Your opportunity to enhance the quality and influence the protection of Lake Macquarie’s ecological communities.

• Greater workplace flexibility – 9-day fortnight
• Turn Lake Mac’s beautiful nature corridor into your office space.
• Make a genuine contribution to the restoration and maintenance of natural ecosystems

Let’s explore the job

Our Natural Area Projects team have permanent and term contract opportunities for people who are passionate about our environment to join our team. These operational roles will see you performing bush regeneration, revegetation restoration works, fire mitigation and APZ works to advance and protect our natural environment.

You will work within our reputable City Presentation Department and join a progressive team who live their passion and purpose every day.

Your key focus areas are;

• Perform manual tasks contributing to bush regeneration and/or fire mitigation on project sites, as directed, including, but not limited to, digging, planting, mulching, and removal of waste
• Assist in the implementation of integrated weed control techniques, including mechanical removal and chemical application
• Provide vegetation management support as directed
• Work with maximum efficiency in nominated natural areas to restore degraded vegetation and other site values
• Participate in team meetings as required, and in work groups with other staff and volunteers

Read the position statement and learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Let’s hear about you

Our ideal candidates have an undeniable passion for the rehabilitation and management of our natural environment. You have experience in land management activities and you encompass a strong safety culture. You are known for your motivation and ability to carry out best practice ecological management and restoration works to achieve sustainable, diverse and characteristic natural ecosystems.

What you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in practical conservation and land management activities
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and as a team member, and demonstrated high level of performance in previous positions
• Good oral communication skills, and experience communicating with concerned stakeholders
• Demonstrated commitment to, and understanding of, the role of community in natural area management
• Current Class C Manual Drivers Licence

Let’s reveal the perks

• Competitive salary from $56,328 - $65,462 a year plus industry-leading 12 per cent superannuation
• Commencing salary set in line with skills and experience with annual reviews available to support movement through the salary range
• Career development opportunities
• We value your health and wellbeing and offer generous discounted gym memberships through our corporate fitness program, connect with colleagues through our social club, be inspired by regular wellbeing initiatives, annual flu vaccinations, and confidential support via our employee assistance (EAP) program.
• We are committed to being an employer of choice. We will do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety. We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.
• Shape Lake Mac and be involved in a diverse range of projects including – rehabilitation works, biodiversity works, and weed eradication
• along with many other perks that come from choosing Lake Mac!

Choose the Lake Mac way

We know it is our people that will shape the future of our city. That’s why we’re passionate about providing a workplace that empowers our staff to be creative, innovative and bold. When you join the team at Lake Macquarie City Council, you’re joining a group of people with a commitment to make our city even better. We’re proud of our city and the work we do, and we know you will be too.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We believe that a diverse network of employees, which truly reflects the people it serves and represents, is best equipped to understand and meet the needs of our community.  We welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, refugees and people with disability. We understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our Council.