Sustainability Manager

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- Newly established role in SEQ backed by a national sustainability team
- Company Culture that is Respectful, Inclusive and Supportive

**The Company**
Northrop Consulting Engineers is an employee owned; multi-discipline consultancy that has been established for over 45 years. We have an open management structure that embodies a diverse, inclusive and flexible workforce for all our employees.

We currently employ over 500+ team members across Ten offices in NSW, ACT, QLD, and VIC. We are essentially a people business that grows by creating opportunities for our people to help build the business and their career. When you join Northrop, you join a company that will support you to excel both professionally and personally.

The projects we undertake come in all sizes across a range of sectors including age care, health, education, land development, commercial, industrial and residential.

By joining Northrop, you will be involved in building our technical capability to support the delivery of our Climate Action goals. Our 2030 Climate Action goal is that every Northrop project will be carbon neutral and climate resilient. Our people will need to develop knowledge and skills across the four focus areas of water, energy, materials, and habitat to achieve this goal.

**The Role**
This role is one of the most vital roles within Northrop. Based out of our Brisbane office this newly created role has arisen for a Sustainability professional with close ties to the SEQ region to build something special, right from the outset, as we establish a Sustainability offering in the SEQ market. A strong attraction of Northrop is the ability to set your own agenda and act upon your own strategic thinking. In addition to autonomy, you have the support and guidance of being a part of a wider inter-regional multi-disciplinary team.

You will enjoy operating with an appropriate level of autonomy to work with agility and play an integral role in project delivery and client liaison. You will also have the opportunity and empowerment to contribute to the continuous improvement of the team.

Key components of this role include, but are not limited to:

- Play a key role in strengthening the sustainability service offering across the SEQ region within the Built Environment
- Operating across areas: sustainability consulting, group management and business development
- Delivering Sustainability projects across the residential / health / education / commercial / industrial sectors.
- Project leadership in sustainability projects including running multiple projects concurrently in a quality, cost effective and efficient manner.
- Direct client interaction, responding efficiently to client's needs. Natural affiliation for “Client Side Thinking”
- Act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues.
- Champion our strategic shift to incorporate sustainable solutions into our designs and achieve our climate action goals.

This is a role ideal for someone ready to progress to the next stage of their career and make their mark on a key strategic area of our business.

We are looking for someone who wants to take control of their career and reach their full potential. This role is ideal for someone with the passion and aptitude to grow and develop a successful Sustainability business in Brisbane. To be successful in this role, you will also need to possess:

- Degree in Sustainability, Engineering and Planning (Post Graduate Qualifications highly desirable).
- Minimum 8 years working in the engineering consulting field with recent experience in a sustainability consulting / management role.
- Experience working across Sustainability communities, Green Building Design and Existing Building performance
- Sound knowledge in working with various rating frameworks Carbon Neutral Buildings, Greenstar, NABERS, WELL, ABSA/HERS)
- Proven experience in a project facing, client delivery role, taking ownership of projects
- Takes accountability for successes and failures.
- Able to find common ground and gain personal and professional trust. You will have strong networks within the built environment and a strong capability for winning work for the Sustainability Group.
- Analytical and strategic thinking - capable of developing compelling strategies that deliver results.
- A collaborative approach, working exceptionally well across various regions and functional groups.
- Some experience managing people, (project based or formal) highly desirable - you should be a ‘people person’ developing others and seeing them succeed should be a key motivator for you

**What does working at Northrop look like to you?**
At Northrop we understand that the key to success is our people. Together we are creating a workplace that values an inclusive culture. We are proud of our family feel and collaborative working environment.
- We practice flexible working and are open to discussions about wha