Sustainability Specialist

6 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Veolia Environmental Services Full time

**The Opportunity**:
We are seeking a passionate and driven Sustainability Specialist to join the national Sustainability team for a 2 year fixed term contract. The location for this position is flexible, and can be based in Melbourne, Sydney, or Brisbane. This is a unique opportunity to work in partnership with a blue chip national client to deliver tangible and practical sustainability outcomes.

**What's on offer**:

- Genuine career progression opportunities
- Opportunity to gain exposure in a global business, working with a blue chip national client
- Competitive salary package including annual car allowance, fuel card, performance bonus and benefits
- Opportunity to travel and visit a wide variety of locations & infrastructure throughout Australia

**What you'll be responsible for**:

- Develop, drive & implement a customised sustainability strategy to support a key Veolia client in achieving their sustainability goals
- Build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to embed and support the sustainability outcomes of the client
- Explore opportunities to implement unique and innovative waste solutions to support the diversion of client waste from landfill
- Prepare and present waste management reports to the client, including data
- Advise Veolia’s clients on best practice waste management in order to deliver greater efficiency and sustainability outcomes

**What you'll need to be successful**:

- Work with & interrogate data
- Experience in sustainability advantageous but not essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to take initiative and work independently
- Knowledge of key sustainability trends and practices
- Certificate 3 in environmental science, sustainability or similar qualification
- Stakeholder and customer engagement

**A Veolia Career**:
**All of our employees are entitled to**:

- **
Employee share plan**:

- ** Annual salary review with bonus**:

- ** Support to pursue educational and development opportunities**:

- ** Access to endless career options and pathways, Veolia promotes from within**:

- ** Employee Assistance Program (EAP)**:

- ** Bupa health insurance discount**:

- ** Corporate Discounts**:

- ** Fitness Passport**:

- ** Volunteer Opportunities**:

- ** Salary sacrificing (i.e. super, novated leases)**

**We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.**

Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build your career, and a more sustainable world.

Veolia welcomes applicants from all genders, identities, and cultural backgrounds to apply.

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. Veolia is building a diverse and inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we would love to hear from you, even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.



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