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Our global Buildings and Places business line brings together a versatile and collaborative term of urban planning, building design and engineering professionals working to create liveable, sustainable, and equitable cities.

Our extensive expertise cover urbanism and planning, architecture, building and systems engineering, and cost, project, and construction management.  

Together with our clients, we are working to evolve and elevate the built environment across sectors including, social infrastructure, transit, technology and logistics, and commercial and corporate real estate, whilst focusing on solutions that promote long term health and wellbeing for all.

We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for a Senior Sustainability Consultant to add to our Brisbane Team. You will play a key part in providing technical advice within our growing ANZ Sustainability practice across a range of projects including; sports infrastructure, transport infrastructure, civil infrastructure and other projects in the built environment.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Provide clear, evidence-based advice to clients and internal stakeholders on all matters pertaining to ESG and sustainability.
• Maintain a current working knowledge of current and future industry and economy-wide issues (codes, legislation, initiatives) related to net zero emissions, climate change and its impacts on our clients’ businesses. 
• Undertake technical sustainability investigations and design discipline coordination to optimise design and generate efficiencies.
• Develop bespoke solutions that help our clients strive towards low-carbon, net zero carbon and/or carbon neutral outcomes for their projects and procurement supply chain. 
• Help deliver on our ScopeXTM promise to reduce our clients carbon emissions by at least 50% as part of our Sustainable Legacies ESG strategy. 

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.  

What are we looking for from you?

• Ideally, 5+ years’ experience working for an Engineering Consultancy, Main Contractor or Government Department providing technically sound, sustainable solutions on construction projects.
• A strong knowledge of relevant legislation, building and planning codes, notable sustainability policies and standards (e.g., Victorian Health Building Authority) and environmental rating and assessment systems.
• Experience using sustainability/wellness rating tools (Infrastructure Sustainability (ISCA), Green Star (GBCA), WELL Building Standard (IWBI), NABERS, LEED will be well regarded) and ideally hold accredited status with some or all of these organisations. 
• Demonstrate a passion for driving optimum design and engineering outcomes.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Architecture, Sustainability, Climate Change or Environmental Science/Engineering (or similar).
• Ability to obtain defence clearance (desirable).

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.