Sustainability Lead

Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302**About John Holland**:
At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known at its heart infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.

**About the project**:
A 30 ML/d seawater desalination plant will be delivered at Belmont South NSW, to provide weather independent supply to the community in the lower Hunter region.

Seen as one of the largest capital projects in the water sector in Hunter region, the community is expecting a sustainable outcome for the nature of a seawater desalination plant. It is also the first project in Hunter Water pursuing an IS Rating, as part of its Carbon Neutral Strategy by 2035.

**About the role**:
We're currently looking for an enthusiastic **Sustainability Lead** to join our Belmont Desalination Plant based in our Hunter Street office in Newcastle, NSW. You will be responsible for establishing and meeting the objectives in the Sustainability Management Plan (SMP) and ensuring compliance with relevant environmental and sustainability legislation, regulations, contractual obligations and third-party verifications such as ISC.

**Responsibilities of the role include**:

- Develop and manage the project Sustainability Management Plan and ensure that the project team understands the requirements in relation to their areas of work.
- Develop standards for regular reporting on key Sustainability performance objectives, non-conformances and standards for managing project sustainability risks, including tracking metrics against the Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Rating tool;
- Manage Sustainability budget allocation as required to ensure sustainability requirements are delivered in a cost-effective manner.
- Management of sustainability design consultants and the collection of ISC compliant information
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all relevant legal, regulatory and company sustainability requirements, ensuring management and staff are kept informed of any relevant changes to project requirements.
- Help to create and support a climate that encourages environmental and sustainability innovation through the business.
- Identifying and implementing opportunities to improve sustainability outcomes in both construction and operation.
- Working in collaboration with the design, procurement and construction teams and disciplines to embed sustainability into project delivery.

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

- Tertiary qualification in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related discipline
- ISAP/ GSAP registered.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in Sustainability Management, preferably in large infrastructure projects, particularly roads, rail, or tunnels.
- Understanding of sustainability rating schemes and standards
- Knowledge of tender requirements, project planning, development, implementation and review.
- Ability to lead high level investigations involving multiple internal and external parties.
- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative environmental risk assessment and development of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects.

**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 want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

**What's in it for you when you join John Holland?**:
We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

**We offer**:

- **Competitive remuneration** with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available
- **Great leave benefits** including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two additional John Holland Days to prioritise health and wellbeing
- **Career progression** underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and commu