Principal Sustainability Advisor

Department for Infrastructure and Transport; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 123,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NPC clearance ahead of employment

Travel as required

Job summary

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport in South Australia seeks a Principal Sustainability Advisor to lead climate risk management and decarbonisation programs. You will provide expert sustainability policy solutions across planning, delivery and major projects, ensuring alignment with government climate goals and best-practice environmental standards.

The role requires a recognised engineering or related degree (with postgraduate sustainability qualification preferred) and may involve

Qualifications

• Recognised degree and/or postgraduate qualification in engineering, science, planning, built environment or other transferable discipline.
• NPC required prior to employment and renewed every three years.
• Some travel and occasional out-of-hours/weekend work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert sustainability advice and policy solutions across infrastructure planning, delivery and major projects.
• Lead climate risk management and decarbonisation initiatives aligned with state goals.
• Communicate complex issues clearly and deliver practical outcomes in a strategic, collaborative way.

Skills

Climate risk management

Decarbonisation

Sustainability policy

Strategic leadership

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Postgraduate qualification in sustainability-related area

Job description

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport plays a vital role connecting people and places in South Australia by managing roads, marine and public transport networks across the state, and builds and maintains the State-owned infrastructure that enables the delivery of essential and important government services to our community. The Decarbonisation and Sustainability team leads the Department's sustainability, decarbonisation, climate resilience and green infrastructure agenda, embedding sustainable outcomes across planning, delivery and operations to ensure infrastructure investments support South Australia's climate goals and meet government requirements and best-practice environmental standards. Play a leading role in the Department's climate risk, decarbonisation and sustainability programs, ensuring alignment with the state's objectives. Provide expert sustainability advice and policy solutions across infrastructure planning, delivery, and major projects. An experienced sustainability professional with strong expertise in climate risk management and decarbonisation. The successful candidate will be strategic, collaborative and influential, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and deliver practical outcomes.

Educational Qualifications / Licences

• A recognised degree and/or post graduate qualification in engineering, science, planning, built environment or other discipline transferrable to sustainability services.

Special Conditions

• A National Police Check (NPC) is required prior to employment in the Department for Infrastructure and Transport which must be renewed every three years.
• Some out of hours and weekend work, along with some intra/interstate travel requiring overnight stays, may be required.

Remuneration

PO4 - $122,752 to $133,635 pa + superannuation

Enquiries

Nick Stokoe Principal Sustainability Advisor Telephone: [phone] Email: [emailprotected]

Our Commitment

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture across the department, planning for and promoting diversity and culturally safe workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and other diversity groups. The Department recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and customers in delivering the future of South Australia. As a WE'RE EQUAL organisation we are committed to treating everyone equally, proudly promoting our department, and all its spaces as safe places for everybody. The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working.

Role Statement

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