• Pilbara Residential Based or Perth Based (FIFO/DIDO)
• Rare Leadership Opportunity
• Award Winning Environmental Consultancy

This is not a volume role it’s a career-defining opportunity for a Senior Botanist who genuinely understands the Pilbara. The Pilbara is one of Australia’s most botanically distinctive landscapes, home to ancient landforms, globally significant biodiversity, and plant communities found nowhere else on Earth, offering unparalleled opportunities for meaningful ecological work.

A highly regarded, award-winning Environmental Consultancy is seeking to engage with an experienced Senior Botanist to lead botanical programs across one of Australia’s most ecologically significant regions. Headquartered in the Pilbara, this organisation is deeply embedded in the region and recognised for delivering high-quality outcomes without compromising its people or values.

If you are tired of being just another name on an organisational chart, this role offers real influence, technical autonomy and long-term progression.

Why this role stands out

• True seniority, lead botanical programs, not just field days
• Pilbara-based decision making and understanding, no distant head office
• Unique flexible work model, balance office, field and home-based work
• Boutique environment, your expertise genuinely matters
• Career growth and development as the business expands

The work you’ll lead

• Leading and mentoring botanical field teams across the Pilbara
• Delivering high-quality botanical surveys and assessments
• Writing, reviewing and signing off botanical reports
• Managing complex botanical datasets
• Providing GIS input for desktop and field-based studies

This role is for you if you have:

• 4+ years professional botanical experience (essential)
• Strong Pilbara field experience (essential)
• Proven leadership capability in the field
• Advanced botanical report writing skills
• Working knowledge of GIS

Highly desirable:

• Advanced QGIS capability
• Strong taxonomic expertise

What’s on offer

• Competitive remuneration aligned to experience
• Flexible hours and work-from-home options
• Professional development and career progression
• A senior position in a respected, growing ecological consultancy

Why this is a rare opportunity

Senior botanists with deep Pilbara experience are scarce. Roles that offer technical respect, flexibility and long-term career growth are even rarer.

If you are looking for work that challenges you, values your expertise and allows you to make a lasting impact in the Pilbara this role deserves your attention.