CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

McConnell Dowell and CPB Contractors, along with Design partners Mott McDonald, Arup and Aurecon have been awarded the Tram Grade Separation Projects as an Alliance, comprising of works at three main locations along the Glenelg Tram Line. The purpose of the Tram Grade Separation Project is to improve the safety and efficiency of the major north south corridors to the west of the city by removing and improving the Glenelg Tram Road crossings. 

The existing overpass at South Road will be replaced in order to facilitate the construction of the T2D Project. The level crossings at Marion Road and Cross Road will be removed and replaced with an overpass, and Morphett Road level crossing will also be replaced by tram overpasses removing the interface with road traffic and creating new public spaces beneath.

These projects will be delivered by the Tram Grade Separation Projects Alliance (TGSPA) together with the Department for Infrastructure and Transport.

Your opportunity

As the Senior Environmental and Sustainability Advisor, you will be integral in ensuring the effective delivery of environmental and sustainability services to ensure the project meets responsibilities and objectives. You will be identifying and conducting risk analyses and acting as an advisor to the project so that knowledge regarding environmental and sustainability issues and legislative requirements are transferred. You will be an important member of the team and will drive the highest standards that CPB expects.

To be successful in this role, you must have the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in area of sustainability, environmental science, natural resource management or related field.
• Minimum 5 years sustainability experience.
• Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional (ISAP) and experience implementing ISCA on projects.
• Detailed knowledge and appreciation of current sustainability issues and skills in strategy development, systems approach, stakeholder engagement, performance management, project management, training & communication, benchmarking, auditing, data verification / nonfinancial, business case.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to prepare high standard reports and documents.
• Self-sufficient, requiring limited supervision with focus on results.
• Competent in use of MS Office, SharePoint, Aconex.
• Understanding of current sustainability issues in infrastructure and ability to influence change.
• Experience developing and delivering training.
• Experience in developing systems.
• Experience in conducting audits, with auditing qualifications desirable.
• Experience in collecting and managing large volumes of data.

These positions are based at one of three project sites, metro-Adelaide, south of the CBD, to support the project operations team in a construction environment. We encourage applications from local candidates, but also willing to talk to suitable interstate-based candidates who may be interested in working on the project.

CPB Contractors is an equal-opportunity employer. We support women in construction, Indigenous advancement, and participation and encourage people of all cultural backgrounds to apply.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.