Bushfire Consultant

📍 North Lakes or Sunshine Coast location

(Early to Mid-Career)

Bushfire risk matters, and so does how it is assessed. The Covey Bushfire team is growing, we are looking for someone in their early to mid-career who wants to get hands-on with bushfire behaviour, land management, and risk assessment working alongside some of the most experienced, award-winning bushfire specialists in the industry.

You will have the opportunity to be out on site working with real data, real landscapes, and site planning constraints, then translate that into clear advice.

At Covey you will:

  • Work on real bushfire projects from day one
  • Get out of the office for site inspections, fuel load surveys, and field assessments
  • Use GIS, modelling, and analysis to understand and explain bushfire risk
  • Have access to some of the latest innovations in bushfire simulation and assessment software
  • Help prepare bushfire management plans, BAL assessments, and technical advice
  • Collaborate with and learn directly from experienced bushfire consultants who are hands-on and approachable

We are looking for someone with a qualification in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, Fire Safety Engineering, or similar, who is curious about bushfire behaviour and keen to build practical and technical skills. Experience with GIS (ideally QGIS), fieldwork, land management, or fireground activities is a plus, but attitude and willingness to learn matter most.

You will get:

  • Support, mentoring, and real responsibility
  • A clear pathway to grow your technical capability
  • Flexible working arrangements and sensible hours
  • A genuinely supportive team that enjoys the work they do
  • The option to work from North Lakes or our Sunshine Coast office

Application

If you want to build a career in bushfire consulting and do environmental work that has genuine impact, we would love to hear from you!

Applicants must be an Australian Permanent Resident.

Apply with your Cover Letter and CV to engineers@covey.com.au

blocks logo