Associate Social & Sustainability Advisory

About the job

We are looking for a Senior Consultant or Associate Consultant to join our Brisbanebased Sustainability Advisory team.

As our APAC Sustainability Advisory business continues to grow this role offers the opportunity to take on technical leadership across high value projects support the development of our sustainability advisory services and work closely with senior stakeholders across the ANZ region.

You will join a dynamic team working at the intersection of sustainability strategy and major capital projects across the energy chemicals resources and infrastructure sectors. Our work supports clients to manage ESG risks and opportunities embedding sustainability into strategic decision making project delivery and operations.

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong sustainability advisor who is motivated by problem solving influence and delivering meaningful outcomes for clients.

Who we are

Worley is a global professional services company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now we are bridging two worlds accelerating towards more sustainable energy sources while continuing to support the energy chemicals and resources society needs today.

We partner with our customers across the full asset lifecycle solving complex challenges through integrated data driven solutions from early advisory and engineering through to delivery and operational support.

Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability across some of the worlds most critical projects.

What you will do

As a Senior or Associate level Consultant you will be a key contributor within the ANZ Sustainability Advisory team. Your focus will be on technical delivery technical guidance building a pipeline of repeat work and client impact. You will be a technical expert in sustainability and or climate change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering high quality technically robust sustainability advisory services across a range of projects and sectors
• Acting as a technical lead or subject matter expert on sustainability assessments and advisory engagements
• Using your existing connections and business development skills to drive growth including identifying pursuing bidding and delivering projects in Queensland and across the wider APAC region
• Conducting and technically overseeing assessments in areas such as:
  • Natural capital
  • Lifecycle assessment
  • Industrial ecology and circularity
  • GHG accounting and climate risk
  • Sustainability and ESG reporting
• Developing and applying climate change industrial circularity decarbonisation and sustainability frameworks roadmaps and mitigation strategies
• Ensuring projects are delivered to agreed scope budget schedule and quality in line with internal governance requirements and driving project delivery excellence
• Supporting and advising clients on embedding sustainability into strategy planning project delivery and operations
• Building strong trusted client relationships through high quality delivery and sound technical judgement
• Collaborating effectively with colleagues across disciplines and geographies within Worley Consulting
• Mentoring team members through technical guidance knowledge sharing and on the job support
• Communicating complex sustainability issues clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholder audiences
• Challenging conventional thinking internally and with clients to drive more sustainable outcomes

What you will have

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Extensive experience in sustainability advisory or related technical fields such as natural capital lifecycle assessment ESG or climate risk ideally within a consulting environment
• Strong technical expertise in sustainability methodologies tools and frameworks
• Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to complex multidisciplinary advisory projects
• A track record of delivering high quality client outcomes with strong attention to detail in analysis reports and presentations
• Experience supporting proposal development and business development activities including technical inputs and client engagement
• Confidence working directly with clients and senior stakeholders
• Familiarity with key national and international sustainability standards and frameworks including:
  • NGER
  • ISCA
  • IFC or ICMM
  • TCFD and climate related disclosure
  • Lifecycle Assessment methodologies
• Accredited or demonstrated experience with IS Rating Scheme Envision LEED Green Star or equivalent certification systems
• Understanding of lifecycle assessment decarbonisation climate risk and materiality concepts
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence without formal authority
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior consultants preferred
• Tertiary qualifications in sustainability environmental science finance or a related field desirable

Why you should apply

• Flexible work arrangements
• Access to Worleys global online learning and development platform
• Competitive remuneration and employee benefits
• A varied and technically challenging role
• Clear career development pathways within sustainability advisory and broader consulting

Moving forward together

We want our people to feel energised and empowered to drive sustainable impact. Our culture is grounded in values that unlock brilliance through belonging connection and innovation.

We are committed to building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and have their voices heard.

We are actively reskilling our workforce supporting transferable skills and enabling our people to become leaders in the transition to low carbon infrastructure energy and technology.

Whatever your ambition there is a path for you here and no barrier to your potential.