Principal Zoologist
Core
Leading and delivering targeted and baseline fauna surveys across Western Australia bioregions to support impact assessments, compliance monitoring, and project approvals.
Role type
Senior/Principal Zoologist (Environmental Consultancy)
Builds
Technical reports, approvals documentation, and regulatory guidance for mining, infrastructure, and renewables projects.
Domain
Environmental Science / Fauna Ecology / Western Australia
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Fauna survey design and execution, regulatory compliance knowledge, technical report writing, stakeholder engagement with regulators, team mentoring, multi-taxa expertise
Preferred skills
Experience in Kimberley, Pilbara, South West, and Great Western Woodlands bioregions, large-scale camera trapping, long-term monitoring
Technologies
Camera trapping equipment, GIS (implied by survey design), regulatory frameworks
Responsibilities
Designing survey programmes meeting project and regulatory requirements, supporting impact assessments and compliance monitoring, writing technical reports for approvals, engaging with regulators, mentoring junior team members
Seniority
Senior/Principal, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities