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Shape Your World
At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.
This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.
About the Role
Alcoa's WA Mining operations manage the largest rehabilitation estate globally, spanning 24,000 hectares with areas ranging from newly rehabilitated to over 50 years old. Due to this immense scale and complexity, we are excited to announce a unique and exciting opportunity for a Spatial Ecologist to pioneer industry-leading rehabilitation monitoring programs for the Northern Jarrah Forest.
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Spatial Ecologist to join our team, reporting to the Rehabilitation Monitoring Superintendent. This pivotal role is responsible for the strategic design, execution, and compliance oversight of spatial data and systems crucial to Alcoa's rehabilitation monitoring program. You will be instrumental in demonstrating rehabilitation performance against Completion Criteria for our WA Mining Rehabilitation Estate and providing essential evidence for the handback of rehabilitated land to the State.
This role will be offered on a family-friendly Monday to Friday roster with a paid leisure day off every 4 weeks, allowing you more time doing the things you love. You will be based predominantly at the WA Mining Hub, with ad hoc site travel to both our Huntly and Willowdale Mine sites as required. There will be some flexibility to work from home, and our standard hours of operation are 7:30 am – 3:30 pm – but these are flexible to ensure you are able to balance your work and life commitments.
Key responsibilities will include:
Lead the design and implementation of advanced spatial monitoring standards and methodologies for assessing rehabilitation outcomes.
Drive the development of cutting-edge, automated spatial analysis software integrating diverse remote sensing data.
Manage remote sensing survey data collection, QA/QC, geospatial data collation, and database uploads.
Compile and analyse spatial and non-spatial environmental data to assess rehabilitation performance against Completion Criteria.
Conduct ecological field surveys to gather essential data and corroborate remote sensing approaches
Oversee the design and ongoing management of WA Mining's Rehabilitation Database, providing expert technical advice in spatial ecology
What's on offer
Flexible hybrid working options available.
Employee growth and development opportunities.
Parental leave support for all caregivers.
One Paid Leisure day off every 4 weeks.
Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.
Employee assistance program for personal support services.
One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.
What you can bring to the role
A bachelor's degree in environmental science, Botany, Ecology, or Spatial Sciences.
Proven experience working with spatial data, with considerable knowledge and understanding of flora and/or fauna assessments, preferably in WA Jarrah Forest or closed forest canopy ecosystems.
Demonstrated experience using remote sensing techniques and technologies, with a strong understanding of data collection methods (e.g., UAVs, Satellites, manned aircraft).
High level of experience with Esri's ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Pro.
Experience with database management and/or SQL.
Strong project coordination, management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Additional information
Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.
You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.
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About the Location
Huntly is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Established in 1976 and located east of North Dandalup in WA, it is the world's second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery. Bauxite ore from Alcoa's Huntly and Willowdale mines helps to produce almost half of Australia's alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia's aluminium. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed.
We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!
Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.
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