The role will be of a diverse nature and cover a wide range of issues across the carbon management field as we continue to move from a reporting/compliance market into one encouraging increased levels of consultative advice.

Previous consulting and/or in-house responsibilities tasked with technical and project delivery to satisfy existing NGERS legislation will be critical for consideration.

Experience in the development of strategic and risk based scenarios around climate change strategies, carbon accounting and reporting, carbon trading and the verification of GHG emissions will also be looked upon favourably.
Your technical skills are likely to have been further developed through time spent in site reviewing engineering and/or mechanical processes from a carbon management perspective.

This is an excellent chance to join a highly successful team of carbon specialists and ensure that your own professional development is accelerated during a period of unprecedented legislative and operational change.

Contact: Ruth Stevens – e: ruth@carbonjobs.com.au | p: +61 (0) 424 755 298

Key to your success will be proven expertise in running teams of technical specialists charged with the development and overall management of various environmental and/or approvals projects which may include environmental assessments, formal EIA’s, regulatory approvals, community consultation and environmental management support to projects. Other responsibilities include:
• Management overview of feasibility studies, site selection, due diligence assessments and regulatory compliance / environmental management audits or inspections
• Manage team on various projects including resourcing, scheduling and overall reporting
• Develop realistic and practicable mitigation strategies for projects with specialist inputs to the environmental sensitivity of a project area, and the assessment of environmental impacts
• Stakeholder liaison, consultation and/or negotiation with an extensive list of interested parties including clients, proponent’s contractors, regulators, community groups, local authorities, state agencies, peak industry bodies, associations, indigenous parties, etc

Whilst some travel is anticipated to enable you to excel in the above duties, this opportunity is based predominantly in our client’s Brisbane head office.

It is anticipated that you will possess 10+ years experience in environmental science and/or engineering with excellent organisational, prioritisation and team management skills evident from previous roles. First class communication skills, written and verbal, are assumed along with the ability to contribute to the firm’s ongoing business development efforts especially by way of your established network of industry and governmental contacts.

This represents an excellent chance to join our client in a senior management role ahead of what it anticipated to be a very exciting and highly rewarding period for all involved.

Contact: John Revie – e: john@carbonjobs.com.au | p: +61 (0) 420 970 334

The Environmental Projects consultant will undertake in a broad range of activities on behalf of the group’s customers covering the fields of Environmental Services, Quality & Safety Management as well Risk / Project Management.

Key responsibilities:
• Co-ordinate and deliver specific elements of Environmental Management Programs including preparation of environmental reports and management of specific environmental initiatives;
• Identify and implement environmental improvement initiatives including energy efficiency and carbon footprinting baseline analysis;
• Manage the delivery of projects and ensure delivery against agreed milestones including project budgets, project timetable and reporting on progress to ensure operations are within established parameters;
• Prepare environmental reports in line with project requirements;
• Assist in the preparation of tender specifications for relevant contractor services; and
• Liaise with appropriate bodies (Industry Associations, Government Co-ordinating Agencies, electricity and water supply organisations etc).

Key criteria for consideration:
• Sufficient depth of technical environmental and energy efficiency knowledge, combined with consulting expertise, to proactively promote environmental compliance and solutions to the customer base;
• To ability to deliver customer satisfaction through effective application of systems and/or technology;
• Graduate qualifications in environmental science or related discipline desirable;
• Knowledge of relevant environmental legislation and regulations – especially Commonwealth Government Policy;
• Excellent research, analytical, technical report writing skills; and
• Experience in the development, implementation and maintenance of Environmental Management Systems in accordance with ISO14001.

This is a varied and challenging client facing role whereby extensive stakeholder engagement skills are combined with actual technical and project delivery work within the fields of energy efficiency and carbon management.

Contact: John Revie – e: john@carbonjobs.com.au | p: +61 (0) 420 970 334

Interestingly enough, the three lead articles in today’s Climate Spectator (see below), suggest that the apparent lack of result by the two major political parties could well be the outcome which best progresses the commencement of some form of carbon/climate change scheme in Australia.

References made to the New Zealand and United States experiences are highly relevant to what could be achieved here in Australia and with a little luck we could even find ourselves better off in terms of carbon/green job creation had either of the major parties secured a victory in their own right.

1.  Farm Force, Giles Parkinson – link

2.  When push comes to shove, Paul Gilding – link

3.  Sowing seeds of change, Oliver Yates – link

The role will support senior business leaders through the management of an expanding portfolio of CDM Projects positioned throughout Asia.

Responsibilities include:
• CDM Portfolio management
• Verification and validation of CDM projects
• Technical calculations relating to these two activities
• Liaising with advisory firms, CDM project developers and local CDM project managers globally

Skills and qualifications needed:
• Significant experience in a technical role within a CDM Project Developer (writing PDD’s / Monitoring, DOE interaction etc) or previous experience working for a DOE
• Science Degree a must / Masters Preferred

This represents an excellent chance to join an established business with strong ties to other operational entities throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Contact: John Revie – e: john@carbonjobs.com.au | p: +61 (0) 420 970 334

The role will be of a diverse nature and cover a wide range of issues across the carbon management field as we continue to move from a reporting/compliance market into one encouraging increased levels of consultative advice.

Previous consulting and/or in-house responsibilities tasked with technical and project delivery to satisfy existing NGERS legislation will be critical for consideration. Experience in the development of strategic and risk based scenarios around climate change strategies, carbon accounting and reporting, carbon trading and the verification of GHG emissions will also be looked upon favourably.

Your technical skills are likely to have been further developed through time spent in site reviewing engineering and/or mechanical processes from a carbon management perspective.

This is an excellent chance to join a highly successful team of carbon specialists and ensure that your own professional development is accelerated during a period of unprecedented legislative and operational change.

Contact: John Revie – e: john@carbonjobs.com.au | p: +61 (0) 420 970 334

As outlined within the Academy’s website, “…this publication aims to address confusion created by contradictory information in the public domain. It sets out to explain the current situation in climate science, including where there is consensus in the scientific community and where uncertainties exist.” The guide has naturally generated some initial publicity, with this article from the Climate Spectator’s Giles Parkinson standing out as a good overview of the actual publication with some additional thoughts offered on its impact, or potential lack thereof, within the immediate political atmosphere.

As it the case with other publications and reports that the carbonjobs’ has chosen to highlight, the goal from our perspective is simply to ensure that we are contributing to the sharing of relevant, thoroughly researched and well presented information by way of our highly specialised and growing network of business partners/contacts.

All the best

the carbonjobs team

With a host of new domestic and commercial legislative initiatives commencing in 2010 and 2011 most readily associated with the Federal government’s National Strategy on Energy Efficiency, there exists significant consulting opportunities to complement existing efforts in reducing Australia’s carbon footprint with a particular focus on the diverse built environment sector.  The energy used by our buildings accounts for approximately 20% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions today.

Through the identification and technical delivery of a range of energy efficiency projects, you will be responsible for leading a growing team tasked with offering a range of consulting services tailored to the non-residential buildings and infrastructure sectors.  A strong academic background (eg. engineering or planning) tailored to one or more of the above industry sectors will be highly regarded with previous experience leading a diverse group of technically minded individuals within a busy consulting environment seen as essential for continued consideration.

This represents an excellent chance to join an award winning multi-disciplined engineering and environmental consulting group and make your mark within their rapidly developing Built Environment service line in New South Wales.

Those job seekers who possess extensive public and private sector networks throughout New South Wales and beyond will be highly regarded given the scope to develop significant business within this evolving marketplace.

Contact: John Revie – e: john@carbonjobs.com.au | p: +61 (0) 420 970 334

For those looking to present for job interviews in the coming weeks and months, it is important to be right across these types of discussion points as it is an excellent way to distinguish yourself from other potential job seekers.

All the best – the carbonjobs team

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As outlined further on their web site – link – the “Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions moving forward.”

The idea of placing an economic value upon the Great Barrier Reef, Australia’s stock of fresh water and even our natural forests etc etc seems pretty logical but, as highlighted within the interview, the concept of national biodiversity balance sheet items is in its infancy globally albeit gaining momentum in many developed and developing countries.

There is no doubt that a host of jobs in the future will revolve around the specialised ability of placing an economic value upon these biodiversity balance sheet items so that gains and falls in the underlying “assets” may be accurately reported in the years and generations to come.