Senior Sustainability Officer

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 3 Remuneration: $137,525 - $156,231 (plus superannuation and leave loading) Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ701324 About the opportunity Health Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Senior Sustainability Officer to join its Sustainability Team to help embed strong and consistent sustainability practice across the planning, design and delivery of health infrastructure projects throughout NSW.

You will provide specialist, evidence-based advice to project teams; facilitate the application of Green Star and other sustainability requirements; identify emerging risks and opportunities; and translate evolving policy, legislation and industry practice into practical project responses. Working across a diverse capital portfolio, you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, develop guidance and capability-building resources, and use sustainability data and performance insights to drive continuous improvement.

This role offers the opportunity to influence project decisions and strengthen sustainability practice across an organisation delivering infrastructure with lasting benefits for NSW communities. This is a full-time ongoing role. Remuneration will be determined with the successful candidate. Please note that as Health Infrastructure is an organisation of NSW Health, the successful applicant must reside in NSW or be willing to relocate if appointed.

This recruitment may be used to appoint to similar future roles (ongoing or temporary), or to create a Talent Pool for roles that may arise over the next 18 months.

About you

You are an experienced sustainability professional who combines technical understanding with sound judgement and practical delivery skills. You can analyse complex information, identify what matters for a project and communicate clear, evidence-based recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders. You are comfortable working across multiple projects and priorities, building productive relationships and influencing outcomes where sustainability considerations need to be balanced with scope, cost, program and operational requirements.

Experience applying Green Star or comparable sustainability rating tools in infrastructure or the built environment will be highly regarded. If you are passionate about sustainability and enjoy working in a dynamic and collaborative environment, this is the role for you.

About us

Health Infrastructure delivers sustainable and innovative infrastructure solutions to meet the health care needs of NSW communities now and into the future. We collaborate with government and industry to transform public health facilities across NSW. Outside of health we contribute longer term benefits to NSW communities including the creation of jobs and increased opportunities for local businesses.

About what’s important to us At Health Infrastructure, we are committed to cultivating a workplace culture where diversity, inclusion and flexibility is part of the norm. To find out more about Health Infrastructure’s values and ways of working, click here . Want to know more?

1. Please click here for a copy of the role description.
2. For more information about Health Infrastructure go to nsw.gov.au/health-infrastructure and www.health.nsw.gov.au
3. For more information on how to apply for a role in NSW Health click here .
4. For enquiries, please contact Janene Flick via [email protected]
5. The Capability Application tool has been developed to assist candidates in preparing a submission. It includes practice questions and guidance to help you articulate your achievements and the capabilities demonstrated in delivering them. About the application process

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• Respond to the target questions within the application. Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
• While we acknowledge the use of AI to assist in forming an application, please ensure submissions reflect your authentic self, own experiences, and unique perspective. Target questions:

1. Outline your experience applying sustainability principles to infrastructure or built environment projects, including examples of the advice, technical review or support you have provided.
2. Outline how you would build stakeholder relationships and communicate clear sustainability advice to support project decisions. Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 8 November Connect with us on LinkedIn . If you’re interested in more vacancies at HI, our currently advertised roles can be found here .