Sustainability Planner

🌱 Passionate about working with the community to be a voice for our planet? Lead the way in climate action and environmental planning.Join our Corporate Services team as a Sustainability Planner and help us in designing a better, cleaner, smarter future.This is a temporary full-time position until 8 January 2027. The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) is a welcoming, liveable City: made by people.   PAE acknowledges that we are on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains.  Their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land are of continuing importance today.  We work Better Together to deliver meaningful outcomes, we Grow & Improve our work every day, to ensure we Make a Difference for our community.  Our organisational values underpin our constructive culture and our vision for PAE is a welcoming, liveable city, made by people.  With a diverse population of 139,000 residents, including families who have lived here for generations and more than a third of residents born overseas, we celebrate our differences while working together to create a dynamic, thriving, and connected city. You will be part of a team that values equity and belonging, participation, sustainability, integrity, and transformative action. Our goal is to foster a workplace culture that is fair, equitable, discrimination-free and safe for everyone. Your contributions will directly impact our goals of creating a thriving community, developing a prosperous economy, establishing a clean and green city, and building places for people. Diversity at the City of PAE means a workplace where individuals are recognised, respected, and engaged in ways that develop and harness everyone’s strengths.  We provide excellent working conditions with job security, flexible working arrangements and support for professional development. This role will develop and implement systems, plans, and processes to integrate environmental sustainability across the organisation and City. This includes strategic planning, measurement, and reporting, with a focus on delivering net zero emissions commitments and advancing climate adaptation initiatives. The role collaborates closely with the Team Leader Environment, the Environment team, and other departments to enhance environmental performance and community engagement.Key responsibilities of the position include: Provide policy, strategic, and technical advice on environmental sustainability, focusing on greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation.Develop and implement strategies, programs, and projects to build council’s capacity for emissions reduction and climate resilience.Lead and coordinate the organisation’s Zero Net Emissions Plan and the Green Business Incentive Scheme.Deliver awareness programs to promote a whole-of-organisation approach to climate action.Engage with the community and regional partners to support collaborative sustainability initiatives.Foster internal partnerships and initiatives to strengthen organisational understanding of environmental priorities.Collaborate with industry specialists and research institutions to adopt best practices and innovative sustainability approaches.Apply continuous improvement to council’s climate response, identifying and implementing enhancements.The successful applicant will have: A Tertiary qualification in environmental management, sustainability planning, carbon management or similar disciplines is essential.Minimum 5 years’ experience in environmental management, planning, or related roles, preferably in a local government context.Experience in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and sustainability programs.Strategic planning experience, including research, trend analysis, reporting, and corporate response to environmental issues.Project management skills: managing multiple projects, budgets, consultants, and contractors; preparing reports and project briefs.Experience in governance frameworks, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.Knowledge of contemporary climate responses, carbon management, and zero net emissions targets.Ability to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate environmental policies and projects.Knowledge of grant applications, business case development, and relevant state and national environmental legislation and policy.More information can be found on the Position Description located below. This is a Level 6 position which has a current salary of $112,395 (plus Super). Confidential enquiries can be directed to Ann Gibbons, Team Leader Environment on 0439 645 994 or ann.gibbons@cityofpae.sa.gov.au. To apply, simply complete the application process by clicking the ‘Apply’ button and attach your cover letter and resume. Applications close 10pm on 16 November 2025. The City of PAE values diversity and inclusion and we encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.  We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive workplace.  We welcome a discussion around any workplace adjustments you may require.  #bettertogether #growandimprove #makeadifference Benefits of Working at PAEPosition Description AUD Port Adelaide 5015

Sustainability Planner

🌱 Passionate about working with the community to be a voice for our planet? Lead the way in climate action and environmental planning.

Join our Corporate Services team as a Sustainability Planner and help us in designing a better, cleaner, smarter future.

This is a temporary full-time position until 8 January 2027. 

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) is a welcoming, liveable City: made by people.   

PAE acknowledges that we are on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains.  Their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land are of continuing importance today.  

We work Better Together to deliver meaningful outcomes, we Grow & Improve our work every day, to ensure we Make a Difference for our community.  Our organisational values underpin our constructive culture and our vision for PAE is a welcoming, liveable city, made by people.  

With a diverse population of 139,000 residents, including families who have lived here for generations and more than a third of residents born overseas, we celebrate our differences while working together to create a dynamic, thriving, and connected city. 

You will be part of a team that values equity and belonging, participation, sustainability, integrity, and transformative action. Our goal is to foster a workplace culture that is fair, equitable, discrimination-free and safe for everyone. Your contributions will directly impact our goals of creating a thriving community, developing a prosperous economy, establishing a clean and green city, and building places for people. 

Diversity at the City of PAE means a workplace where individuals are recognised, respected, and engaged in ways that develop and harness everyone’s strengths.  We provide excellent working conditions with job security, flexible working arrangements and support for professional development. 

This role will develop and implement systems, plans, and processes to integrate environmental sustainability across the organisation and City. This includes strategic planning, measurement, and reporting, with a focus on delivering net zero emissions commitments and advancing climate adaptation initiatives. The role collaborates closely with the Team Leader Environment, the Environment team, and other departments to enhance environmental performance and community engagement.

Key responsibilities of the position include: 

  • Provide policy, strategic, and technical advice on environmental sustainability, focusing on greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation.
  • Develop and implement strategies, programs, and projects to build council’s capacity for emissions reduction and climate resilience.
  • Lead and coordinate the organisation’s Zero Net Emissions Plan and the Green Business Incentive Scheme.
  • Deliver awareness programs to promote a whole-of-organisation approach to climate action.
  • Engage with the community and regional partners to support collaborative sustainability initiatives.
  • Foster internal partnerships and initiatives to strengthen organisational understanding of environmental priorities.
  • Collaborate with industry specialists and research institutions to adopt best practices and innovative sustainability approaches.
  • Apply continuous improvement to council’s climate response, identifying and implementing enhancements.

The successful applicant will have: 

  • A Tertiary qualification in environmental management, sustainability planning, carbon management or similar disciplines is essential.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in environmental management, planning, or related roles, preferably in a local government context.
  • Experience in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and sustainability programs.
  • Strategic planning experience, including research, trend analysis, reporting, and corporate response to environmental issues.
  • Project management skills: managing multiple projects, budgets, consultants, and contractors; preparing reports and project briefs.
  • Experience in governance frameworks, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Knowledge of contemporary climate responses, carbon management, and zero net emissions targets.
  • Ability to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate environmental policies and projects.
  • Knowledge of grant applications, business case development, and relevant state and national environmental legislation and policy.

More information can be found on the Position Description located below. 

This is a Level 6 position which has a current salary of $112,395 (plus Super). 

Confidential enquiries can be directed to Ann Gibbons, Team Leader Environment on 0439 645 994 or ann.gibbons@cityofpae.sa.gov.au.

To apply, simply complete the application process by clicking the ‘Apply’ button and attach your cover letter and resume. 

Applications close 10pm on 16 November 2025. 

The City of PAE values diversity and inclusion and we encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.  

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive workplace.  We welcome a discussion around any workplace adjustments you may require.  

#bettertogether #growandimprove #makeadifference 

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