About Astron

Astron is one of Australia’s longest established environmental consultancies with over 30 years’ continuous experience in Western Australia. We provide a comprehensive range of environmental services to clients in the mining, energy, infrastructure, government and utilities sectors. We employ more than 75 professional environmental staff based out of offices in Perth and Margaret River.

With key service areas as Biodiversity, Geospatial, Rehabilitation and Weed Management, we pride ourselves on being a well-rounded and knowledgeable team with significant on-ground, technical experience.

The Team

• We are high-performing and quality focused. Attention to detail is our thing and we take pride in what we do!
• The health, safety and wellbeing of our staff are our key priorities. Our strong safety culture is one built from years of experience working in the mining and resources sector promoting strong communication, support and respect for our workmates.
• We have an incredible support network in place: our team works harmoniously and helps each other out. We also collaborate with in-house Data Scientists, GIS Analysts and Remote Sensing Analysts to get specialist advice and do our job well. Each of our projects is run by a dedicated Project Coordinator – they take care of the logistics so you can focus on the science!
• We provide ongoing relevant in-house training both in the field and office, as well as a professional development fund. We also have one of the largest private in-house herbariums in WA and a customized lab for flora specimen identifications (not to mention an in-house Senior Taxonomist).
• We’ve been doing this for a long time and have built a very strong reputation. You’ll be joining a highly regarded team with a huge amount of botany experience in WA. 
• The life of an Astron Botanist is great – we do a lot of work with Traditional Owners on country, we have been involved in offshore/ island work for decades, and it’s not uncommon to get to our survey areas by helicopter or boat!
• You’ll benefit from our generous company time off policy but we’ll also make sure your home/office balance is fair so that you can spend time at home doing as you wish, but also have the opportunity to gain necessary office skills.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Botanist to join our team. If you are seeking a change or would like to take the next step in your career, we will invest in your development with diverse opportunities and a great team environment. In this full-time role, you will work as a lead on your projects, as well as help team-mates with other projects, spanning traditional baseline flora and vegetation surveys and monitoring scopes. You can put your existing skills to use and grow in other areas as you work alongside our highly regarded and knowledgeable team. 

This is a field-active role; however, we will work with you to ensure you have time to do all the office-related parts of your projects. You will be expected to apply critical thinking to your projects, strive for the utmost quality, assist with specimen identifications and prepare thorough and robust technical reports. 

To be considered for this role, you must meet these essential criteria:

• A degree in botany, environmental science or similar field
• Extensive field experience in a professional context
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong focus on health and safety
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• 4WD experience 
• An Australian C-class manual driver’s licence
• Current Provide First Aid certificate (or willing to obtain)
• White Card (or willing to obtain)
• Consulting experience (desirable)

Why Join Astron?

We are a carbon neutral company and believe in actively trying to make a difference.  Astron strives to help businesses and communities facilitate change as we accelerate towards a nature positive future.  We embrace new and innovative ways of helping to manage our environment and we like our people contributing ideas to achieve our goals.

Astron recognises the importance of a healthy work/life balance. We offer a competitive salary and provide flexible working arrangements. Employees have access to our company time off benefit (CTOB) system which allows for flexibility in work hours and more time for you to rest/recharge/play outside of work.

We understand that our staff are our greatest assets. To help our team members realise and maximise their potential, Astron provides strong support (technical and wellbeing), professional development opportunities   (annual PD allowance) and ongoing in-house training to ensure your continued professional growth. 

Further to this, our senior leadership group is always available for a chat and Astron offers access to a 24/7 employee assistance program for its staff and their families.

Astron has an inclusive culture and celebrates its diversity on multiple fronts. We invite applications from people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as well as people from diverse ages, abilities, gender and sexuality.