Head of Environmental Planning & Sustainability

Downer; Ryde; On-site; AUD 300,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer is seeking an experienced Environmental, Planning and Sustainability Director to provide strategic leadership across environmental planning, sustainability, approvals and compliance for a major infrastructure program within our Energy and Utilities business.

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability and Environment, this senior role will oversee environmental planning, monitoring, reporting and regulatory engagement while building and leading a high-performing multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience across major construction, energy or infrastructure.
• Ability to operate in complex, commercially sensitive environments.
• Experience overseeing licences, permits, audits and compliance.
• ISO 14001 auditor or implementation training.
• Willingness to travel regularly to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across environmental planning, sustainability, approvals and compliance.
• Oversee environmental planning, monitoring, reporting and regulatory engagement.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team and develop high performing capabilities.
• Advise senior project leaders and be a key escalation point for complex environmental matters.
• Oversee environmental audits, incident investigations, regulatory reporting and Infrastructure Sustainability Ratings.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory expertise

Negotiation

Team development

Education

Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering / Energy / Management / Sustainability

Job description

Downer is seeking an experienced Environmental, Planning and Sustainability Director to provide strategic leadership across environmental planning, sustainability, approvals and compliance for a major infrastructure program within our Energy and Utilities business.

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability and Environment, this senior role will oversee environmental planning, monitoring, reporting and regulatory engagement while building and leading a high-performing multidisciplinary team.