About this role
<p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Senior Revegetation Specialist – Permanent Full Time – Perth CBD</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Play a key role in shaping revegetation outcomes that support Western Power’s environmental commitments and the Clean Energy Link (CEL) program.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As a Senior Revegetation Specialist, you’ll lead the development and oversight of revegetation strategies across a portfolio of offset sites. Operating at a program level, you’ll provide technical leadership and governance across planning, delivery and performance, ensuring revegetation programs are consistent, compliant and achieving long-term ecological outcomes.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Working across multiple sites at different stages, you’ll play a critical role in risk management, problem solving and stakeholder engagement—helping ensure programs stay on track and deliver to expectations.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Your Role in Action </strong> </span></p> <ul> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lead the development and ongoing optimisation of revegetation programs across a portfolio of sites.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Provide technical leadership across revegetation design, methodologies and standards.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Oversee contractor delivery, monitoring and performance, ensuring works are completed safely, consistently and in line with agreed quality, compliance and ecological outcome requirements.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lead monitoring, analysis and adaptive management to identify emerging risks, drive timely remediation and improve ecological outcomes.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Prepare and review compliance and regulatory reporting, ensuring monitoring results, risks, corrective actions and remediation progress are clearly documented and communicated.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Provide technical input into environmental referrals, approvals and stakeholder engagement.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, regulators and external stakeholders.</span></li> </ul> <p style="color:black"> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>What Makes You a Great Fit</strong> </span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bachelor’s Degree in environmental science, ecology, natural resource management, conservation and land management or related discipline.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Demonstrated experience delivering/managing native revegetation/rehabilitation programs, including planning, site preparation, direct seeding/planting and maintenance.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience implementing and assessing revegetation performance monitoring (e.g., photo points, survival/cover, weed metrics) and applying adaptive management.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including setting contractor expectations, reviewing performance, resolving delivery issues and engaging landholders and internal delivery teams.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Knowledge of WA environmental offset guidance and/or regulator expectations for rehabilitation, monitoring, risk management, remediation and offset reporting.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to plan and undertake fieldwork safely, including risk assessment and working in remote/variable conditions as required.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Proven ability to manage multiple sites and priorities, work autonomously and maintain accurate documentation.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience developing scopes of work, supervising contractors, verifying quality/completion of field works and following through on corrective actions where performance or compliance issues are identified.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sound knowledge of local native flora and restoration practices, including seed collection/provenance, nursery stock considerations, weed management and soil/erosion control.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Valid WA Driver’s Licence Class ‘C’ (or equivalent).</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: </span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression. </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation. </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Applications</strong> <strong>close on 7 July 2026</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a <a style="color:black" title="https://work180.com/app/en-au/for-women/employer/western-power" href="https://work180.com/app/en-au/for-women/employer/western-power">WORK180</a>-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our <a style="color:black" title="https://www.westernpower.com.au/about/what-we-do/reconciliation-action-plan/?_sqt=reconcilation%20action%20plan" href="https://www.westernpower.com.au/about/what-we-do/reconciliation-action-plan/?_sqt=reconcilation%20action%20plan">Reconciliation Action Plan</a> and <a style="color:black" title="https://www.westernpower.com.au/accessibility/" href="https://www.westernpower.com.au/accessibility/">Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.</a> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Learn more about Western Power here: </strong><a style="color:black" href="https://www.westernpower.com.au/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">About (westernpower.com.au)</a> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Find out how we’re building A Network for Life:</strong> <a style="color:black" href="https://www.westernpower.com.au/resources-education/our-network-the-grid/a-network-for-life/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A network for life (westernpower.com.au)</a> </span></p><div></div>