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Principal Conservation Officer
Park Services; Management & Operations; Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services & Partnerships; Flexible
Looking for an opportunity to use your skills and experience in managing invasive species to influence and improve protected area management across the State of Queensland? We are seeking someone with significant experience in program-level pest management to fill a key role with the QPWS Pest Services team to improve protected area management outcomes. This position is responsible for supervising staff, coordinating programs and providing high level technical and professional advice on ecological management, pest risk mitigation, targeted intervention and adaptive management approaches.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Primary Industry & Environment |
| Classification | PO4 |
| Workplace Location | Flexible |
| Job ad reference | QLD/681169/26 |
| Closing date | 25-Mar-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Stuart Johnson |
| Contact details | Ph: 0460 027 689 Access the National Relay Service |
This Principal Conservation Officer is responsible for leadership and coordination of pest management, including ensuring that Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships (QPWS&P) implement best practice, evidence-based pest management across all tenures. The role supervises and coordinates programs to monitor, evaluate and continually improve the implementation of pest management operations on protected areas, forest estate and marine parks throughout the state.
See Role Description for more information.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
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