Senior Sustainability and Resilience Consultant

AECOMs environmental practice is dedicated to helping industries clients and governments meet their environmental responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide advisory and technical services to ensure compliance manage impacts and reduce risks including obtaining permits and approvals restoring contaminated sites and helping organisations respond to climate change.

Our Sustainability and Resilience team helps organisations governments and communities prepare for the challenges of a changing climate while creating more sustainable and resilient places. We work across climate resilience sustainability ESG nature-based solutions and corporate strategy partnering with clients to deliver practical solutions that create long-term value.

We are one of the most trusted and respected Sustainability and Resilience practices across Australia and New Zealand with specialists working collaboratively across the region. Our Brisbane team is growing and were looking for an experienced consultant who is passionate about sustainability and climate resilience to join us.

Youll work alongside industry-leading specialists and collaborate with clients across government infrastructure transport water energy and the private sector. As part of AECOMs global network youll also have the opportunity to contribute to major national projects including our role as the delivery partner for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The work youll be exposed to

Our team works across every aspect of the climate resilience and sustainability agenda including:

• Climate Resilience including physical and transition climate risk assessments scenario analysis climate vulnerability assessments heat mapping urban and community resilience natural climate solutions and digital innovation.
• Sustainability including ESG materiality assessments Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Ratings corporate and project sustainability strategies and sustainability advisory.
• Nature-based Solutions including natural capital accounting TNFD and nature-positive strategy development biodiversity market analysis and innovative digital tools.
• Supporting organisations to navigate evolving sustainability reporting and disclosure requirements while embedding resilience into long-term business strategy.

How youll make a difference

As part of our Sustainability and Resilience Practice youll work within multidisciplinary teams to help clients understand climate risks improve sustainability performance and develop practical strategies for the future.

Your day-to-day will involve:

• Delivering projects across climate resilience sustainability ESG and nature-based solutions for public and private sector clients.
• Providing evidence-based advice on climate change impacts and identifying practical adaptation and resilience measures.
• Supporting climate risk assessments scenario analysis climate vulnerability assessments and resilience planning.
• Contributing to sustainability strategy development ESG materiality assessments and corporate disclosure reporting.
• Working collaboratively with engineers planners economists scientists and environmental specialists to deliver integrated solutions.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships while supporting business development opportunities across the practice.
• Contributing to the development of innovative digital tools and approaches that improve project delivery and client outcomes.
• Preparing high-quality reports presentations and technical advice for a diverse range of clients.

Qualifications :

What are we looking for from you

You are first and foremost a team player with a high level of self-awareness strong communication and listening skills and demonstrated commercial acumen. Utilising your experience working in climate risk and resilience and or sustainability you will have proven ability in project delivery be a critical thinker with experience in business development and/ or building strong client relationships. Your collaborative approach and willingness to think creatively and innovatively in problem solving for clients will see you succeed in this role.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in climate change sustainability environmental engineering environmental science or a related discipline.
• 5 years experience in sustainability environmental or climate resilience consulting.
• Experience delivering multidisciplinary projects while meeting project objectives budgets and timeframes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly.
• Experience developing or applying digital tools and innovative approaches to support consulting outcomes.
• A proactive approach to business development client relationship management and delivering technical excellence.
• These qualifications and experience are highly desired but if you dont tick every box you could still be a great fit for our team.

These qualifications and experience are highly desired but if you dont tick all the boxes you could still be a great fit for this role. Please apply all applications will be considered.

Additional Information :

Why youll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements including alternative start/finish times part-time job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year         
• Swap public holidays swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns professional development courses financial study assistance 5 days paid study leave global career opportunities

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds including those with disabilities additional health or mental health needs and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in and the role may close earlier than expected so if this opportunity sounds like you we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time