Operations Project Officer - Brisbane, Australia - Talent Nation

Talent Nation

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Brisbane, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Be involved in large scale carbon sequestration projects

Frequent fieldwork and travel required
Full time permanent position

The Company

CO2 Australia is a wholly Australian-owned environmental consultancy offering a range of environmental services, including carbon emissions reduction projects, carbon and biodiversity offsets, ecological assessments, monitoring and rehabilitation, environmental approvals, and integrated land management.

The Role

CO2 Australia manages a carbon sequestration estate of nearly 30,000 ha across Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.

The Operations Project Officer will play an exciting role in assisting CO2 Australia in the delivery of on-ground revegetation and maintenance works.

The revegetation work will include seedling inspections, tree planting supervision, mapping, weed and pest control monitoring, monitoring and maintenance of the plantation estate and associated infrastructure, logistics and support for the Operations Manager.

An important element of the position is liaison and sub-contractor coordination and monitoring. Some office-based reporting and data processing will be required.

About You

With an ever-growing demand for carbon emissions reduction projects the team is now looking to bring onboard two new team members, one based in Brisbane and the other in Wagga Wagga.

You will enjoy working in a smaller organisation and rolling up your sleeves to contribute to the team and broader organisation as required.

You will also be a natural collaborator who enjoys sharing ideas and imparting knowledge. Innovative and creative thinking are also strengths of yours, as is looking for continuous improvement opportunities.

Required Skills and Proficiencies include:

Background knowledge of and previous experience in the agricultural, natural resource management or environmental industry is not compulsory but will be highly regarded.
Ability to quickly grasp and understand technical concepts, procedures, and instructions.
Experience in detailed logistics and project planning for multiple field based/operations style projects simultaneously.
Proven experience with sourcing and supervising subcontractors.
Ongoing ability to conduct field work and travel on a weekly basis including overnight stays (minimum of 3 nights per week Monday to Friday) and occasional longer periods.
Recent experience working autonomously and occasionally in remote locations including demonstrated understanding of safe field and operational work, JSA's and working with chemicals.
Undertake broadacre and spot spraying operations and be accredited or willing to obtain accreditation.
Ability to care and safely operate, (including changing tyres) of fourwheeldrive and utility terrain vehicles.
Ability to undertake minor maintenance repairs including fencing type works.
Prior experience and or interest to undertake accreditation to fly unmanned aerial vehicles.
Operate geographical positioning systems or can quickly learn these skills.

Rewards and Culture

CO2 Australia's team is united in their dedication to all things environment and bring passion, knowledge, and innovation in equal measure.

You will find a culture where people share knowledge, where there is a focus on work life balance and colleagues are all willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute to whatever needs doing.

You'll also have a unique opportunity to experience terrain across Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and be mentored by some brilliant people.

CO2 Australia also fosters a culture of innovation where ideas are heard and put into action.

Training in the use of the CO2 Australia geographical positioning system and the CO2 Australia quality assurance procedures.
Provision of a work vehicle which allows for an agreed degree of private use.
Tools of trade: the Operations Project Officer position will be supplied with a laptop computer, work tools, work apparel and a mobile phone.

How to Apply
To be eligible to apply, you must have unrestricted rights to work in Australia.