Green Star Lead

Health Infrastructure; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Green Star Lead to join its Sustainability team and lead our portfolio-wide approach to Green Star certification.

You will translate complex certification requirements into practical guidance for project teams and senior stakeholders, balancing NSW Government standards with delivery realities. This is a fixed-term full-time two-year role, requiring residency in NSW or relocation for appointment.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing complex information and turning it into practical guidance for project teams.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and resolve conflicts across disciplines.
• Strong understanding of Green Star certification processes and NSW Government requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the portfolio-wide Green Star certification approach across Health Infrastructure projects.
• Provide specialist expertise and strategic oversight on certification pathways, credit strategies, and evidence.
• Embed sustainability requirements through planning, design, procurement and delivery.

Skills

Sustainability

Green Star expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Policy interpretation

Education

Tertiary qualification in sustainability

Green Star Accredited Professional

Job description

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 4 Remuneration: $153,559 - $182,954 (plus superannuation and leave loading) Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ701260

About the opportunity

Health Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Green Star Lead to join its Sustainability team and lead our portfolio-wide approach to Green Star certification. You will lead HI’s strategic response to Green Star certification, providing specialist expertise and strategic oversight to support consistent sustainability outcomes and compliance with NSW Government requirements. You will work across project teams and with internal and external stakeholders to establish practical certification pathways, guide credit strategies and evidence requirements, and embed sustainability requirements through planning, design, procurement and delivery. Working across a diverse statewide portfolio, you will use strong collaboration and sound judgement to translate complex technical requirements into clear project actions and influence healthier, lower‑carbon and more resilient health infrastructure across NSW. This is an opportunity to influence sustainability outcomes beyond individual projects, using lessons learnt, evidence and industry practice to strengthen how Green Star is delivered across Health Infrastructure. This is a fixed term full-time opportunity for a two-year period.

Remuneration will be determined with the successful candidate. Please note that as Health Infrastructure is an organisation of NSW Health, the successful applicant must reside in NSW or be willing to relocate if appointed. This recruitment may be used to appoint to similar future roles (ongoing or temporary), or to create a Talent Pool for roles that may arise over the next 18 months.

About you

You are an experienced sustainability professional with strong Green Star expertise and the judgement to navigate complex certification, technical and delivery issues. You can analyse complex information, interpret policy, standards and technical information and turn them into clear, practical guidance and advice for project teams and senior stakeholders. You are a confident communicator and influencer who can work across different disciplines, priorities and perspectives to build agreement and resolve issues. Just as importantly, you can look beyond individual projects, identify recurring challenges and lessons, and translate these into practical guidance, frameworks and improvements that strengthen sustainability outcomes across a portfolio. You will bring relevant tertiary qualifications and Green Star Accredited Professional credentials.

About us

Health Infrastructure delivers sustainable and innovative infrastructure solutions to meet the health care needs of NSW communities now and into the future. We collaborate with government and industry to transform public health facilities across NSW. Outside of health we contribute longer term benefits to NSW communities including the creation of jobs and increased opportunities for local businesses.

About what’s important to us

At Health Infrastructure, we are committed to cultivating a workplace culture where diversity, inclusion and flexibility is part of the norm.

Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 5 November 2026