Sustainability Consultant

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- Join a suppportive and inclusive work environment
- Unique & exciting opportunity

**Join Our Team: Sustainability Consultant**
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on our planet? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where innovation meets purpose? If so, this might be the perfect opportunity for you.

**About Us**: Our client are a small boutique law firm dedicated to advising clients on sustainability matters. Their focus lies in quantifying the environmental impacts of products and businesses to guide our clients towards a more sustainable future. As the demand for environmental performance data, lifecycle impact reductions, and offsetting grows, they are committed to addressing these needs head-on. The firm prides itself on cultivating a workplace culture that reflects our core values and promotes a positive, collaborative, and high-performance environment. Their values serves as the foundation for our collective success and define who we are as a team.

**Primary Purpose of the Position**: The Sustainability Consultant will be responsible for delivering high-quality carbon-related projects for clients, focusing on areas such as carbon foot printing, target-setting, mitigation analysis, and strategy development. The role involves analytical work, preparation of project deliverables and proposals, project management, key account management, and contributing to the continuous improvement of the team.

**Qualifications/Certifications**:
**Certifications**: Possession of relevant certifications in sustainability and carbon management

**Position Responsibilities**:

- Develop technical expertise in emissions modelling and carbon foot printing for organisations, councils, and communities.
- Creating Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), managing certifications and ratings, supporting sales teams and customers, and facilitating training sessions for staff on product lifecycle impacts.
- Gain knowledge of corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting and target-setting frameworks (e.g., GHG Protocol, Science-Based Targets Initiative).
- Provide project management and delivery across various sustainability projects.
- Demonstrate excellent report writing and analytical skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Build strong networks in the sustainability and carbon space.
- Engage with client organisations and further existing knowledge of carbon reduction initiatives.
- Develop an understanding of the broader global, Australian, and industry-specific carbon context.

**Opportunities**: This role offers a unique opportunity to work on distinctive projects, design bespoke solutions, and contribute to their clients' sustainability journeys. As a Consultant, you will have the chance to shape and refine the offering and build their clients reputation in new and exciting areas.