An exciting opportunity waits for a motivated and experienced leader to join the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) as a OO6 Ranger in Charge.
QPWS is seeking a highly capable and motivated person to lead the delivery of key conservation and community-focused initiatives across the Sunshine Coast Area, all while staying hands-on with core ranger responsibilities.

In this unique role, you'll work alongside the Senior Ranger to deliver positive outcomes in the diverse protected areas of the Sunshine Coast.
You will lead a ranger team and contribute to essential on-ground operations — including fire, pest and visitor management delivering solid conservation management outcomes.

Job details

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.

We are seeking an experienced and capable leader with a proven ability to manage and support a team effectively.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:
-  Strong staff management and leadership skills, with a focus on fostering a positive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.
-  A commitment to mentoring, training, and developing team members, ensuring they are supported to achieve their best.
-  Exceptional communication skills, enabling clear direction, effective team coordination, and productive engagement with stakeholders and other agencies.
-  Well-developed financial management skills, including the ability to achieve operational goals within budget and meet all reporting requirements.

As Ranger in Charge, you will lead your team in delivering key natural resource management programs, including fire and pest management, capital works delivery and asset maintenance programs. You will also be responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of your team, park visitors, and the effective management of compliance activities.

Fire management is a high priority in this role due to the proximity of large urban and peri-urban interface areas. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a high level of planning, stakeholder engagement, and operational oversight to assist with and deliver complex burn programs in these areas. A reasonable level of physical fitness is required to undertake and supervise core field duties.

You'll experience so much here at DETSI. 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.

We encourage you to find out more about this role by contacting the contact officer and further information can be located in the role description.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/689001/26

Closing Date: Monday, 01 June 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• 689001 26 Role Description v1 (Word, 619KB)