Our working environment
At Niche we have established a team that shares our vision and values, and is typified by intelligent, proactive individuals who are satisfied in the work they do.
Niche is a vibrant, flexible and well organised business that prides itself on caring for and supporting our staff. We are an independently owned and operated consultancy, and our management team are well respected and approachable.
Niche staff work from regional offices in NSW and QLD. Basing our team over a wide geographical area allows us to serve our clients better.
We have an excellent safety culture and trust our staff to make the right decisions to deliver projects from end to end. Our diverse and cross-discipline capacity provides the opportunity for our team to work on a multitude of interesting projects for our clients.
Our approach is underpinned by experience and always governed by our core values of Care, Excellence, Integrity and Trust.
Employee benefits
At Niche, we are committed to developing and maintaining exceptional relationships between our own people. We regularly interact with each other during project and field work, and frequent team meetings. Benefits for permanent employees include:
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mentoring program
- Anniversary awards scheme
- Employee referral program
- Flexible working options
- Paid parental leave policy
- Community engagement activities
- Annual all-employee retreat
- Professional learning and development
Current vacancies
To request a position description please contact careers@niche-eh.com
Associate- Natural Capital Offset Supply
Principal Historic Heritage Consultant – NSW
Senior Ecologists – Offsets/Conservation/Stewardship Sites – NSW
Senior/ Principal GIS Consultant
If you are interested in working for Niche, but don’t see a suitable role listed, please email your CV and cover letter explaining why we should hire you to careers@niche-eh.com
Positions we are regularly recruiting for include:
- Botanists/Accredited BAM Assessors
- Ecological Consultants
- Environmental Approvals Consultants
- Heritage/Archaeological Consultants
- Built/Historic Heritage Consultants
- Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Consultants
- GIS Consultants
Equal opportunity
At Niche we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion and diversity is embraced. Operating closely to our mission and our values we aim to foster an environment at Niche where everyone can connect, be empowered and belong.
Meet our team
Keeley Hartzer is our new Natural Capital Associate with over a decade’s experience in mine site rehabilitation, large-scale revegetation projects, carbon trading, and biodiversity offsets.
Lauren Roach is our new Heritage Graduate Consultant in NSW and is dedicated to preserving Aboriginal rock art in the Blue Mountains.
Luke Stone has over six years of experience as an ecological consultant, specialising in aquatic ecological assessment.
Ben Slack joined Niche’s NSW heritage team as Senior Heritage Consultant, bringing with him seven years of experience as an Aboriginal and historic heritage consultant, along with demonstrated experience consulting in the construction and mining sectors.
Jo Nelson, When she isn’t working, associate heritage consultant Jo enjoys travel. “Before I go, I research places and their locations to understand and appreciate why they are the way they are.”
Rochelle Bensted chose to join Niche’s heritage management team in VIC because of the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects. She consistently seeks ways to enhance field recording standards and report writing processes.
Catriona Graham describes herself as enthusiastic and hardworking with a passion for the outdoors. She strives to bring her dedication and love of archaeology and cultural heritage to all aspects of her work.
Dr Cairo Forrest is a botanist and biodiversity offsetting specialist and part of Niche’s NSW ecology consulting team. He splits his time between fieldwork throughout regional NSW, and office-based work from home or Parramatta.
Neil Berry, GIS Consultant: “Within the GIS team, we’re really excited about what we’re able to do with ArcGIS and what the future of spatial data will bring.”
Anne-marie Ten Hoorn describes her typical working day as a senior environmental consultant in tropical North Queensland. “Much of my day is spent interacting with my clients, and this is the part of my job that I enjoy the most!”
Yogesh Nair is an ecologist specialising in bush regeneration, revegetation and ecological rehabilitation. He’s based at our Sydney head office, with frequent fieldwork taking him to Western and Northern NSW.