Senior Environmental Manager

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand NZ Post Full time
Senior Environmental Manager

  • Make a genuine difference in this critical role helping NZ Post/Tukurau Aotearoa to become a low carbon delivery business
  • Fixed term opportunity, 12 month parental leave cover
  • Our environmental targets are ambitious we've had some early wins and now we need a passionate sustainability leader to deepen our impact


You will be joining a business that has shown leadership by stepping out and having a go: we were the first NZ organisation to produce an Integrated Report, the third to set a verified Science Based Target, one of the founding members of the Climate Leaders Coalition, the first to establish an annual decarbonisation investment fund and the first to trial a commercial hydrogen truck in Aotearoa.

FY22 was a milestone year for our sustainability work - we launched our 80% NZ recycled plastic packaging and lifecycle analysis, our community investment initiative - Delivering for Good, Carbon Neutral Sending, our first voluntary Climate Risk Disclosure and announced our $20 million partnership with NZGIF and Carbon Group to remove the roadblocks to EV uptake in our contractor fleet.

We are proud of what we have achieved but we know there is much more to do to reach our targets and reduce our impact.

We have a commitment to be Carbon neutral from 2030, and 32% SBT reduction target.

Our near-term targets include a 100% electric owned fleet and a 25% reduction in emissions from contracted fleet by 2025.

We are also signatories to the packaging covenant.

We want you to make your mark and deepen our carbon reduction and environmental work, and we back you to make a difference.

Our parcel business is growing fast, our ambition is to be a low carbon delivery business and our sustainability aspiration is that "Sustainability is at the centre of every decision".

This is a 2IC role reporting to our Group Sustainability Manager.


We've got big expectations for this role, and you'll have support from the top and across our business to finalise a Net Zero plan to 2050, and implement our carbon reduction roadmap to 2030 including heavy freight and aviation emissions.

Working closely with the products team, you will develop a packaging road map and advise on circular solutions as well as supporting our Waste Minimisation Specialist to develop a waste reduction plan.

You will also advise and work with Procurement to ensure environmental criteria are appropriately incorporated into our tenders and contracts.

Your passion and knowledge for all things environmental will win hearts and minds at all levels of the business to get behind and support our ambition.

You will also represent NZ Post on external working groups.
Mō te Tukurau Aotearoa - About NZ Post
NZ Post is an iconic organisation with a rich history and bright future.

We're in the midst of transformational change as we disrupt our industry on our quest to be the #1 delivery partner for e-commerce.

It's an exciting time to join.

Hiahia? - Interested? Come and join the whanau

Applications for this position close on Thursday 15 June 2023.


There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.

We are proud to be Rainbow Tick certified and recognise the diversity and uniqueness of our workforce and reaffirm our commitment to create a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.



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