Senior Environmental & Sustainability Advisor DOWNER NZ
Matua, Bay of Plenty
Environment & Sustainability Consulting (Consulting & Strategy)
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
Downer has many exciting opportunities ahead to help reimagine and transform Aotearoa New Zealand for future generations. We work collaboratively with our customers to support their infrastructure and services needs as they tackle aging assets, regulatory reform, climate change, new technologies, and changing consumer behaviours.
The Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor is a key role within Downer's newly formed trans-Tasman Environment and Sustainability team. This role reports to the Environment and Sustainability Manager, Transport and Infrastructure (NZ) and will include opportunities to work collaboratively with environment and sustainability professionals across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.
The primary objectives of this role is to: Provide environment and sustainability support for the Transport business, with a focus on supporting our asphalt, quarry and cleanfill sites, in addition to assisting our construction teams achieve environmental best practice.Coordinate work winning and project start up responses including identification of high risk/opportunity, approvals and project costings and development of project specific environmental management plans.Coordinate and provide oversight of the environment and sustainability compliance obligations including advice and support for the delivery of projects/ contract in addition to the management of fixed assets and fleet.Lead environmental incident response and investigation requirements.Provide SME advice on high risk environmental requirements including erosion and sediment control, dewatering, working in waterways and compliance with resource consent conditions and related resource management legislation.Promote environmentally safe working practices and provide leadership and training.Drive sustainability best practice outcomes aligned to Downer sustainability commitments, client and stakeholder expectations.Ensure the business is aligned to regulatory, ISO14001 and Downer standards.The position will work closely with the Downer Environment and Sustainability Leadership and Operational Leaders.Tertiary Qualifications (Degree, Master etc) in Environmental Science/ Engineering/ Energy / Management, Sustainability or similar.Greater than 5 years of relevant experience.High level of understanding of NZ environmental legislation.Proven ability to manage multiple approvals in different jurisdictions at once.Strong knowledge in managing project environmental aspects and associated risks.Ability to use MS Excel and other applications to analyse, manipulate and communicate data.Sound level of sustainability knowledge for site level delivery.Ability to influence all levels of staff and managers.Ability to understand and learn new software applications quickly.Demonstrated skills in environmental approvals and management on major projects.Ko te take ka parekareka e koe ki te mahi ki konei | Why you will enjoy working here Downer is committed to delivering excellence by ensuring our people have the environment and the means to be successful. We offer:
Free access to Marram health care benefits and discounted holiday homes.All the tools of trade you need to do your job.Discounts for Samsung, PB Tech, Gym memberships and more!$500 bonus for current employees who refer a friend to Downer.Report this job advert Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs.
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