Sustainability Advisor

Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role

We’re on a journey to decarbonise Aotearoa. The world is not the same as it was 25 years ago when we started out. We know better now, and we can do better. As a company we are an integral part of daily life in New Zealand and we’re acutely aware that our every action, good and bad, has a marked impact on the wellbeing of our communities — today and in the future. In recent years we’ve invested in building our renewable, flexible and reliable generation portfolio, which has helped us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions from generation by 33% since 2018, but that’s just the start.

Reporting to our Sustainability & Community Manager, Kim (a powerhouse in this space, and excellent human to boot), as Sustainability Advisor you’ll join a great established team of sustainability, environment, tangata whenua, community relations and resource management professionals to help embed a robust, science-based sustainability programme that makes a huge difference to how we work within Contact.

The Advisor we’re saying ka kite to has done some incredible mahi, but there’s space now for somebody new to join and get stuck into how we approach the big issues. Think climate (Net Zero by 2035), nature positive, circular economy, and freshwater stewardship, along with providing technical guidance to the organisation around best practice.

Projects in flight that you’ll be a part of right away are focused on water stewardship, circular economy, and climate change mitigation. We’re looking for somebody technically competent who can scope, support and lead projects, drawing valuable insights from data to not only understand and present, but turn into programmes of action. This isn’t a job where you’ll paint by numbers. We need a thinker and doer who’s grounded in technical skills, science, and brings those useful skills that help get things done, from creating presentations and reports to running hui, facilitating workshops, and everything in-between.