Environmental Officer

Company Description

About Us
At the City of Stirling, we’re proud to be WA’s largest local government, serving over 243,000 residents with more than 200 community-focused services. With a workforce of 1,500, we’re committed to building an inclusive, capable and future-ready organisation. We invest in our people, embrace innovation, and offer a workplace where flexibility, wellbeing and growth are more than just words – they’re how we work.

Job Description

Why You’ll Love This Role

This is a project-focused role for someone who enjoys turning evidence into practical action. You will help develop the City’s Wetlands Action Plan by bringing together existing information, checking what is happening on the ground, and identifying clear priorities for future wetland management. Working with internal teams and other stakeholders as needed, you will help build a useful, evidence-based plan that supports better outcomes for the City’s wetlands.  This role is part time (3 days a week).

What You’ll Be Doing

• Help develop the City’s Wetlands Action Plan from evidence through to practical actions
• Bring together existing wetland information, strategies, reports and spatial data to build a clear picture of current knowledge
• Undertake field verification to test and strengthen desktop findings, including wetland values, condition, pressures and management needs
• Work with internal teams and other stakeholders as needed to understand issues, opportunities and practical management options
• Develop a clear, usable list of recommended actions for wetlands across the City
• Prepare a prioritisation matrix using principles developed through the broader project
• Apply wetland ecology, ecological assessment and environmental planning knowledge to support sound recommendations
• Prepare clear project documentation that supports future implementation and decision-making

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Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

You’ll be a good fit if you enjoy working across both the detail and the bigger picture, combining ecological knowledge, analysis and practical planning to deliver clear outcomes. You’ll ideally bring:

• Tertiary qualification in an environmental related discipline
• Knowledge or experience in wetland ecology, ecological assessment or environmental planning
• Ability to interpret environmental information and turn it into practical actions and priorities
• Confidence working across desktop analysis and field-based assessment or site verification
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear actions, summaries and planning documents
• Confidence engaging with community members, stakeholders and internal teams to gather input, understand different perspectives and test recommendations
• Good project coordination skills and a focus on delivering useful, outcome-focused work
• Current C Class driver’s licence.

Additional Information

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Work Your Way – Flexible hours and free parking
• Rewarding You – Boosted super and extra leave
• Feel Your Best – Free gym discounts and wellness perks

https://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/city-and-council/careers

Ready to Make a Real Impact?

If you’re motivated by practical environmental planning and want to help turn wetland knowledge into clear actions, we’d love to hear from you. Join us to help develop a Wetlands Action Plan that will guide future decision-making and support better outcomes for the City of Stirling’s wetlands.

Additional Information

Questions? Reach out to Gabriela Eiris on (08) 9205 7160
Applications close: 1 September 2026 (We may begin interviews before the closing date, so don’t wait!)

The City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.