Join the Adventure! At Scout we’re on a mission to change the way the world values biodiversity.

Join our small highly specialised team who measure biodiversity through adventure.

Grow your career by working on large complex reserve-scale vegetation mapping and strategic biodiversity offset delivery projects across every corner of NSW.

You’ll be part of a fun crew who love using cutting-edge tech to explore wild landscapes and are not afraid to camp, hike and extract the occasional leech.

Your adventurous career:

We have a rare opportunity for a Senior Botanist to join our Newcastle team.

Our experienced and slight quirky team can assemble a swag in record time, know where to find the best coffee west of Bourke and believe biodiversity deserves more than box-ticking. Every project we work on is grounded in science and delivered with integrity.

At Scout, you’ll work on projects from start to finish - from field to final report. That means getting out into rainforests, deserts, wetlands, grasslands - wherever biodiversity calls.

When you're not in the field, you’re working in our sunny Newcastle HQ, just a stone’s throw from the beach.

Are you our next Scout?

• You’re curious, self-driven, and passionate about botany and landscapes
• 5+ years field experience with strong botanical expertise in NSW vegetation classification and mapping
• Degree in botany, ecology or environmental science (or similar)
• You lead botanical teams in the field, writing and reviewing reports
• GIS savvy and able to analyse complex spatial and technical datasets
• Accredited to apply the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM)
• The outdoors is your happy place, keen to camp, scale steep terrain, traverse creeks, and work in remote and rugged locations
• You nerd out over reading landscapes, interpreting ecological patterns and identifying plant communities

We’re offering:

• Work that makes a difference
• Strategic projects that push your skills and thinking
• A small, expert team that has your back and values your voice
• Explore wild places - we go where others don’t
• A culture that balances focus and fun - a lunchtime surf can solve most things
• Regular team-building activities like hiking, canyoning and sailing
• Annual performance-based bonuses/profit sharing
• Competitive salary package

And we don’t explore the same site twice - which means your experience is supercharged at Scout.