Environmental Program Manager | Cooma

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme, gas and diesel plants, and contracted wind and solar energy. We also provide electricity and gas to about 1 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy. Snowy 2.0 is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

An opportunity has become available for an Environmental Program Manager to come and join our Environment team here at Snowy Hydro. This role will develop and deliver environmental management and land use planning improvements that will benefit existing operations, capital projects, and other business functions, integrating with strategic asset, sustainability, and other relevant plan objectives. This is a full-time role based in Cooma NSW. 

This role will see you:

• Develop, lead and contribute to the environment and sustainability teams work programs and identifying improvements 

• Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the environmental management system (EMS) and broader integrated (CGS) system

• Identify and lead the  improvement of environmental and risk management processes

• Prepare and manage studies, assessments and approvals and lead the delivery of initiatives and new programs to functional areas

• Participate in the design and delivery of environmental monitoring and assurance programs

• Establish, manage, and maintain relationships with regulatory authorities, government agencies stakeholders

• Provide specialist advice to internal stakeholders and functional areas to ensure improvements are integrated and delivered collaboratively

• Design and deliver training and awareness programs that embed the improvement into the system and culture

We are looking for:

• Tertiary qualification in environmental planning, management, sciences, engineering or related discipline

• Excellent understanding of environmental management practices and processes and how to improve them

• Demonstrated experience (at least 5 years) in the development and implementation of environmental improvement programs

• Proven experience in managing work activities in line with set timeframes, budgets and resources

• Demonstrated ability to develop credibility and trust with internal and external stakeholders

• Strong background in communications, report writing and project management

• An alignment to Snowy Hydro's corporate values of Safety, Decency, Teamwork, Agility, Courage and Ownership

If you believe you have the right skills and experience, please apply now!