An exceptional opportunity to blend cattle production with a passion for nature conservation, in one of Australia's largest privately owned conservation landscapes.

About Forever Wild:

The Forever Wild Initiative is a unique hybrid organisation working in high-value biodiversity landscapes across Queensland and Western Australia. Our model ensures landscapes are protected and managed for their biodiversity, economic, and social values.

Samphire Wild, the sustainable cattle operations company under the Forever Wild Initiative, has an opening for a Landscape Overseer based at Challa Station, Western Australia.

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About the Role:

Based within the extraordinary Western Deserts landscape, this role will help:

1. Lead the production of high-quality, ecologically sound beef across a herd of 3,000 head.
2. Support the conservation of multiple rare and threatened species.
3. Use and maintain large earth-moving equipment for landscape rehabilitation.

This full-time, ongoing role offers a strong opportunity for a capable person looking to engage in genuinely sustainable beef cattle production. If you have a rural background with a keen interest in regenerative agriculture and conservation, low-stress livestock handling (LSLH), and experience with machinery, we want you to apply.

Families welcome, this is a great place for kids to grow up.

This role is open to Australian citizens and permanent residents only.

Property Description

The role is based at Challa Station, a 200,000ha property producing high-quality beef cattle under a conservation management plan. Working with the Livestock & Operations team and wider staff, the role also helps oversee cattle and conservation operations across the full 600,000ha landscape, including the aggregated Meeline, Boodanoo and Narndee Stations (see video below).

The air-conditioned homestead is well-appointed, with a swimming pool, tennis court, and is only 60km from Mount Magnet town.

Start Date: Immediate.

Key Tasks, Duties & Responsibilities

• Overseeing cattle and land management activities, and leading staff to execute operational plans across the aggregated Challa, Meeline, Narndee and Boodanoo Stations
• Managing best practice in animal welfare and quality assurance
• Maintaining accurate records, including cattle numbers and movements, vaccinations, timesheets, and bore records
• Overseeing maintenance of fences, yards, watering points, and general infrastructure
• Operating heavy machinery, including for on-station contracts, and keeping it maintained to spec with up-to-date service records
• Supporting the science team with field monitoring, applied conservation work, landscape rehabilitation, and surveys
• Reporting and data entry using tools such as AgriWeb and Microsoft
• Leading with a focus on safety, performance, and integrity
• Representing the Forever Wild Initiative professionally

Job Requirements

Essential

• Experience working and staying safe in remote landscapes
• Able to work confidently under remote guidance, with integrity and timeliness
• Minimum three years' rural industry experience, including cattle handling
• Strong organisational skills across a busy, logistically complex environment
• Competent and experienced on motorbikes
• Moderate to high physical fitness for station work
• Able to lead and supervise a small team to a budget and timeline
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of sustainable rangeland management or applied conservation
• Current manual driver's licence
• HR licence (or able to obtain one within 6 months)
• Competent heavy machinery operator, including maintenance, with relevant tickets or the ability to obtain them

Desirable

• HC/MC Licence.
• Machinery tickets.
• Degree or diploma in agriculture (regenerative focus preferred), conservation biology, or another land management field highly regarded.

Job Benefits

• Accommodation: high-quality, air-conditioned family homestead, WiFi, power, water, gas. Also includes a swimming pool and tennis court. The Forever Wild Initiative emphasises a healthy work-life balance and couples, including with children, are most welcome to apply. Partner work opportunities exist in Mount Magnet.
• Other benefits: generous leave entitlements, professional development opportunities.
• Relocation support: up to $5000 (within Australia only).