Sustainability Analyst

Brisbane or Newcastle Location
- Exceptional career pathways and development opportunities
- Be part of a community focused and innovative culture

**The Company**
Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company, with a diversified portfolio of rail operations, infrastructure and ports with a national footprint. Each year, they transport more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities, connecting miners, primary producers, and industry with international and domestic markets.

**The Role**
The position of Sustainability Analyst is a pivotal role providing key support to the Environment Sustainability Lead. Fundamentally, the role’s purpose is to support the team in the coordination of environmental and sustainability metrics, analysis and advice to key stakeholders.

Responsibilities / Critical Deliverables:

- Collation and interpretation of key environmental sustainability metrics including greenhouse gas/pollution inventories in addition to waste, energy, and resource consumption data.
- Contribute to enterprise-wide initiatives and plans in relation to driving Aurizon’s Climate Strategy and Action Plan and environmental sustainability objectives (climate change, energy, waste, and resource consumption).
- Facilitate independent assurance over key sustainability metrics (including National Greenhouse and Energy reporting).
- Provide research and analysis to support Aurizon’s Climate Strategy and Action Plan initiatives.
- Assist with preparation of submissions and supporting documentation for capital works funding to ensure environmental requirements are maintained.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships and manage expectations of key customers, regulators and stakeholders.
- Represent the business in nominated ESG forums.

**About you**
You will be passionate about providing pragmatic and fit for purpose solutions to support Aurizon manage their ongoing environmental risks and opportunities for innovation.

Ideal Experience (or willingness to learn and be mentored) includes:

- A Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) or equivalent qualification.
- A broad-based understanding of the NGER Scheme and associated instruments such as the Safeguard Mechanism would be an advantage.
- Research, analysis, and collaboration with a broad cross-section of stakeholders.
- Interpersonal skills including exercising initiative and judgement beneficial to supporting organisational objectives to ensure continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated communication skills, including writing and preparing environmental management plans (or equivalent), training or presentation materials, communications activities, and the ability to monitor and measure implemented recommendations.

**The Rewards and Culture**
Aurizon strives for a diverse, collaborative, creative and a high-performance culture that celebrates the contribution of every employee and provides opportunities for career development in a dynamic work environment.

Some of their benefits for employees include:

- Access to female and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mentoring programs
- Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles, and retail brands
- Parental Leave Program and Super Booster
- Additional leave benefits such as cultural leave, gender affirmation leave, military leave, leave to undertake jury duties, natural disaster, and emergency services leave. Employees can also request career breaks.
- Shared Care Program
- Help at Home Program
- Flexible working
- An endorsed WORK180 employer

At Aurizon, they are always looking for new opportunities to make a difference in the communities they live and work in. Since 2011, they have been delivering more than products and commodities, giving back to local communities, supporting over 500 community groups in the areas of health and wellbeing, community safety, environment and education.

**How to Apply**

To be eligible to apply, you must have unrestricted rights to work in Australia.