Head of Environmental, Social

Contribute positively to the energy transition
- Drive ESG outcomes across the full lifecycle of renewable energy projects
- Meaningful and impactful leadership role - Based in Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane

**About RES Group**

RES is the world’s largest independent renewable energy company with over a 16GW portfolio and the expertise to develop, engineer, construct, finance, and operate projects around the globe and is active in a range of energy technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar, energy storage and transmission and distribution.

We are driven by our vision to create a future where everyone has access to affordable zero carbon energy. We are proud of the 21 million tonnes of carbon offset each year by our global portfolio of renewable energy projects and we are proud of the people that developed and built them.

We embrace the values of an innovative and diverse workforce and recognize that inclusion sets everyone up for success. We are committed to maintaining an environment where everyone feels that they belong by demonstrating a culture of care and respect in what we say and what we do.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, relation, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.

RES is a LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer and Certified as a Family Friendly Workplace.

**About the role**

RES takes enormous pride in our renewable energy projects and we want to ensure our projects are well planned and well communicated. We are looking for a Head of ESG to work across our project development teams to plan and manage a portfolio of functions providing communications, environment, cultural heritage, project governance systems and other key support services to teams and projects.

The role will also involve working with RES construction and operational project teams to help them understand, monitor and manage ESG commitments.

The role will lead a team of professionals from communications, sustainability, environmental and knowledge management backgrounds.

**Key Accountabilities**

Strategic:

- Track and interpret changes in the external ESG / sustainability environment and assess the strategic consequences for the business.
- Managing RES corporate ESG initiatives in Australia, ensuring the sustainability actions of the business adhere to relevant legislative and regulatory obligations
- Prepare annual ESG/Sustainability reporting on progress, for both internal and external use to demonstrate achievement of ESG objectives
- Advising our stakeholders and clients on ESG matters
- Supporting across the business with major ESG initiatives and embedding ESG thinking into project development and competitive tenders

Social:

- Manage and build our development communications team, providing high-quality RES project communications and engagement to local stakeholders and communities.
- Oversee our social, cultural and indigenous engagement activities, ensuring we meet obligations, build our knowledge, make connections and achieve best outcomes through our project development and delivery.

Environmental:

- Manage and build our expert environmental management, biodiversity and planning activities, ensuring we meet regulatory requirements, build and communicate our expertise and knowledge and achieve the best environmental outcomes in project development, construction and operations.

Governance:

- Manage the implementation of strategic knowledge management systems, tools, behaviours and training to drive continuous improvement across internal systems, processes, and procedures.
- Manage development team administration support.

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**Experience & Skills**
- Extensive understanding of current sustainability drivers, climate-related risks, environmental stewardship and social and cultural licence principles and processes
- Previous experience in a senior ESG focused role within large scale infrastructure or power generation
- Extensive stakeholder management experience
- Ability to produce high quality reporting to communicate the benefits of ESG factors and targets to a wide range of stakeholders
- Understanding of best practice ESG related performance standards, tools and rating schemes.

**RES Employee Benefits**

We recognise that our people are our most important asset. We are dedicated to the personal and professional development of our employees via training and development opportunities and sponsored education. We also encourage better work-life balance through flexible working.

Some of our other benefits include a competitive bonus and parental leave entitlement, 25 days leave, financial contribution towards annual skin checks, flu vaccinations, eye care, professional trade subscriptions, professional body membership, paid volunteer days and a charity matching scheme.

**How to apply