Junior Biodiversity Officer

Junior Biodiversity Officer – Parkville, VIC

Full Time, Permanent – Monday – Friday – 06:40am – 3:10pm

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

• A paid rostered day off each month
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Employee assistance programs for wellbeing and mental health
• Comprehensive training in ecological restoration techniques
• Flexible working options and job stability in a government-backed role

Make an impact at Serco

As a Junior Biodiversity Officer, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and managing biodiversity sites across Melbourne’s parks and gardens. In this hands-on outdoor role, you will contribute to ecological restoration and conservation efforts, ensuring these spaces thrive for residents and visitors alike. This position requires a passion for native plants and ecosystems, along with the physical ability to perform daily fieldwork in varying weather conditions.

As a Junior Biodiversity Officer in the Parks and Gardens team, you’ll make a positive impact by:

• Maintaining biodiversity sites through herbicide application, hand weeding, brush-cutting, and woody weed removal
• Identifying native and weed species to support ecological restoration projects
• Promoting ecosystem longevity through habitat creation and regeneration processes
• Managing vehicles and equipment, ensuring they meet safety and maintenance standards
• Liaising with stakeholders and assisting with the procurement and delivery of supplies

Serco is a place for you

You are passionate about the environment and enjoy working outdoors. You thrive in collaborative settings and have the skills to contribute effectively to ecological restoration projects. Your attention to detail and commitment to safety will ensure you make a meaningful impact on Melbourne’s natural spaces.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• Minimum AQF 5 (Diploma) Qualifications in Conservation and Land Management, Environmental Science, Horticulture or similar
• Chem Cert (Desirable)
• Current Driver’s Licence
• Working with Childrens Check (Or Willingness to obtain)
• Knowledge of native and indigenous plants, as well as weed species
• Demonstrated experience in conservation, land management, or similar roles
• Understanding of ecological restoration principles and techniques
• Practical experience with brush-cutters, augers, and pesticide application

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. If you like the look of the role, we’d love to hear from you.

As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco’s services span across the areas of justice, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility. In joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals.

Please note:

This position carries trust and responsibility. To support this, a comprehensive probity assessment, including a Federal Police Check, is a key part of the selection process for this role.

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, maritime, justice, and community services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans, and people with disability. By joining Serco, you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco.