About the role

We're looking for a Leading Hand to run a small field crew day to day. You'll report directly to our directors and be the person on the ground making the site work.

Key responsibilities

- Lead a crew of 2–4 across weed control, planting and maintenance works

- Set up and run the day — toolbox talks, task allocation, keeping the crew safe and productive

- Complete daily WHS and site documentation accurately and on time

- Mix and apply herbicides safely and correctly, and supervise those working under your licence

- Maintain vehicles, plant and equipment, and flag problems before they become breakdowns

- Represent Relic on site with clients, consultants and landholders

- Report site conditions, progress and issues back to the directors

About you

- Have solid hands-on experience in bush regeneration, revegetation or natural area management

- Hold or can obtain ChemCert/ACDC, chainsaw and first aid tickets

- Hold a Cert III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management, or equivalent experience

- Have a manual driver's licence and are confident towing and driving 4WD

- Can identify local weed species and native vegetation, and understand why the distinction matters

- Are genuinely ready to lead — comfortable directing a crew, giving feedback and setting the standard

- Are organised enough to keep documentation accurate without being chased

- Are physically fit and comfortable working in hot, wet,



steep and remote conditions

About us

Relic Ecological Restoration is an established ecological restoration and revegetation contractor working across South-East Queensland and Northern NSW. We restore degraded land — weed control, assisted regeneration, revegetation, erosion control and long-term maintenance — on projects ranging from council reserves and waterway corridors to offset sites and private landholdings. We've built a strong reputation with councils, consultants and private clients for the quality of our work on the ground and the rigour of the documentation behind it. That reputation comes from how we operate: our directors stay closely involved in every project, and we take on the volume of work we can deliver properly rather than stretching ourselves across sites we can't do justice.

Benefits

- Competitive remuneration

- Working flexibility

- A growing business with room to move — as we expand, the people who help build it are the ones we build around

- Direct line to the directors — your input shapes how sites are run and how we quote them

- Genuine training and ticket support

- Varied work on ecologically meaningful sites, not the same park every week

- All PPE, tools and vehicles provided

- A small, close-knit team with a robust culture and a shared commitment to doing the work well

📌 Leading Hand — Ecological Restoration (Brisbane)
🏢 Relic Ecological Restoration
📍 Brisbane