Sustainability Manager

Company description:

At Stockland we are a community delivering outcomes that benefit the community at large. We work collaboratively and inclusively, building strong working relationships. Our portfolio is diverse and so are the opportunities for professional and career development. We are committed to providing our people with broad experiences to build a successful career.

Job description:

We have an exciting career opportunity for a passionate and driven Sustainability Manager to join our growing Stockland Sustainability Team. This role will be responsible for partnering with the business to support delivery of best-in-class environmental initiatives to deliver on our ESG Strategy and Targets and our Climate Transition Action Plan. The aim is to embed sustainability performance across projects and assets to create value for the business, and support community and stakeholder needs.

This role will be based in Sydney.

The Opportunity - About the Role

Working closely with the Group Environmental Sustainability Manager and the broader sustainability team, you will be responsible for providing environmental sustainability advice and support to key enterprise initiatives, as well as project teams for the planning, development and delivery of projects and assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to operationalisation of Stockland's ESG Strategy by developing and enhancing plans and processes on enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Provide expert sustainability advice to project teams and business leaders aligned to our sustainability workstreams, identifying priorities and initiatives for impact and developing a commercially sustainable value proposition.
• Partner with our business leaders to drive high performance in sustainable outcomes towards meeting our ESG targets, through the implementation of visioning, initiative prioritisation and development, objectives alignment and coaching.
• Contribute to team success by working collaboratively with team members; assisting team members when needed; sharing ideas, knowledge and experience; and supporting team development.
• Provide strategic sustainability advice to Leaders, including interpreting and applying industry knowledge and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Support delivery of sustainability programs of work to deliver impact and performance outcomes
• Integrate previous experience with innovative approaches to identify organisational improvement initiatives to business outcomes.
• Oversee, track and report on sustainability performance across the business.

About You

• Property industry experience preferred, across master planned communities, land lease communities, or commercial property
• Strong project management skills and track record
• Strong appreciation of business and customer value drivers
• Strong influencing skills and business partnering experience with the capacity to achieve outcomes through collaboration with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Strategic planning or program implementation history
• Demonstrated experience working closely with project-based teams to achieve local / regional environmental outcomes and expanding for portfolio scale and impact
• Experience with and understanding of sustainability rating tools (Green Star/WELL/NatHERs)
• Ability to contribute to environmental data collection, measurement, analysis and reporting

The Stockland Proposition

At Stockland we are a community delivering outcomes that benefit the community at large. We work collaboratively and inclusively, building strong working relationships. Our portfolio is diverse and so are the opportunities for professional and career development. We are committed to providing our people with broad experiences to build a successful career.

We recognise the importance of flexibility and work life-quality and over 80% of our employees have informal or formal flexible work arrangements. Additionally, Stockland has a strong commitment to achieving the best outcomes through an inclusive and collaborative culture. Our customers come from diverse backgrounds and we want our teams to reflect this.

We offer competitive remuneration and benefits. Benefits include free to access or subsidised lifestyle, health, well-being and financial services products.

Due to the permanent nature of this role, we can only accept applications from Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Open Work Visa holders with more than 12 months validity from their role start date.

As part of the recruitment process, you may need to undergo a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the requirements of the role.

Apply today - Stockland - it's your place.

Agencies should note that unsolicited resumes will not be accepted for this position and Stockland will not pay any fees related to resumes that are submitted directly to hiring managers and not through our approved process. Where appropriate, the Careers @ Stockland Team will work with our preferred panel of agencies to source candidates for roles. Please submit any queries relating to the approved process of submitting candidate resumes or Stockland's preferred agency panel to *******@stockland.com.au

Please note the Stockland Corporate offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays from 23 December until 9 January.

We will resume processing applications from 10 January and thank you in advance for your patience whilst we work through applications received during the shutdown period.