Climate Mitigation & Circularity Lead

The University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney seeks a Sustainability Lead (Climate and Circularity) to provide technical leadership and project management for the Climate and Nature Transition Plan. The role is based on Camperdown Campus and reports to the Senior Manager Sustainability, driving decarbonisation, net zero and circularity priorities across the University.

You will lead complex sustainability projects, manage work plans, risks and milestones, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners to

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental science, engineering or related field.
• Strong expertise in decarbonisation, net zero pathways and GHG accounting.
• Experience implementing circular economy initiatives across large organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of sustainability projects and programs.
• Drive climate mitigation and circularity initiatives across the University.
• Provide technical leadership on decarbonisation, energy, and circularity.
• Engage stakeholders across operations, procurement, research and governance.
• Support governance, reporting and performance tracking against targets.
• Build strategic relationships to support delivery and decision-making.

Skills

Decarbonisation & net zero

Circular economy

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Project management

Education

Environmental science / Engineering degree

Job description

The University of Sydney seeks a Sustainability Lead (Climate and Circularity) to provide technical leadership and project management for the Climate and Nature Transition Plan. The role is based on Camperdown Campus and reports to the Senior Manager Sustainability, driving decarbonisation, net zero and circularity priorities across the University.

You will lead complex sustainability projects, manage work plans, risks and milestones, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners to