Senior Botanist, Ecology & Environmental Approvals

ERM is looking for an experienced botanist who wants to take their career beyond traditional flora and vegetation consulting.

Based in Perth, this role offers the opportunity to remain a recognised botanical specialist while broadening your involvement in environmental impact assessment, approvals strategy, project leadership and client advisory work across some of Western Australia's major mining, energy, infrastructure and renewable energy projects.

You will have the opportunity to lead complex flora and vegetation programs, influence project design and environmental outcomes, work alongside specialists across multiple disciplines, and mentor the next generation of botanists and ecologists.

If you enjoy botany but are looking for greater variety, influence and career scope, this could be the next step.

Responsibilities

Lead the science

• Design and lead flora and vegetation surveys across Western Australia, including complex and remote field programs.
• Provide high-quality botanical identification, interpretation and technical advice.
• Lead the preparation and review of flora and vegetation assessments for environmental approvals.

Influence projects

• Bring botanical expertise into environmental impact assessments, approvals strategies and project design, helping clients understand and manage biodiversity risks.
• Work alongside ERM specialists across ecology, environmental approvals and other disciplines to solve complex environmental challenges.
• Provide trusted technical advice directly to clients and project teams.

Lead people and projects

• Manage projects from scope and proposal through to field delivery, reporting and client outcomes.
• Lead and mentor botanists and ecologists and help build technical capability within the team.
• Contribute to technical quality, innovation and continuous improvement across ERM's ecology practice.

Build your own career

• Shape a career that reflects your strengths and interests, whether that means deepening your technical specialisation or broadening into environmental assessment, approvals, project leadership and client advisory work.
• Build your client relationships and commercial experience through proposals, project delivery and the development of new opportunities.
• Work across disciplines and sectors, with opportunities to contribute to projects beyond traditional flora and vegetation consulting.

If you have the following, we want to hear from you:

• A bachelor's degree or higher in Botany, Ecology, Biological Science, Environmental Science or a related discipline.
• Strong professional experience in botany or ecology, ideally within Western Australia.
• Demonstrated experience leading flora and vegetation surveys and a strong knowledge of Western Australian flora.
• Experience preparing high-quality flora and vegetation assessments and technical reports.
• Knowledge of applicable WA environmental assessment requirements and flora and vegetation survey guidance.
• Strong technical writing, analytical and data interpretation skills.
• The ability to manage projects, priorities and client expectations.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to engage effectively with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability and willingness to undertake fieldwork in remote locations across Western Australia.
• A current Australian driver's licence.

Who We Are:

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM beliefs that include Together we Challenge, Expertise is our Superpower, and Impact Ignites us.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.