Is this your new career?

MinRes can offer you!

• Lead biodiversity and fauna management in the rugged and beautiful Pilbara at MinRes, driving compliance through best practice to deliver outstanding environmental stewardship.
• Our employee benefits give you access to deals, discounts, and support that help you unlock the important things in life – Health, Family, Recreation and Your Future with MinRes.
• We invest in your career, with a focus on leadership, upskilling, training and development programs.

The Opportunity

As Senior Biodiversity Advisor, you will provide specialist guidance and leadership in biodiversity, ecology, and fauna management across Mineral Resources' Pilbara operations. This key role involves ensuring compliance with regulatory commitments  while coordinating on-ground biodiversity and environmental management programmes. As a technical authority, you will support team capability development and champion best practice standards and innovation in environmental stewardship and biodiversity protection across all our operations.

This role will report directly to our Principal Biodiversity, and you will be on a regular 8/6 roster, FIFO from Perth.

 Key responsibilities:

• Oversee the implementation of site biodiversity management plans, fauna and other ecological monitoring activities, and rehabilitation assessments.
• Manage and conduct fauna handling activities in accordance with approvals, licences, and regulatory requirements, including relocation and translocation where required.
• Undertake or support monitoring programs for Northern Quoll, Pilbara Olive Python, Ghost Bat, Pilbara Leaf-Nose Bat, Bilby and other species of conservation significance. 
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting to regulators and internal stakeholders, including assisting with the preparation of environmental compliance reports and management of biodiversity data.
• Develop and implement site-specific biodiversity management plans and fauna interaction protocols.
• Develop and deliver training programs for site staff on fauna interaction, biodiversity awareness, and environmental compliance.
• Mentor and support environmental advisors to build technical capacity across biodiversity and environmental management disciplines.
• Engage with Traditional Owners, local communities, and environmental organisations to foster collaborative biodiversity outcomes.
• Support and assist with environmental research programs being undertaken on MinRes sites.

 What is required?

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Zoology or equivalent (postgraduate degree strongly desirable).
• Extensive experience (6+ years) in biodiversity, ecology, or environmental management (preferably in the environmental consulting or mining/resources sectors).
• Extensive experience in handling and releasing/relocating native fauna, including Threatened fauna
• Strong working knowledge of WA environmental legislation and wildlife licensing requirements (ideally having previously held and reported under WA wildlife licenses).
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of data management, analysis, and presentation.
• Strong experience in scheduling, coordinating and executing field work programs, including safety leadership and subcontractor management. 
• Team leadership and previous mentoring experience.
• A passion for science and an interest in innovation

About Mineral Resources

MinRes is a leading diversified resources company with extensive operations in iron ore, lithium, energy, and mining services across Western Australia. Our commitment to innovation and our people has made MinRes one of the ASX’s best‑performing companies since listing in 2006.