Coordinator Sustainability Projects and Utilities Management - Sydney Olympic Park Authority - GovernmentCareer - State

First listed on: 29 August 2019

  Coordinator Sustainability Projects and Utilities Management

  • Located at Sydney Olympic Park
  • This is a full time ongoing opportunity
  • Salary is $97,152 - $107,541 + employers contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
About us

Sydney Olympic Park Authority are custodians of the Park, with a strong commitment to creating a vibrant, sustainable community within an unequalled destination for sport, entertainment, recreation and business and one of Australia's largest and most diverse urban parklands.

About the Role

The Coordinator Sustainability Projects and Utilities Management project manages utilities consumption of gas, electricity and water, implements agreed sustainability projects and identifies further opportunities for improvement.

About you

We are seeking a Coordinator Sustainability Projects and Utilities Management to develop and drive energy and water efficiency strategies to reduce SOPA?s costs, greenhouse gas emissions and overall environmental impact.

You will have:

  • Tertiary qualifications in an appropriate science, engineering or technical discipline and experience in implementing and managing energy and water reduction and efficiency strategies.
  • Experience in carbon accounting, energy and water auditing and understanding of energy and water efficiency issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for energy reductions, sustainability initiatives and efficiencies and develop business cases to drive the implementation of these initiatives.
Other details

Only Australian citizens, permanent Australian residents or New Zealand citizens are eligible for ongoing employment in the NSW Public Sector.

The successful applicant will be subject to a national criminal records check

Your application must include 
  • A cover letter of no more than 1 page outlining your suitability to the role
  • Your response to the targeted questions, and
  • An up to date resume/CV outlining experiences, qualifications and achievements. Please include at least 2 referees.

More information about applying for a role in the public sector can be found on the I work for NSW page.

Targeted Questions

Please limit your response to 300 words per question

  1. The role requires that a solid working relationship be managed and maintained with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. Provide an example of a sustainability project where you negotiated an outcome with stakeholders for the benefit of the organisation.  How did you go about preparing your business case? What evidence did you use to support your arguments? What was the outcome?
  2. Provide an example where you had to deliver energy or water saving project/initiative. What was the project/initiative? How was the project identified? What was your role? What challenges did you encounter in delivery and how did you overcome them? What was the outcome?

Please click here for a Role Description

For more information about Sydney Olympic Park Authority please click here www.sopa.nsw.gov.au

Enquiries: Sally Hamilton, Director Environment and Planning on 9714 7140

Apply online at www.iworkfor.nsw.gov.au  (Reference no: 000079FE)

Applications close: 11:59pm Wednesday 11 September 2019

From 1 July 2019 Sydney Olympic Park Authority is part of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Cluster.

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles with similar focus capabilities that may become available across the Cluster for filling over the next twelve months.

Our commitment to Diversity

The Planning, Industry and Environment Cluster strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.