Good Environmental Choice is looking for a new chief executive now that’s it gone through the process of redeveloping its blueprint. According to Richard Evans from Talent Nation who is running the search there will be some interesting changes at GECA long known for its green certification work on building materials.
The move was about a taking a “broader view on consumption and consumables and moving into adjacencies of the property sector like residential and hotels.” It could mean adding standards and including areas of interest such as food and retail product. In the interim Ben Waters will extend a temporary role and be general manager while the new CEO is recruited.
Mr Waters said in a letter to stakeholders last week that GECA would “help companies in all sectors of the economy come up the sustainability maturity curve. We’re aiming for a careful balance between improving and expanding the current eco-labelling business, and building a thought leadership platform with partners to discuss the big sustainable production and consumption issues across all industry sectors.”
ANZ is looking for a Head of Environmental Sustainability, a role which will be part of the company’s ‘super regional strategy’. The position would be in Sydney or Melbourne. The successful applicant will provide leadership and strategic direction on ANZ’s Environmental Sustainability agenda and will develop methods to deliver to ANZ’s environmental targets. The role operates closely with ANZ’s Global Property teams to deliver energy savings and environmental benefits across ANZ’s corporate offices, retail branches and data centres.
The Port Phillip & Westernport Catchment Management Authority is advertising for an Environmental Strategy Coordinator to be responsible for coordinating and improving the Port Phillip & Western Port Regional Catchment Strategy. The successful applicant will be able to build collaborative relationships and partnerships and have excellent communication skills with all modern media, hands-on experience managing websites, strong strategic and political judgement.
Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd is looking for a Development Manager of Property and Investment in Broome, WA. The newly-created full time role involves establishing and leading the delivery of the property strategy through the management of a diverse range of projects. The ideal candidate will have excellent commercial, property, construction and project skills and a proven track record delivering $8m – $40m projects. Strong experience in financial modelling, forecasting and property portfolio planning, as well as a developed ability to negotiate and oversee outsourced project elements is essential.
Woodlands and Wetlands Trust wants a part time Project Officer for biodiversity, conservation and outreach in Canberra. The successful candidate would implement programs for visitors and do outreach related to Mulligans Flat and Jerrabomberra Nature Reserves. The trust is also looking for a part time Program Manager of urban wetlands. The successful candidate would support the Jerrabomberra Wetlands Management Committee in implementation of their strategy and priority projects and assist in developing stakeholder and community relations.
Aspect Personnel is recruiting a Principal Environmental Consultant Business Development for a regional Victorian office of a national engineering consultancy. The new role is fit for someone well established in the local market and who is perhaps disillusioned by their current role and seeking the opportunity to set up afresh. Day to day responsibilities are open to the candidate. Aspect Personnel wants the prospective candidate to put forward a business case and discuss with them the ‘how’ and ‘when’. Within your speciality, you’ll be tasked to manage your existing black book of clients, develop new business by leveraging from others colleagues’ connections and then delivering that business to your client.
The City of Greater Bendigo is looking for an Organics Project Officer to work in the waste services unit. The full time temporary position until December 2016 will involve overseeing the introduction of a kerbside organics collection service to the Greater Bendigo region including an initial trial with approximately 2,500 households followed by a full scale implementation. Responsibilities will include providing face to face support to trial participants. In addition the role will involve developing, implementing and reviewing education materials to support the successful introduction of the service, determining the effectiveness of the trial, surveying trial participants and identifying barriers to the use of the kerbside organics systems by householders.
Hewlett Packard is looking for an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist to be based in Sydney. The role involves implementing and maintaining required EHS policies and programs within the South Pacific region and ensuring that the regulatory required program elements are in place and compliance is achieved. This is the ideal role if you have recently completed a Health and Safety degree and have some relevant work experience.