- Casual (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)
- Project Officer Level 7-9, ($50-52 per hour including 25% casual loading). Exclusive of superannuation paid as per superannuation guarantee levy
The TEER Program Skipper will be a part of a team responsible for supporting delivery of the Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers (TEER) long-term environmental monitoring programs. The successful applicant will have experience skippering, operating, and working on and around small vessels and the ability to work collaboratively on a vessel and within a team.
The successful applicant will have:
- A current domestic commercial vessel certificate of competency (e.g. Coxswain NC 3 or higher)
- Experience operating a vessel in freshwater, estuarine and/or marine environment
- Ability to work flexible hours to align with tides, monitoring schedules, and field conditions
- Proven capability to safely hold the vessel steady against wind, river currents, and tides while TEER Program staff deploy monitoring equipment, collect water samples, or log water quality data
- Demonstrated capacity to undertake physically demanding fieldwork sometimes in challenging outdoor conditions
- Knowledge of freshwater, estuarine or coastal ecosystems
- First Aid Certificate
- Current unrestricted Australian C-Class driver licence
To apply, please provide a Short Form Application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Selection Criteria and, a copy of your current Resumé/CV (maximum four pages).
For queries, please contact NRM North on 03 6333 7777 or via email on hr@nrmnorth.org.au
Applications must be submitted to NRM North no later than 5pm Sunday 1 November 2026.