council, $71k, Charlton
14 - Bush Regenerators, Toolijooa, Brisbane and Moreton Bay Regions
15 - Principal Ranger, Rangelands, Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service, $133-143k, Longreach
16 - Senior Grazing Field Officer, NQ Dry Tropics, $83-105k, Townsville
17 - Grazing Field Officer, NQ Dry Tropics, $70-89k, Townsville
18 - SeaSim Aquarist x 3, Australian Institute of Marine Science, $76-86k, Townsville *
19 - Vessel Operations Manager - APS6, Torres Strait Regional Authority, $94-105k, Thursday Island
20 - Senior Ranger (Communications), Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service, $104-113k, Maroochydore *
21 - Coordinator - Rural Lands, Maranoa Regional Council, $99k, Roma *
22 - Project Officers x 2, Cape York NRM, $91k, Cairns / Cooktown / Weipa
23 - Project Officer (Pest & Weeds), Southern Gulf NRM, $84-88k, Mount Isa or within the SGNRM region
24 - Part Time Manager, Hinterland Bush Links, Sunshine Coast Hinterland *
25 - Chief Executive Officer - Desert Channels Group, Talent Nation, Longreach
26 - Lead Forester, HQPlantations, Ingham / Tolga
- top - New South Wales
27 - Senior Ecologist BAM Accredited, Water Technology, $120-140k, Geelong, Notting Hill, Wangaratta or Parramatta *
28 - Senior Botanist, Scout Ecology, Newcastle
29 - Ecologist - Technical Director or Senior, GHD, Sydney or any NSW or ACT office
30 - Graduate GIS Consultant, Niche Environmental & Heritage, NSW, QLD or VIC
31 - GIS Consultant, Niche Environmental & Heritage, NSW, QLD or VIC
32 - Bush Regenerators, Team Members, Southern Habitat, Sydney
33 - Qualified Bush Regeneration Field Officers & Advanced Team Members, Apunga Ecological Management, Sydney
34 - Field Crew - Bush Regenerators, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Various sites throughout Sydney
35 - Field Surveillance Officer, DAFF - Biosecurity Plant & Science Services, $77-84k, Sydney *
36 - Environmental Project Officer, Sydney Coastal Councils Group, Sydney
- top - Australian Capital Territory
37 - Ecologist - Technical Director or Senior, GHD, Sydney or any NSW or ACT office
- top - Victoria
38 - Senior Ecologist BAM Accredited, Water Technology, $120-140k, Geelong, Notting Hill, Wangaratta or Parramatta *
39 - Graduate GIS Consultant, Niche Environmental & Heritage, NSW, QLD or VIC
40 - GIS Consultant, Niche Environmental & Heritage, NSW, QLD or VIC
41 - Engineer (Environmental Assets), Mallee CMA, $140-150k, Mildura
42 - Bushland / Grassland Crew Member, Challis Enviro, Melton area *
43 - Bushland & Wetland Officer, City of Monash, $75k, Notting Hill
44 - Sales Account Manager, Global Green Environmental, Dingley Village *
45 - Horticulturalist, Western Plains Flora, Wildwood, Melbourne *
46 - Field Surveillance Officer, DAFF - Biosecurity Plant & Science Services, $77-84k, Melbourne *
47 - Planning Manager Gippsland, HVP Plantations, Churchill, Gippsland Region
- top - Tasmania
48 - Estuary Scientist, Derwent Estuary Program, $90-95k, Hobart *
49 - Nursery Operations & Sales Officer, The Derwent Catchment Project, Hamilton (regional Tas) *
50 - Freshwater Campaigner, Environment Tasmania, Hobart or Launceston *
51 - Manager Corporate Relations, Sustainable Timber Tasmania, $110k, Hobart
- top - South Australia
52 - Senior Research Scientist - Biological Oceanographer (Algal Bloom Research), PIRSA, $110-120k, West Beach
53 - Senior Research Scientist - Climate Change Modeller (Algal Bloom Research), PIRSA, $110-120k, West Beach
54 - Senior Research Scientist - Oceanographic Modeller (Algal Bloom Research), PIRSA, $110-120k, West Beach
55 - Coast & River Policy Planner, DEW, $88-97k, Adelaide
56 - Sharing our Shores with Coastal Wildlife Coordinator, BirdLife Australia, $84-91k, Adelaide *
- top - Northern Territory
57 - Ranger Group Facilitators - Remote Central Australia, Central Land Council, $90-103k, Alice Springs
58 - Senior Legacy Mines Remediation Officer, Dept of Mining & Energy, $130-146k, Darwin *
- top - Western Australia
59 - Ranger - Upper Murchison, DBCA, $61-75k, Cue *
60 - IPA Coordinator Balanggarra, Kimberely Land Council, $111-119k, Kununurra or Wyndham *
61 - Kija Ranger Coordinator, Kimberley Land Council, $101k, Warmun (Turkey Creek) *
62 - IPA Coordinator, Nyamba Buru Yawuru, $100-112k, Broome
63 - IPA Coordinator Nyul Nyul, Kimberley Land Council, $111-119k, Broome
64 - Coastal Engagement & Project Coordinator, Perth NRM, $81-95k, Perth *
65 - Regional Leader, Fire Management, DBCA, $105-132k, Kalgoorlie *
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Courses
66 - Cert III in Conservation & Ecosystem Management, Gain the field skills employers want - Somerville, VIC
67 - Graduate Diploma of Land & Sea Country Management, Accessible Deakin Uni courses for Indigenous students
68 - Short Course: Planning with Communities - Facilitation & Conflict Resolution, 17-19 Feb 2026, Adelaide *
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The NRMjobs Quiz
This week's theme: 'Rings'
1. What is the science of dating past events by studying annual growth rings in trees?
2. What is the nest of a ringtail possum called? (bonus: where does the word originate?).
3. What is the average size of a blue-ringed octopus (arms included)?
4. The age of a bony fish can be determined by examining the annual rings laid down in what bone-like structure in its head?
5. What is an elastrator?
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