Senior Sustainability Consultant - Infrastructure
Perspektiv is a consultancy focused entirely on sustainability. Our Vision is “Finding a Better Way,” meaning every intervention we plan sets-out to make things better socially, environmentally, and economically.
Our team of sustainability experts live our values to amplify impacts for our clients and partners, including by supporting our Mission to enable humanity’s achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals across three primary service areas of Sustainable Infrastructure, Carbon & Circularity, and Corporate ESG.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are now seeking a Senior Consultant for our WA team to manage some of our Infrastructure Projects. Collaborating closely with our national team of Infrastructure sustainability experts, the role will challenge you to work across major impactful projects in WA and beyond, with a wide range of clients.
We are looking for an individual with a strong combination of technical and project management thinking as well as effective communication skills across all mediums. In this role, you will assist leading design and construction teams in achieving and exceeding sustainability ratings, across a wide range of key infrastructure projects. Your experience and capability will determine the breadth of your responsibility.
THE ROLE
The role will involve the following:
The development of environmental/sustainability reporting systems (project based)
Developing and updating systems to accommodate sustainability rating assessment requirements (project based)
Consulting with sustainability governing bodies (ISC).
Evaluation and review of key project deliverables from establishment, implementation and maintained throughout project delivery.
Providing specialist sustainability advice to functional managers, particularly Design, Procurement, Commercial and Construction, to ensure sustainability obligations are integrated across all Project delivery functions.
Interfacing with, and reporting to, key Project stakeholders in relation to sustainability issues.
Participating in environment, sustainability, design, construction, and commercial meetings as required.
Implementing and delivering sustainability outcomes consistent with sustainability requirements, including IS rating requirements.
Reporting on compliance and against sustainability requirements
Establishing program and project controls and reporting systems across the works for sustainability performance monitoring against desired targets
This role would suit you if you:
Have a minimum of 4 years relevant working experience in Sustainability Ratings – Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Ratings in particular.
Proven experience working on infrastructure projects, preferable with 2.1 ISC ratings.
Current Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional (ISAP) certification, as issued by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC)
Have strong values in sustainable development & caring for our people & planet.
Hold a bachelor’s degree in Sustainability Management, Engineering, Architecture, Energy, Environmental Science, Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, or a closely related field.
Knowledge of Sustainability codes and standards development and implementation
Experience in Integrated systems planning; energy, transportation, water, waste, materials.
Experience with project budgeting, cost tracking, and interdisciplinary team coordination.
Good knowledge of proposal development and management
Are an excellent verbal and written communicator
This role represents a big opportunity to contribute to, and benefit from, the ongoing successful growth of this dynamic employee-owned consultancy. Rest assured if you are the chosen candidate your potential will be meaningfully recognised. You will be empowered to evolve our business and to help our long-standing clients 'Find a Better Way'.
JOIN US.
Successful applicants can expect an attractive salary package commensurate with experience and credentials. You will be advancing your career, in a supportive environment, alongside a team with shared vision and values. Working in an ever-expanding field with lots of opportunity to gain experience and learn, we also like you to ensure you enjoy some down time doing activities you love, using our generous Volunteering, Adventure & Purchasing Leave options.
At Perspektiv, we are strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, as well as ensuring equitable opportunities for all. If you think you have what it takes, but do not necessarily tick all the boxes for this role, please still apply, as we would love to see if you could be part of our team.
If this advert speaks to you, then send us your CV and a 1-page cover letter telling us:
what sustainability means to you.
what you are passionate about; and
how working with Perspektiv fits with your professional aspirations.
Please note that we are not looking for external recruiter help for this role. Thank You.
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