Senior Bushfire Consultant
Core
Assess bushfire hazards, analyze fire behavior, and provide mitigation recommendations for developments and infrastructure, particularly Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.
Role type
Senior Bushfire Consultant (IC)
Builds
Bushfire Assessment Reports (BARs), Bushfire Management Statements, Bushfire Emergency Management Plans, and spatial constraint maps.
Domain
Environmental consulting / Fire safety engineering / Urban planning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Bushfire hazard assessment, BAL assessment (AS 3959), fire behavior analysis, site inspections, GIS spatial mapping, technical report writing, stakeholder liaison
Preferred skills
Asset Protection Zones (APZ) planning, hazard reduction burning, land management, ecology and vegetation classification
Technologies
ArcGIS, QGIS, Nearmap, GPS
Responsibilities
Assess bushfire hazards affecting developments and infrastructure; Analyze bushfire behaviour, fire science, vegetation types, fuel loads, slope, topography, and weather influences; Conduct site inspections and field assessments; Undertake Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessments; Provide recommendations on bushfire construction requirements and mitigation measures; Prepare Bushfire Assessment Reports and Emergency Management Plans; Liaise with councils, NSW Rural Fire Service, planners, and other stakeholders; Produce bushfire constraint maps and supporting technical documentation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC