Everyone at our Department recognises the importance of a healthy environment. The Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation - contributes to ensuring one of the world's most diverse natural environments is maintained for the health and prosperity of current and future generations. In this role, you'll play a key role in driving the protection of one of our most wonderful places.

About you

We're looking for individuals who are passionate about conservation, natural resource management and working collaboratively. To be successful in the role, you will also have:

- Ability to guide and support core programs including pest management and health check programs.
- Strong communications skills and the ability to support operational units deliver desired outcomes.
- Ability to build sustainable relationships with key stakeholders of pest management, management planning, and engagement with our First Nations partners.
- Ability to interpret and implement department policy and legislative requirements to ensure pest, firearms, restricted poisons, general biosecurity obligations and biodiversity matters are met.
- High level writing and data presentation skills to contribute to management planning and the development of key thematic strategies.
- Ability to work autonomously and within a geographically dispersed team.
- Strong initiative, problem solving and resolution skills.
- Project management fundamentals including planning, reporting and budgets in liaison with relative units.




- Mapping and data collection skills (desirable, not mandatory).
- Willingness to listen, learn and participate.
- Don't have the specific experience? Fear no more, we are open to looking for transferable skills!

Join a supportive high-performing team with a positive culture and inspiring leadership!

What's in it for you?

- Enjoy a varied and interesting work program where no two days are the same.
- Enjoy fantastic flexibility, advantages, work life balance, significant development opportunities!
- You’ll experience so much here. For most of us, it starts with our wonderful people and the rich, diverse perspectives they bring. They're dedicated, passionate and curious professionals. We're all different, and those differences are what make us great.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/701154/26 Closing Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2026

We're the Queensland government agency responsible for managing and protecting the state's environment and natural resources.

Everyone can find their place here with us. We have heaps of opportunities for those who can see themselves as fearless park rangers, tech-savvy wildlife officers, eco-rule enforcers, policy officers or even project officers; or perhaps any of the roles that support them— like admin, media and comms, finance human resources and legal— to name just a few.

No matter what preference or passion, you'll find #ACareerthatmatters #AContributionthatcounts with us.

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📌 Senior Ranger (Brisbane)
🏢 Department of Environment, Tourism, Science & Innovation
📍 Brisbane