• Key Leadership Role
• Conservation and Biodiversity Project Management Focus
• Flexible/Hybrid - Melbourne Preferred

About The Company:

Our client is a privately owned and operated business with considerable rural holdings whose mission is to be a catalyst for change in the community, the environment and the investment landscape. With a growing portfolio of projects, they partner with reputable carbon and biodiversity advisory companies to deliver high integrity carbon and biodiversity credits alongside nature repair outcomes - including those that protect endangered native species.

Their strategy focuses on restoring and rehydrating landscapes to attract wildlife and to contribute to a positive legacy for the local and regional communities.

About the Role:

The Land & Environment Manager is a key leadership role that works alongside a team of strategy, design, finance and operational professionals in overseeing a land portfolio consisting of primarily environmental planting projects.

The role provides expert technical leadership and support on environmental, ecology and biodiversity issues, and is hands-on in executing the business strategy, including working with a team in undertaking pest, weed and fire management activities and stakeholder management.

In addition to this, the role involves origination of grant opportunities to fund conservation projects, including those that also contribute to, in part, the Group's not-for-profit conservation reserves that focus on protection of endangered species.

In order to be able to deliver in this position, candidates will preferably be based in Melbourne. The role will require regular travel to Central Victoria, South East NSW and Central NSW regions, so these locations will also be considered.

About the Person:

To be considered for this career defining opportunity, applicants will ideally possess the following key skills and attributes:

• Demonstrated hands-on project management experience in conservation, ecology and biodiversity.
• Undergraduate qualifications in environmental science or ecology.
• Experience leading and managing a portfolio of Australian land management and biodiversity projects.
• Knowledge and understanding of methodologies under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme and FullCAM Modelling.
• Experience using GIS software (ArcGIS, or similar).
• Excellent time management and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel and multitask as required.
• A desire to work in an agile, high-performance environment.

On Offer:

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding business with a versatile, positive and trusting culture. They have a strong outcome focused approach, with a collaborative attitude to get the job done. In order to attract a highly motivated and suitably qualified environmental professional, an attractive salary package will be negotiated.