Environmental And Sustainability Manager

Milsons Point, NSW, AU, 2061**About John Holland**:
We're all about transforming lives by finding solutions to complex challenges. We do that by providing leading design, engineering, construction and asset operations, across infrastructure, transport, building and property in Australia and New Zealand.

From the epic, to the intimate, everything we do improves life for someone, somewhere. It gives our business momentum and means we approach things a little differently.

While our competitors talk about what they do, we focus on why we do it. We transform communities to make them easier to move around, more connected and better to live in.

Are you up for the challenge?

**About the Role**:
John Holland is looking for an Environmental & Sustainability Manager to join our team. You may see yourself as a Senior Advisor wanting to step into a Managers role or alternatively be an established Environmental Manager looking to further their career in a key leadership role within a top tier contractor on major projects.

The role be accountable for managing and enhancing the sustainability and environmental performance and ensuring compliance for all project works. As well as engaging and being a part of our wider Environment and Sustainability Infrastructure and Major Projects team providing strategic support and input across a number of projects. The role will be based in Milsons Point.

**Responsibilities of the role include**:

- Coordinate and provide day to day specialist sustainability and environmental support to internal stakeholders, including group and regional teams
- Provide operational environmental and sustainability guidance, diligence, consistency and discipline to business leaders to drive a culture of best practice
- Identification and effective management of sustainability and environmental risks
- Embed sustainability and environmental requirements into the design and procurement process and make sure accountabilities are communicated to the project team
- Support the tender process by providing environmental and sustainability technical input for projects under development.
- Liaise with government bodies and professional organisations on environmental and sustainability matters
- Establish, monitor and report on key sustainability and environmental performance objectives and standards for managing project risks and report to senior staff members
- Provide assistance and guidance to sustainability and environment professionals enabling them to deliver and lead contemporary approaches and practices
- Support the development of environmental and sustainability team personnel in leading practices and driving improvement
- Ensure John Holland adopts robust due diligence and risk management processes and understands and meets its regulatory and legal environmental obligations
- Monitor, measure and evaluate environment and sustainability performance in order to support the continuous improvement of John Holland's systems and practice

**To be successful in this key role, you must have**:

- Bachelor Degree in Environmental Engineering, Science, Sustainability or other associated disciplines
- Specialist environmental and sustainability experience within the Construction industry ideally within a Tier 1 Contractor
- Understanding of environmental and sustainability management techniques and statutory approval processes
- Understanding of Federal, State and local environmental statutes and legislation
- Knowledge of tender requirements, project planning, development, implementation and review
- Specialist construction exposure for 5 or more years
- Ability to work autonomously to resolve issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

**As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives**:
Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We'll do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety. We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

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