Environment and Sustainability Manager

3 days ago


North Sydney, Australia Transport For NSW Full time

**Environment and Sustainability Manager - WFU (Temporary Opportunity up to 22 months)**:

- Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW
- Job category: Projects
- Job location: North Sydney, NSW, AU, 2060
- Job reference number: 98905
- Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time
- Salary range: $153780.0-$172232.0

**If you’re after impact, there’s no other organisation in Australia that delivers work on this scale.**
***You're looking to contribute to the transformation of the transport sector towards a greener and more sustainable future. You want to actively participate in shaping policies and initiatives that reduce carbon emissions, promote renewable energy adoption, and enhance the overall environmental performance of the transport network.**

**In this role, you'll**:
In this role, you’ll be a dedicated resource for the Warringah Freeway Upgrade and sit in the broader Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade (WHTWFU) Environment and Sustainability team (7 people).

The WHTWFU project comprises a new tolled motorway tunnel connection across Sydney Harbour, and an upgrade of the Warringah Freeway to integrate the new motorway infrastructure with the existing road network.

You’ll be responsible to provide visible leadership, manage high level technical advice and support the delivery of the WFU project on environmental issues, including environmental assessment, environmental management, compliance and sustainability.

This role will see you identify environmental risks and issues for the WFU Project and recommend appropriate risk management strategies and interventions to minimise risk. You’ll provide strategic advice to project, program and operational teams on environmental requirements, and contribute to the development of post approval documents, consistency assessments and other environmental programs.

This is a temporary opportunity up to December 2026.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description.

**About you**

Your experience working on projects with competing demands, in a complex work environment, requiring political astuteness in regards to social impact, environmental and economic issues will see you excel in formulating advice, preparing strategies and recommendations based on professional judgement and expertise.

Experience formed across the construction industry working on major projects is highly regarded however not essential.

**Who we are**

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

**Join us**

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days.

**Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday, 23 March 2025.**

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

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