Sustainability Manager Rail

2 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia John Holland Full time

Sydney, NSW, AU, 2009
About John Holland:

At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do.

We've always known at its heart infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the role:

We are currently looking to speak to Sustainability Managers to join our national Rail And Transport business unit.

The role will report into our General Manager Health, Sustainability, Climate & Rail Safety, driving sustainable outcomes and ensuring the Rail & Transport business creates value for John Holland, our customers and communities.


Responsibilities of the role include:

  • Drive a culture of contemporary thinking and best practice across Rail and Transport to address the needs of our customers and communities.
  • Increase understanding of sustainability across the Rail and Transport projects and business unit through education programs that are aligned with John Holland Group's Sustainability Strategy.
  • Promote the understanding of risks and opportunities related to sustainability across the BU and projects, ensuring well balanced longterm decision making is consistently applied.
  • Ensure the BU and projects adopt John Holland systems, strategies, policies, objectives and targets from concept planning through to design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance to meet customer requirements and help increase profit and market share.
  • Support the project teams' effective implementation of John Holland's sustainability requirements.
  • Ensure consistency across the business unit through regular communication, knowledge sharing and governance activities with project base sustainability professionals.
  • Support the tender review process and provide technical input to EOI, RFPs and tenders, demonstrating a strong understanding of sustainability goals, rating schemes and other related stakeholder requirements.
  • Ensure the necessary support (including resources of suitable levels of competence) is available for the effective implementation of John Holland's sustainability requirements across the BU and on projects.
  • Represent and advocate sustainable outcomes within the industry on behalf of the business unit.
  • Ensure that Rail and Transport projects are prepared for and can adequately respond to sustainability events and emergencies.
  • Monitor, measure and evaluate the sustainability performance of the business unit in order to support the continuous improvement of John Holland's systems and practice.

What we are looking for:

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Science, Environmental Management, Sustainability or other associated disciplines.
  • Construction sustainability management.
  • Knowledge of tender requirements, project planning, development, implementation and review.
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills (both external and internal).

What's in it for you when you join John Holland?
Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice.

We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.


We offer:

  • Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available.
  • Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two additional John Holland Days to prioritise health and wellbeing.
  • Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
  • Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, and technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
  • Inclusion and diversity are part of how we work and do what we do at John Holland. Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP and Grow networks.
  • Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexihours, flexiparenting, flexileave, flexishifts, flexiwork, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.

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