Senior Sustainability and Resilience Consultant

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AECOM is seeking a Senior Sustainability and Resilience Consultant to join our Brisbane team in Fortitude Valley, full-time onsite, delivering climate resilience, sustainability, ESG and nature-based solutions for public and private sector clients, including involvement in major projects such as the Brisbane 2032 Games. You’ll work in multidisciplinary teams to provide climate risk assessments, scenario planning, resilience strategies, sustainability reporting and ESG advisory, while building strong client relationships and contributing to business development. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in sustainability or climate resilience consulting, relevant tertiary qualifications, strong analytics and communication skills, and comfort with digital tools. To apply, tailor your CV to climate risk and resilience, quantify outcomes, show BD wins and collaboration, and apply promptly as roles may close early.

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM's environmental practice is dedicated to helping industries, clients and governments meet their environmental responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide advisory and technical services to ensure compliance, manage impacts and reduce risks, including obtaining permits and approvals, restoring contaminated sites, and helping organisations respond to climate change.

Our Sustainability and Resilience team helps organisations, governments and communities prepare for the challenges of a changing climate while creating more sustainable and resilient places. We work across climate resilience, sustainability, ESG, nature-based solutions and corporate strategy, partnering with clients to deliver practical solutions that create long-term value.

We are one of the most trusted and respected Sustainability and Resilience practices across Australia and New Zealand, with specialists working collaboratively across the region. Our Brisbane team is growing, and we're looking for an experienced consultant who is passionate about sustainability and climate resilience to join us.

You'll work alongside industry-leading specialists and collaborate with clients across government, infrastructure, transport, water, energy and the private sector. As part of AECOM's global network, you'll also have the opportunity to contribute to major national projects, including our role as the delivery partner for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The work you'll be exposed to

Our team works across every aspect of the climate resilience and sustainability agenda, including:

• Climate Resilience including physical and transition climate risk assessments, scenario analysis, climate vulnerability assessments, heat mapping, urban and community resilience, natural climate solutions and digital innovation.
• Sustainability including ESG materiality assessments, Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Ratings, corporate and project sustainability strategies, and sustainability advisory.
• Nature-based Solutions including natural capital accounting, TNFD and nature-positive strategy development, biodiversity market analysis and innovative digital tools.
• Supporting organisations to navigate evolving sustainability reporting and disclosure requirements while embedding resilience into long-term business strategy.

How you'll make a difference

As part of our Sustainability and Resilience Practice, you'll work within multidisciplinary teams to help clients understand climate risks, improve sustainability performance and develop practical strategies for the future.

Your day-to-day will involve:

• Delivering projects across climate resilience, sustainability, ESG and nature-based solutions for public and private sector clients.
• Providing evidence-based advice on climate change impacts and identifying practical adaptation and resilience measures.
• Supporting climate risk assessments, scenario analysis, climate vulnerability assessments and resilience planning.
• Contributing to sustainability strategy development, ESG materiality assessments and corporate disclosure reporting.
• Working collaboratively with engineers, planners, economists, scientists and environmental specialists to deliver integrated solutions.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships while supporting business development opportunities across the practice.
• Contributing to the development of innovative digital tools and approaches that improve project delivery and client outcomes.
• Preparing high-quality reports, presentations and technical advice for a diverse range of clients.

Qualifications

What are we looking for from you?

You are first and foremost, a team player with a high level of self-awareness, strong communication and listening skills and demonstrated commercial acumen. Utilising your experience working in climate risk and resilience and or sustainability, you will have proven ability in project delivery, be a critical thinker with experience in business development and/ or building strong client relationships. Your collaborative approach and willingness to think creatively and innovatively in problem solving for clients will see you succeed in this role.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in climate change, sustainability, environmental engineering, environmental science or a related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in sustainability, environmental or climate resilience consulting.
• Experience delivering multidisciplinary projects while meeting project objectives, budgets and timeframes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly.
• Experience developing or applying digital tools and innovative approaches to support consulting outcomes.
• A proactive approach to business development, client relationship management and delivering technical excellence.
• These qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don't tick every box, you could still be a great fit for our team.

These qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a great fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year         
• Swap public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have 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.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

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. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.