Sustainability Consultant / Senior Sustainability Consultant
Sustainability Consultant / Senior Sustainability Consultant
Location: Melbourne or Tasmania
Company: Boutique Sustainability Consultancy & Property Developer
About the Opportunity
Our client is a leading sustainability consultancy and property developer dedicated to creating better buildings, communities and cities. Unlike traditional consultancies, they not only advise clients on sustainability outcomes but also apply these principles within their own award-winning developments, creating a unique environment where ideas become reality.
As the business continues to grow, they are seeking a Sustainability Consultant to support the delivery of innovative sustainability and ESG outcomes across a diverse portfolio of projects.
The Role
This position offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of sustainability, engineering, development and the built environment.
You will collaborate with developers, architects, asset owners, government stakeholders and project teams to drive best-practice sustainability outcomes throughout project lifecycles.
Key responsibilities include:
- Deliver sustainability and ESD advice across building and precinct developments.
- Support Green Star, NABERS and other sustainability rating assessments.
- Assist clients in developing net-zero, decarbonisation and climate resilience strategies.
- Undertake sustainability modelling, assessments and reporting.
- Advise on building performance, energy efficiency, water management and embodied carbon reduction initiatives.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams to integrate sustainability into project design and delivery.
- Support ESG-related initiatives and broader sustainability strategies for private and public sector clients.
- Contribute to thought leadership, business development and client engagement activities.
What We're Looking For
We welcome candidates from engineering, sustainability, building services, ESD, environmental or related technical disciplines.
Ideal backgrounds may include:
- Building Services Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Hydraulic Engineering
- Fire Protection Engineering
- Sustainability / ESD Consulting
- Environmental Engineering
- Renewable Energy Engineering
Key attributes include:
- Passion for sustainability and the built environment.
- Strong technical understanding of building systems and performance.
- Experience working on multidisciplinary building or infrastructure projects.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Desire to broaden into sustainability strategy, ESG and decarbonisation advisory.
- An entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to help shape a growing business.
Why Join?
Shape the future of the business
- Opportunity to join a growing team where your ideas will genuinely influence systems, processes and future growth.
- Potential pathway into leadership responsibilities as the business expands.
- Long-term opportunity to participate in shareholding/equity discussions for high-performing individuals.
Unique developer-consultant model
- Unlike most sustainability consultancies, the business also develops its own projects.
- Opportunity to see sustainability strategies implemented firsthand through real developments.
- Exposure to the full project lifecycle from strategy through delivery.
Interesting project exposure
- Work on high-quality, technically challenging projects rather than volume-driven consulting.
- Exposure to premium commercial, education, residential and mixed-use developments.
- Ability to influence meaningful sustainability outcomes from concept through completion.
Purpose-driven culture
- Join a collaborative team focused on creating environmentally and socially positive outcomes.
- Work with professionals passionate about sustainability, innovation and design excellence.
Ideal Candidate Motivation
This role would suit someone looking to transition from a traditional engineering or technical consulting background into a broader sustainability advisory position, where they can influence the environmental performance of entire buildings, developments and communities rather than individual systems alone.
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