Location: Fremantle (with regional WA site travel as required)

Work Type: Permanent Full-time or Permanent Part Time

Sector: Environmental Consultancy

Why Ecoscape?

• Flexible working: Craft your working day around core hours to meet personal needs.
• Long-standing client relationships: Our panel and legacy work mean the new Principal will focus more on team development, technical and strategic work rather than new client acquisition.
• Tight-knit team culture: Regular team lunches, birthday celebrations, and a baking club. Opportunity to collaborate with professionals around GIS and landscape architecture.
• Location: Centrally located in the heart of Fremantle with excellent access to public transport and the café strip a 2-minute walk away.
• Leadership: As a mid-sized consultancy, we have a flat leadership structure with the new Principal having a true seat at the table for team direction, culture and working closely with the Directors.

Key responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Being the subject matter expert and project lead for complex surveys, monitoring and reporting.
• Project & Budget Management: Delivering projects from proposals to close out, ensuring milestones are met on time, within budget, and to the highest regulatory standards.
• Regulatory & Approvals Guidance: Navigate Western Australian and Commonwealth environmental legislation (including the EPBC Act and BC Act) to provide strategic advice to clients.
• Team Mentorship & Resourcing: Lead, mentor, and foster the professional development of field scientists and technical staff, managing workloads and promoting a strong culture of safety.
• Quality Assurance: Technical review and sign-off on detailed technical reports and GIS data outputs.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, sub-contractors, and regulatory bodies.

What you bring

• Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Environmental Science, Zoology, Ecology, Biology, or a related discipline.
• Experience: 8+ years of experience within environmental consultancy or a regulatory environment, with a strong track record operating at a Senior or Principal level in WA.
• Field & Technical Mastery: Advanced skills in either fauna survey methodologies (Zoologist) or botanical/ecological community mapping (Ecologist), combined with a solid appreciation for data integrity and GIS applications.
• Leadership Skills: Proven capability in managing field-based staff and coordinating subcontractors and third parties.
• Communication: Exceptional technical writing skills. Emotionally intelligent approach to leading teams and ensuring constructive feedback that underpins a positive culture.
• Project Management: Ability to draft winning proposals and manage project budgets.

To apply

When you are ready to take the next step in your career and lead impactful projects across Western Australia, please submit your current CV and a brief cover letter by email to mail@ecoscape.com.au, outlining your preference for the Zoologist or Ecologist pathway.