Associate Director, Sustainability

Job title: Associate Director, Sustainability & Climate Change, NSW.

Want to bring ideas to life?

You’re in the right place. We’ve been a leading design, engineering and advisory company for decades. So why choose Aurecon? It really comes down to one, crucial question: what kind of world do you want to create for the next generation? Truth is, the decisions being made right now will determine the future of everything - from the local community to the sustainability of our clients’ businesses - to the entire planet. One of those decisions is: who do you decide to work for?

How will your ideas contribute to shaping what’s next?

As our new Associate Director, Sustainability & Climate Change, you’ll grow and lead a team of climate risk professionals. As team lead, you will be expected to support existing projects and clients whilst also developing your own network in the local market to help secure additional work. Your key focus will be on helping clients understand and manage the climate risks to their businesses and projects across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. You will be supported by our Climate Change teams throughout the region as well as other units within the broader S&CC team in Sydney.

We’re looking for a passionate, technically astute, and collaborative individual on a permanent basis.

Here are the key things you’ll do:

- Play an active role in the national S&CC leadership team to help define strategy and business development.
- Provide guidance to the team to execute high-quality sustainability and climate change analyses, assessments, and strategy development.
- Provide recommendations for clients, based on the best and latest science, methods, tools, and approaches.
- Facilitate workshops and meetings that are engaging and achieve the client’s objectives
- Communicate findings and recommendations in clear and engaging ways.
- Build trusted relationships with clients and explore new opportunities.
- Committed to a culture of continuous learning and seeks opportunities to stretch and develop capability.
- Line management responsibilities are likely early on, but the focus for this role long term is on technical leadership.

How will your future be shaped by us?

Joining Aurecon means you’ll be at the award-winning edge of innovation and sustainability. AFR ranked us Top 5 among sustainability leaders and Top 3 of all innovative companies in professional services. One Consult awarded us an innovative design award. Plus, we were Consult Australia’s large firm of the year.

You really can bring your whole self to work and be confident your voice will be heard. We don’t just claim we’re inclusive and innovative, as proven by the independent awards and accreditations we’ve gained. We’ve been recognised for our innovation culture, gender equality and our LGBTI+ inclusion. Plus, we have a robust Reconciliation Action Plan - our fourth edition since 2014.

On a personal level you’ll have access to flexible work hours, remote work, working holidays, part-time and job share options. When it comes to your development, you’ll be a part of our Advisory Development Academy, and have the option to build your technical mastery in the Aurecon Design Academy which earns you a Graduate Certificate in Design Management from the prestigious RMIT University. Plus, you’ll be supported on every step of your career journey with mentoring, leadership training and our Career Hub. Outside of work, you’ll be further supported with competitive paid parental leave, cultural public holiday swaps, plus wellbeing support programmes.

What are we looking for from you?

You’ll have a genuine passion for re-imagining problems and continuous learning to help shape the future.

We value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life.

Alongside your industry experience in equivalent roles, you’ll also have:

- 15 or more years of relevant work experience with a focus on climate change risk, sustainability / environmental strategy development and implementation, ESG, and/or decarbonisation.
- A degree in Sustainability, Engineering, Environmental Science or similar.
- Applied knowledge of environment and sustainability standards (e.g. ISO14001, ISO14064, AS5334), sustainability frameworks (e.g. SASB, GRI, TCFD) and/or rating tools (e.g. ISC) is desirable.
- Experience in climate change risk analysis and adaptation planning for physical assets and/or organisations an advantage.
- Excellent communication and analytical skills and an attention to detail.
- The ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment coupled with strong relationship building and interpersonal skills.
- A self-motivated individual that enjoys working in a collaborative and delivery focused environment.
- An interest in th