Principal Sustainability Consultant

Together, we open opportunities with our connected thinking. 

Mott MacDonald is a dynamic and innovative engineering, management and development consultancy working with high profile clients across Australia and globally. We're the driving force behind some of Australia's most iconic infrastructural ventures that are transforming the way we live, work, and play.

Your Opportunity 

Our Sustainability and Climate Change team in Melborune currently seeking a highly skilled and passionate Principal Consultant to join the team with experience across Victoria and New South Wales. The role will be integral to our growing team working on some of the largest most complex energy, transport, water and climate risk projects in Victoria, and across Australia.  In this role, you will manage sustainability projects, provide specialist advice, and drive sustainable practices across various sectors, businesses, and government agencies.  

• Experience in business development activities with new and existing clients
• Managing and collberating sustainability projects from inception to completion.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, with demonstrated ability to build and manage client relationships internally across Mott MacDonald’s teams and externally with key clients
• Work closely with teams and relevant disciplines across Mott MacDonald (locally and interstate)
• Developing and mentoring team members to grow their technical expertise
• Applied knowledge and experience conducting sustainability, carbon, and climate resilience assessments and developing and implementing associated strategies, action plans and initiatives for government and private sectors.

About you 

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Sciences, Engineering or similar.
• Experience in sustainability consulting and advisory roles for government, private sector, and infrastructure projects. Sustainability reporting in various frameworks at corporate and project level will be necessary. 
• Experience developing and writing high quality technical content including proposals, reports, assessments, and advice notes
• Knowledge and experience in delivering infrastructure sustainability projects ideal, but not essential.
• Good understanding of carbon and climate change issues and ability to interpret and present complex information in a clear, articulate way.
• Practical experience with various sustainability standards and reporting frameworks (IFRS, SDGs, SBTI, GHG Accounting, ISC, etc.).
   

Culture & Benefits 

Mott MacDonald celebrates diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive work environment that values work-life balance, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We welcome diverse applicants, including First Nations People, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of all genders, neurodiversity, cultural backgrounds, age groups, and those with intersectional identities. 

• Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience: 
• Agile working environment, supporting our people to work flexibly 
• Life, personal accident, and salary continuance insurance 
• Employee resource groups including the Inclusive Network for Women, Corporate Social Responsibility and more 
• Annual Health Checks and ongoing professional development 

You’ve got this! 

We endorse a diverse and inclusive workplace, and look to provide suitable opportunities for employees including the opportunity for part time and job shared roles where possible. If you are interested in this role and looking for a part time permanent opportunity, please apply! #LI-RZ1