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Senior Sustainability & Resilience Consultant

Christchurch, nz💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead climate risk, adaptation, and resilience projects for major infrastructure, transport, water, energy, and built environment clients in New Zealand.

Role type

Senior Sustainability & Resilience Consultant (IC)

Builds

Climate risk assessments, adaptation strategies, resilience plans, and technical reports for public and private sector infrastructure.

Domain

Infrastructure consulting, climate change adaptation, environmental science, public sector advisory.

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Climate risk assessment, adaptation planning, resilience strategy development, stakeholder facilitation, technical report writing, business development, proposal leadership, regulatory approval support, iwi/Māori engagement.

Preferred skills

XRB Climate-related Disclosures, TCFD, ISSB, ISO 14090/14091, ISO 14064, GHG Protocol, Green Star, NABERSNZ, IS Rating, PAS 2080.

Responsibilities

Lead complex client engagements from proposal to delivery; mentor emerging consultants; build trusted client relationships; lead proposals and bids; analyze climate projections and risk data; facilitate stakeholder workshops; prepare technical reports; support environmental assessments.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities.

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