Senior Environmental & Sustainability Advisor

Fulton Hogan; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction and infrastructure company in New Zealand is seeking a Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor. You will provide environmental and sustainability support across the project life-cycle, ensuring compliance with best practice standards. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in the construction sector, and a relevant qualification. The role offers attractive benefits including KiwiSaver contributions and medical insurance.

Benefits

KiwiSaver employer contributions

Fuel discount card

Parental leave top-up payment

Family scholarships

Ongoing training and development

Great discounts at retailers

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in environment and sustainability management.
• Familiarity with construction sector practices is desirable.
• Strong understanding of sustainability frameworks and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental planning advice and on-site operational support.
• Deliver environmental and sustainability training programmes.
• Support incident response and investigations.

Skills

Formal qualification in Environmental Management

Practical experience in environment and sustainability management

Experience in implementation of Sustainability Programmes

Current Full Class 1 driver’s licence

Education

Qualification in Environmental Management or similar

Job description

Job Description

The Fulton Hogan Life

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of the opportunities, taking responsibility, having a crack, being accountable and making it happen. We live by our REAL values – Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude, Leadership – and we demonstrate these through the good work we do, every day, as one team.

Nau mai haere mai ki tā mātou whānau |Welcome to our Fulton Hogan Family

As a Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor, you will provide support in the areas of environment and sustainability to ensure that our work is to best practice standards and within budgetary constraints, while providing value-for-money for our customers. Our REAL values will drive everything you do.

You will support the NZ Construction team by providing environmental and sustainability support across the project life-cycle, from tendering and early contractor involvement through to on-site delivery and project close-out.

In addition to the above you will:

• Provide tender submission support
• Provide environmental planning advice and on-site operational support
• Prepare environmental management plans and programmes and assist in their implementation (including inspections and audits)
• Deliver environmental and sustainability training programmes
• Deliver sustainability rating programmes
• Support incident response and investigations (including near miss reporting)
• Communicate good practice and lessons learned across the business.

Good Work equals Good Benefits

• KiwiSaver employer contributions
• Fuel discount card
• Parental leave top-up payment with additional return to work support
• Family scholarships
• Ongoing training and development, career growth and progression opportunities
• Great discounts at a wide range of retailers
• Medical insurance
• Life insurance

At Fulton Hogan, we genuinely care about the wellbeing of our people and giving them the tools and opportunities they need to succeed and grow with us.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Formal qualification in Environmental Management, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Planning or similar
• 5 years’ practical experience in environment and sustainability management within the construction sector (or similar)
• Experience and/or familiarity in implementation of Sustainability Programmes / Frameworks (ideally ISC)
• Current Full Class 1 driver’s licence

Creating, Connecting and caring for the community

Our people regularly donate their time to local causes and initiatives, while at a regional and national level we provide financial support, skills and resources to a wide range of organisations that are strengthening our communities. Our focus aims to also reduce our impact on the environment, and regenerate healthy new ecosystems. We look to partner with others to lift the standards of our industry and show customers lower-impact, sustainable ways of delivering infrastructure.

All successful candidates must undergo and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen.

We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities. We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply.