Manager Sustainability

**Job no**: 497665
**Work type**: Permanent Full time
**Location**: Hobart
**Categories**: Environment & Sustainability, Corporate Strategy & Planning
- Exciting and engaging opportunity to make this newly created position your own by bringing strategic leadership to embedding and influencing sustainability for the future of Hydro Tasmania and broader Tasmanian community_
- Craft and executed an integrated sustainability framework in line with company’s vision and operations
- Work with supportive, collaborative and respectful team
- Genuine flexible arrangement tailored to support your lifestyle and needs

**Salary range $149,686 - $202,422 plus super - this role is preferably based in Hobart, Tas.**

With the help of over 30,000 people over 100 years, we have built, maintained, and refurbished hydropower infrastructure across Tasmania. We’re fuelling the future of energy with the power of the past, and we need skilled and reliable people to join us, to assist with driving Hydro Tasmania’s leadership and commitment to environmental stewardship, social responsibility and governance excellence to position the organisation at the forefront of the energy transition.

**What will you bring?**

You have tertiary qualifications (or equivalent experience) in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration or related field. Your experience also includes:

- Comprehensive expertise with ESG frameworks, climate risk and sustainability reporting standards
- Strong relationship building skills with abilities to engage and influence diverse stakeholders as a trusted advisor and expert
- Engaged and proactive mindset with a focus on and record of action and implementation of key strategic programs or initiatives
- Strong and engaging communication skills with a collaborative approach
- A whole-of-business perspective with the ability to understand the “why” as well as the “what”
- Ability to use skills and experience to drive change

Even if you don’t meet these criteria 100%, we still want to hear from you

**About the role**:
To put it simply, in this newly created role, you will have the opportunity lead and embed sustainability in the future of our organisation, for Hydro Tasmanian employees and the Tasmanian community. Within this role, building on the strong foundations and long history of sustainability, you will deliver actionable insights on challenges, opportunities and strategic alignment and coordinate the programs, initiatives and projects across the business to support the achievement of Hydro Tasmania’s sustainability objectives. This is a unique opportunity to unlock the power of sustainability and contribute to Hydro Tasmania’s future

As a Manage Sustainability (ESG) at Hydro Tasmania, you will
- Develop and lead sustainability strategy aligned with Hydro Tasmania’s energy transition goals, corporate vision and strategy and global sustainability trends
- Build and cultivate strong relationships with executives, regulators, customers, and other key stakeholders
- Be a trusted advisor to the executive leadership team, delivering actionable insights on sustainability risks, opportunities and strategic alignment
- Position Hydro Tasmania as an industry leader in sustainability through representing the company at forums, engagements and policy discussions
- Drive integration of sustainability initiatives to ensure measurable impact and comprehensive performance disclosure

This position is a permanent, ongoing role, preferably based in Hobart, Tasmania. More information can be found on the attached Position Description: PD - Strategy
- Manager Sustainability (ESG)
- EL - April 2025_.pdf

**Haven’t convinced you yet?**

In addition to a **competitive remuneration package**, this role offers the unique advantage of being directly involved in contributing to key customer-focussed system enhancements for Hydro Tasmania. We value flexibility and understand this means different things to different people, so we are open to discussing what this looks like for you. We offer a range of employee perks and often have something for everyone, including generous parental leave, electricity discounts and un-debited sick leave. At Hydro Tasmania we also strongly support career development opportunities, and while this can look different for everyone as well, we will work with you to support the pathways at Hydro Tasmania you want to explore

**Let’s get applying**

To apply, please attach your resume and cover letter as soon as possible. Within your cover letter, help us get to know you and understand your suitability for the role by outlining your key and relevant skills and experiences related to the position and how you demonstrate these.

Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

**Advertised**: 17 Apr 2025 Tasmania Standard Time
**Applications close**: