Month: January 2018

AECOM are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Sustainability Consultant in Sydney

This is an exciting new role within the organisation that will involve providing technical support for the growing Urban Systems Advisory team in developing the urban development sustainability and infrastructure sustainability service offering.

AECOM provides a great a place to work, where we place a high priority on a positive culture, fun and an engaging work environment. We offer career development and mentoring, as well as social and wellbeing opportunities. AECOM has been recognised for our commitment to gender equity, value diversity and have a genuine focus on flexibility. In this role, you will be an integral part of a high performing team.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Undertake technical sustainability investigations to support the Infrastructure Sustainability (IS), building sustainability, SSIM and Green Star Communities service offers. This is likely to include a range of sustainability consulting advice for a variety of projects in the built environment including:
• Infrastructure such as light and heavy rail, renewable energy plants, district energy plants, highways, tunnels, water treatment plants
• Precincts and master plans such as growth corridors surrounding major infrastructure development, greenfield cities and towns, urban regeneration and revitalization projects
• Apply sustainability frameworks to a variety of projects. This is likely to include the ISCA Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) rating scheme, Transport for NSW Sustainable Design Guidelines (SDGs) and Green Star.
• Undertaking strategic planning context analysis,
• Undertaking planning and design review,
• Developing sustainability plans and strategies for implementation of sustainability initiatives,
• Facilitating multi-disciplinary workshops and coordinating design development,
• Establish and maintain/grow strategic partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders and clients.

Minimum Requirements

• Demonstrated experience and passion for environmental or sustainability consulting
• Tertiary qualifications in environmental science, urban planning or engineering.
• Experience using sustainability rating tools (IS and Green Star) and hold relevant accredited professional qualifications.
• Demonstrated experience in preparing technical design documentation.

For more information, or to apply, please click here.

ISCA Chairman recognised on Australia Day Honours List 2018

ISCA Chairman David Singleton has been recognised for his commitment to the engineering sector with his place on the Australia Day Honours list 2018.

Following a lifelong commitment and service to engineering, particularly through creating sustainable infrastructure for cities and communities, Mr Singleton has been recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia.

Mr Singleton, who currently chairs ISCA’s board, and has done since 2011, has also been involved with engineering consulting firm, Arup, for over 40 years including in senior executive roles such as CEO and Chairman of Arup Australasia, Chairman of Global Infrastructure and Global Planning leader. He also chairs Standards Australia’s Standards Development and Accreditation Committee, The Advisory Board at the Smart Cities Research Institute at the Swinburne University of Technology, and has involvement with Australian Volunteers International as a Non Executive Director.

Mr Singleton has also been Chairman of the Australian Construction Industry Forum, the National Engineering Registration Board and a Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation, further proving his long held dedication to the engineering and construction sectors.

Mr Singleton’s contribution to standards in Australia has been pivotal in facilitating the development of sound technical infrastructure for businesses to be competitive, nimble and effective in a global economy.

“David has effectively championed and challenged leaders associated with the built environment to more greatly value engineers and at the same time to recognise the importance of community inclusion and decision making and the need for more sustainable and resilient infrastructure solutions … congratulations and well deserved David” – Antony Sprigg, ISCA CEO.

The Future of Infrastructure

ISCA member AECOM have recently published a report about the Future of Infrastructure. The publication contains expert opinions from around the world on the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Topics include:

• Funding and Financing – Finding solutions in a resource-constrained environment
• New approchaes to delivering future infrastructure
• Skills 2030 – How to build the future workforce
• Resilience – Future proofing and mitigating physical and digital attacks
• Innovation – Take a trip to a day in the life of 2030

To visit their website and download the e-magazine, click here.

Lendlease to help ISCA service the West with secondment

Sustainability in construction specialist, Jaclyn Fathers, joins ISCA from member organisation, Lendlease, on a six month secondment. Jaclyn will be working as Western Australia’s case manager, and supporting the technical team and WA working Group.

Jaclyn boasts a wealth of experience, having previously been the Sustainability Lead on the NorthConnex Project- a 9km twin tunnel being constructed in Northwest Sydney. Jaclyn’s tireless efforts contributed to the project achieve a ‘Leading’ score of 87 for the design IS rating.

Previously Jaclyn has worked in other environment and sustainability roles at NorthConnex and on the M5 West Widening, and enjoyed an earlier career as an Exploration Geologist.

Jaclyn’s secondment to ISCA was made possible with the support of Lendlease Foundation, which was established in 1983 to look after the health and wellbeing of the company’s employees as well as the communities in which they work. Lendlease Foundation also works closely with Lendlease’s not-for-profit partners to address social, economic and environmental issues.

After having worked with the IS Rating tool for two years, Jaclyn was keen to learn more about project planning and the way that sustainability targets and objectives are included from the onset. When she was offered the chance to delve deeper into ISCA’s operations, she immediately accepted the offer.

“I was excited to assist other projects in implementing the IS Rating tool and being involved in the planning of upcoming projects and assisting with defining sustainability outcomes for the project.

I also want to learn more about the operation and governance of a not-for-profit, including everything from the financials and board involvement. Having always worked for fairly large companies and on the contractor side, I am excited to be involved with ISCA and how it operates.”

ISCA would like to thank the Lendlease Foundation, ISCA Board Director, Sarah Marshall, and Jaclyn Fathers for making the secondment possible – we are lucky to have Jaclyn working with us.

For more information on secondments, learning exchanges and how to get involved with ISCA, contact info@isca.org.au