Environment Manager

**Environment Manager**
- ** Focused on driving world class Environmental performance**:

- **Strategic leadership opportunity - national role**:

- **Strong executive backing to manage operational environmental risk**:

- ** Permanent role with flexible location - Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Melbourne**

**_Pacific National is committed to diversity in our workforce and encourages women and First Nations people to apply._**

**About the role**

At Pacific National (PN), we recognise the important role we play in the industry, to both lead and demonstrate our commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects of our business. We acknowledge that as Australia’s leading private rail freight provider with significant operations across Australia, we have a key role to play in mitigating emissions from our operations and our overall environmental and social impact and are committed to growing and maturing in this area. We are seeking an Environment Manager to lead the charge

Reporting to the Head of HSE, the Environment Manager sits on the HSE leadership team to support PN to reduce its environmental impact, focusing on improving resource utilisation and thereby helping the business to understand and manage operational environmental risk, improve operational efficiency, manage compliance obligations and support the execution of HSE strategy and initiatives to meet agreed environmental goals and targets.

Key responsibilities include:

- Provide input to the establishment of environmental goals and targets and the development of the HSE strategic program and initiatives including annual environmental assurance program
- Ensure forward capital and/or Opex is planned for implementation of environmental management projects
- Identify, prioritise and implement program of work to deliver against environmental targets
- Lead a small team and build team capability to enable support delivery of strategic objectives
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure the business complies with all environmental regulatory requirements and environmental management plans and advise the business on industry best practice in environmental risk management
- Identify and manage environmental and associated community impact risks including actively participating in assurance activity, investigations and risk reviews in accordance with the safety and environmental management system.
- Develop, implement and maintain communication strategy, geared towards driving cultural change in environmental management with the business
- Establish and maintain processes to monitor, report and review environmental performance
- Identify and develop corrective action and improvement programs
- Benchmark both internal and external to Pacific National / transport sector on environmental management monitoring, implementation, auditing, review processes

**About you**
- Track record of driving improved environmental performance, with experience building and implementing enterprise-wide strategies, management systems and support tools
- Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, engineering or equivalent
- In depth knowledge of environmental regulatory and legislative requirements in large, complex organisations within heavy, regulated industry sectors.
- Track record of influencing and engaging key internal and external stakeholders including proven experience effectively leading cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding results and drive change
- Experience with operational efficiency and process improvement
- Environmental auditor and/or investigation qualifications and experience
- Contaminated land experience including managing and engaging consultancy services.

**The benefits**

We value diversity, inclusion, collaboration and the contribution of each of our employees. Working for us will enable you to take ownership of your career and gain access to the following benefits:

- Opportunities for growth and career development
- Access to mentoring programs
- Opportunities to join our I&D employee committees
- Recognise, celebrate and achieve via our Achievers program
- Flexible working arrangements
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer at full pay following 12 months of service
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Provision of Salary Continuance Insurance
- Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, gyms, retail brands, vehicles and more.
- We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women.

**About us**

Pacific National (PN) is the largest provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia. Join us as we continue to transform our business and shape the rail freight indu