Senior Sustainability Leader: Decarbonisation & Strategy

Vertali APAC Pty Ltd

Melbourne

Hybrid

AUD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Melbourne Airport is seeking a Senior Sustainability Manager to lead the organisation's sustainability agenda, collaborating across Major Projects, Development and Operations to embed sustainability in planning, design and investment decisions. You will drive decarbonisation, influence senior leaders and guide climate disclosures while balancing cost and risk with ambitious environmental goals.

With extensive experience in ESG, climate strategy and reporting, you will translate complex

Qualifications

Significant experience in sustainability, ESG, climate change, infrastructure or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience taking sustainability strategy through to implementation and influencing outcomes across complex business environments.
Strong knowledge of climate risk, carbon management, decarbonisation and sustainability reporting, with exposure to frameworks such as AASB S2, IFRS S2, TCFD, NGER, GRESB or equivalent.
Experience working with major projects, capital investment or complex physical assets, with the ability to balance sustainability outcomes with cost, risk, delivery and operational considerations.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and work collaboratively across multiple business units without direct authority.
Commercial judgement and the ability to translate sustainability opportunities and risks into practical business outcomes.
Strong analytical capability and the confidence to interrogate sustainability data, reporting and assurance rather than simply accept information at face value.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present confidently to senior stakeholders and represent the organisation externally.
A tertiary qualification in Sustainability, Engineering, Environmental Science or a related discipline.
Ideally 10+ years' relevant experience. Aviation experience would be highly regarded but is not essential.

Responsibilities

Lead priority components of Melbourne Airport's sustainability agenda and drive implementation of sustainability commitments and targets across the organisation.
Partner with Major Projects, Development and Operations teams to embed sustainability into project planning, design, procurement, investment decisions and delivery.
Influence senior stakeholders and business leaders to achieve practical sustainability outcomes while balancing commercial, operational and project priorities.
Lead and support decarbonisation initiatives, including Scope 3 emissions management, climate risk, scenario analysis, resilience and emerging aviation decarbonisation pathways such as sustainable aviation fuel and electrification.
Oversee sustainability and climate disclosures, including AASB S2 and other reporting frameworks, and ensure sustainability data is appropriately validated, challenged and assured.
Provide strategic advice on emerging sustainability risks, opportunities and trends, translating complex information into clear, commercially relevant recommendations.
Identify opportunities across embodied carbon, circular economy, water efficiency, climate resilience, nature-positive outcomes and broader environmental and social sustainability.
Represent Melbourne Airport with industry, government and external stakeholders and contribute to the continued development of sustainability capability across the business.