Sustainability Consultant

Company Description
**At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.**

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

**Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.**

We will give you 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future.

**Job Description**:
With a history of working on some of the most influential building and policy projects, our Australia New Zealand (ANZ) sustainability practice encompasses a team of people working collectively across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland. Our NZ sustainability team comprises a small group of enthusiastic, engaged professionals and we are looking for a like-minded individual to join the team.

We are currently seeking a Professional level Sustainability Consultant with 3-5 years’ experience to support our current and forward workload. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of building related projects to develop innovative sustainability solutions which reflect optimal environmental outcomes whilst balancing client objectives. Under the guidance of experienced Sustainability professionals, you will aim to be leading your own projects over time.

**Day to day responsibilities include**:

- Supporting the delivery of projects to achieve excellent sustainability outcomes for occupant experience and wellness, resource and energy efficiency, and carbon responsible design
- Contributing to the development of building designs, specifically in the areas of energy modelling, performance analysis, and sustainable building technologies
- Delivering exceptional internal and external client service
- Collaborating closely with team members across Australia and NZ

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**:
You are an enthusiastic individual with a strong commitment to learning and sharing within a collaborative and close-knit team environment. Ideally, you are forward-thinking with a motivated interest in sustainability and are keen to build your knowledge in relevant personally driven interest areas.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in engineering, building science, sustainable architectural design or similar
- Minimum of 2 years professional experience in a sustainability role
- Good understanding of current industry and New Zealand sustainability trends
- Knowledge of standards, regulations, codes and legislation in the area of sustainable buildings.
- Passionate about sustainable development within the built environment and a strong interest in fostering change for the better
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Experience in dynamic thermal and energy modelling software (IES is an advantage) and other computational analysis of buildings such as daylight, thermal comfort, natural ventilation
- Green Star, LEED, WELL, ILFI or NABERSNZ experience or accreditation will be an advantage.

Additional Information

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM 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.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse need