Scientific Facilities Officer

Who we are

The Science and Australian National Botanic Gardens Branch leads science and conservation planning and policy for Parks Australia, and conducts research in conservation and biodiversity management through a range of programs. We engage in and coordinate diverse research partnerships and ensure First Nations knowledge and innovative solutions are core to our work, enabling us to enhance engagement and embed science into decision-making at all levels.

Within the Branch, the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) is the nation’s largest living collection of Australian native plants. We directly contribute to safe-guarding Australia’s plant species from extinctions and are responsible for leading, building and sharing knowledge of our Australian flora. The ANBG works closely with biodiversity science programs – the Australian Biological Resources Study, the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, the National Seed Bank, and Biodiversity Informatics – in partnerships for research, for management of physical and digital biological collections, and for management of fundamental national biodiversity data and information accessed nationally and internationally. The ANBG works closely with other Commonwealth parks to support plant conservation initiatives. The ANBG is uniquely placed to provide holistic solutions for national plant conservation, with combined expertise in, and specialist science facilities for, botanical taxonomy, evolution and systematics, seed biology and horticulture.

The Job

The Scientific Facility Officer supports the ANBG to operate leading national scientific facilities, including the upgraded National Seed Bank. This involves maintaining and seeking ways to improve operation of the ANBG and National Seed Bank scientific facilities so they operate effectively, meet work health and safety standards, and that acquisitions of new capital assets are strategically planned to improve conservation and research capability. Under limited supervision the position will support scientific/laboratory facilities management across the ANBG site.

We are looking for someone who is keen to:

• support procurement, maintenance and management of specialist scientific assets and facilities across the ANBG site
• work across teams at the ANBG to support site-wide WHS for scientific facilities and assets including development of procedures, safety checks and record maintenance, staff inductions, and participation in WHS committees
• use their strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive relationships across the ANBG site

An interest and enthusiasm for managing scientific and laboratory facilities to enable safe, uninterrupted and effective conservation and research will be central to your success in this role.

Flexible employment arrangements are available with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Apply here by 3rd July 2025