Operations Manager

Location: Perth, WA, Whadjuk Country

Status: Full-time

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, strategic and dynamic Operations Manager to join our team and work with us as we lead a new era of conservation action through integrated, science-based planning for ecological restoration, regenerative agriculture, and climate change adaptation.

About us 

Join us to help create healthy, productive landscapes where people and nature can thrive.

Greening Australia is a proudly independent environmental enterprise committed to restoring Australia’s diverse landscapes and protecting biodiversity in ways that benefit communities, economies and nature. With projects spanning the breadth of the country, we apply a science-led, collaborative approach to deliver nature-based solutions addressing the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

Our organisation is made up of more than 150 knowledgeable and passionate employees across Australia, creating a measurable and lasting impact on Australia’s unique environment. We believe that people thrive when nature thrives, and we work to translate this shared value into practice.

Watch our latest Impact video below to learn more about some of our recent work.

About the role

This role represents an outstanding opportunity to join Greening Australia focusing on Australia’s greatest environmental challenges. You will play a key part in contributing to our goals through leading local state operational teams in developing and securing local business as well as planning and delivering projects.

Key Activities:

• Delivery of revegetation/restoration/environmental management contracts and ensuring the safe delivery of high-quality projects on time and on budget
• Collaboratively provide regional leadership in the development and implementation of landscape restoration projects.
• Manage monitoring and evaluation programs to determine performance of on-ground works.
• Effective leadership to the local operations team and partners.
• Seek, establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders in order to pursue business development opportunities.
• Work collaboratively in developing funding proposals for government, philanthropic foundations, corporate entities and individual donors.

About you

The Essentials:

 Proven significant experience in operations management within the resource, construction, civil or associated industry.

• Well-developed risk management, financial and commercial acumen.
• Demonstrated experience in project management including financial tracking and reporting, scope management and delivering project budgets.
• Experience in planning, managing and leading multiple teams, ensuring safety management, quality compliance, resource efficiency and reporting requirements.
• Significant experience in contractor management and procurement processes.
• Strong experience mentoring and developing people capability, fostering business growth and operational excellence.
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across all management levels.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with experience in liaison with clients and partners, including the mining and infrastructure sectors, local and state government and relevant consultants/researchers.
• Willing to work in remote areas for both short and extended periods away from home.

 The Nice to Haves:

• A developed technical understanding in a related area (e.g., Horticulture, Ecology, Botany, Soil Science).
• Landscape/Civil Construction and/or Agricultural Operations experience.
• Tertiary/Degree Qualifications in Leadership and Business Management.

What We Offer

• Flexible approach to work with options for adjusting start and finish times
• Opportunities for learning and development and internal career progression
• Stop. Breath. Think. – No Meetings Fridays
• Wellbeing Days & Greening Australia’s Big Day Off
• 11.75% Super
• Employee Assistance Program

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining why you’re the perfect fit for this role via Seek

Applications close: 5:00PM AEDT Sunday 28^th May 2023.

If you’d like to know more or if you would like to request a copy of the PD please contact Teri Ball People and Culture Advisor [email protected]

Greening Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment and welcome and encourage applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates of any nationality, age, background, disability and gender identity to apply