Systems Pest Management Pty Ltd's logo

Applied Ecologist / Integrated Pest Management Technician

Systems Pest Management Pty Ltd

Systems Pest Management Pty Ltd has been providing Low Hazard and Non-Chemical Solutions in urban pest management since 1983.

Our small, enthusiastic team is dedicated to providing the least hazardous and most effective pest management solutions to our residential and commercial clients.

We have a core commitment to maintain and improve environmental sustainability and social integrity.

We love the environment and everything that lives in it, and we empower our clients to make decisions to lower the chemical load on their local ecosystem. We are dynamic, forward-thinking, independent, and evidence based.

We work with academics and field-working scientists to continually learn about the life-forms of the greater Sydney region and have even written a book about termites and the built environment.

We are looking to employ an Applied Ecologist / Integrated Pest Management Practitioner to join our small team. Someone who is fit, agile, willing to explore all parts of buildings and the grounds surrounding them, in search of termites, cockroaches, ants, rodents, etc. and the conditions under which they proliferate.

The successful candidate will be able drive to their jobs around the Sydney metropolitan area, have excellent communication and customer service skills, including being highly proficient in the English language, record findings and actions on site and produce detailed reports including non-chemical recommendations.

Don’t worry if you don’t have any experience with urban pest management – we’ll train you up! We will provide you with a vehicle, equipment and training (if you don't already have Certificate III in Urban Pest Management).

This is a great opportunity to develop some hands-on experience with urban Integrated Pest Management practices. You’ll boost your knowledge of insect and other invertebrate, marsupial and other mammalian biology and behaviour, delve into the unexplored areas of Sydney, and learn that exclusion beats expulsion!

The successful candidate will display:

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills,
  • Ability to solve problems and complete tasks autonomously,
  • Microsoft Office skills,
  • Current manual driver’s license,
  • Australian citizenship or residency,
  • Currently studying or have qualified in tertiary level entomology, biological or other scientific fields.

Systems Pest Management is an open and tolerant organisation, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Systems Pest Management Pty Ltd's logo
Apply now

Email me more jobs like this.

Daily