Sustainability Advisor

The purpose of this role is to quantify the environmental impacts of our products and business for the purposes of advising customers, offsetting and managing ratings/certification schemes. Customers have growing demands for EPDs, lifecycle impact reductions and offsetting while being interesting in reducing impact. This role aims to help address these demands.

This is an exciting role for someone who is looking to get into the sustainability space to do great things for people and the planet.

You’ll never be bored, and you’ll be in the fastest growing, priority area of a leading Australian construction materials company. You’ll help drive our effort to reduce environmental impact as our Sustainability Advisor. This role can be based in Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney. 

In this role you will be quantifying the environmental impacts of our products and business for the purposes of advising customers and managing ratings / certification schemes.

Our customers have growing demands for EPDs, lifecycle impact reductions and offsetting while being interesting in reducing impact. You will be pivotal in helping to address these demands.
 

In your new role, you will:

• Lifecyle Assessment: Create EPDs and manage the process, including identifying and implementing process improvement
• Certifications, ratings & reporting: Manage, and maintain working knowledge on, certifications and ratings to be able to meet and exceed customer demands including Greenstar, ISC ratings, NABERS, GECA and others.
• Customer lifecycle information & support: Support sales teams and customers in advising on the ratings and certifications
• Support other roles in understanding product lifecycle impacts and train staff to have knowledge required for their role. 

This role is a great fit for you, if you have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering (environmental, sustainability, other) or related field preferred
• Previous experience in lifecycle analysis and the construction materials industry will be advantageous but not essential
• Understanding around sustainability concepts (CO2, biodiversity, water, etc) desirable
• Be comfortable with reviewing and understanding data
• Have a good understanding of product lifecycle concepts
• Ability to travel nationally that may require up to 5 days away from home at a time

What We Offer:

• A competitive remuneration package
• Ongoing career and development opportunities
• Work for a reputable industry leader in the building and construction indust

Our People:

Our culture is driven by our values of High Performance, Respect and Integrity, A Sense of Ownership, Accountability and Collaboration. 
These values are the backbone to our success and help create an inclusive and supportive workplace.

We grow and develop our own leaders through numerous pathways including a structured graduate program, internships and operational and trades roles. We recruit great people, we train them well, and we make sure they have the right experience to build a successful career.

We value diversity and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we are part of and support. We are seeking to improve and embrace diversity in our workforce which will lead to improved safety, performance and operational outcomes.