Live senior ecologist roles in New South Wales, from 6 employers, updated daily.
Latest senior ecologist jobs
EMM Consulting Pty Limited
Are you an experienced BAM Accredited Ecologist looking for an opportunity to shape the strategic direction of ecology solutions and biodiversity offset policy? Are you passionate creating opportunities for threatened…
ERM
ERM, the world’s leading sustainability consultancy, is seeking Ecologist/Senior Ecologists to join our Newcastle or Sydney team. This is your chance to contribute to high-profile projects and collaborate with industr…
ERM
ERM, the world’s leading sustainability consultancy, is seeking Ecologist/Senior Ecologists to join our Newcastle or Sydney team. This is your chance to contribute to high-profile projects and collaborate with industr…
ERM
ERM, the world’s leading sustainability consultancy, is seeking Ecologist/Senior Ecologists to join our Newcastle or Sydney team. This is your chance to contribute to high-profile projects and collaborate with industr…
WSP
Description What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of you…
Kleinfelder Australia
Job Description Senior Ecologist – BAM Accredited (Newcastle, NSW) As our ecology practice continues to grow across New South Wales, we are looking for a talented and driven Senior Ecologist to join our NSW team and t…
WSP
Description What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of you…
Biosis
About the role Biosis Australia is growing, and we’d love you to be part of it! We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Ecologist – Major Projects to join our Ecology team at one of our NSW offices, includin…
Umwelt
One of Australia’s largest employee-owned environmental consultancies Fun, collaborative team with diverse ecology projects and a vibrant company culture Flexible work arrangements and excellent employee benefits Abou…
Umwelt
One of Australia’s largest employee-owned environmental consultancies Industry Leading Ecology Team Additional Benefit of #ME Days (Paid Wellbeing Days) About Umwelt At Umwelt Australia, our purpose is to enable chang…
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Estimated employment
Estimated people employed as Environmental Scientists in New South Wales, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.
| Month | People employed |
|---|---|
| September 2021 | 9,422 |
| September 2022 | 9,347 |
| September 2023 | 9,133 |
| September 2024 | 9,154 |
| September 2025 | 8,357 |
| September 2026 | 8,379 |
| SA4 region | People employed, September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Newcastle and Lake Macquarie | 1,008 |
| Illawarra | 796 |
| Sydney - City and Inner South | 659 |
| Sydney - Northern Beaches | 648 |
| Sydney - Sutherland | 587 |
Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
Environmental Scientists
No national shortage (Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List).
Employment is projected to grow 16.6% nationally, to 36,769 by May 2035 (Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections).
Jobs and Skills Australia rates occupations nationally each year; projections are model estimates.
Jobs and Skills Australia: Recent trends in displaced workers
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List, CC BY 4.0.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Employment Projections, May 2025 to May 2035, CC BY 4.0. Projections are model estimates.
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