Manager Sustainability

Palmerston, Northern Territory Full-time Description

• Work for the fastest-growing and second largest city in the NT
• Six weeks annual leave! Plus, wide range of employee benefits!
• Three-years fixed term role in Palmerston, NT

About Us City of Palmerston’s vision is to create ‘A Place for People’, where we focus on our strengths to ensure our City thrives into the future. Our community is at the centre of everything we do. In achieving this we contribute to the vision where:

• Palmerston is a welcoming vibrant family city that fosters diversity and unity,
• In Palmerston, everyone belongs; and
• In Palmerston, everyone feels safe.

Our vision recognises the importance of valuing and investing in the natural environment, balancing economic imperatives and focusing on innovation to enable social transformation in our City. The Community Plan highlights the priorities for achieving these outcomes. Benefits Of Working With City Of Palmerston Include

• Attractive salary
• Generous leave entitlements including 6 weeks annual leave
• 15 days personal leave
• Additional superannuation contributions matched to 2%
• Wellbeing allowance
• Discounted gym memberships (SWELL) and daily fruit baskets
• Access to wellbeing initiatives and Employee Assistance Program
• Generous training and professional development opportunities
• Relocation assistance is available for interstate candidates

About The Opportunity The Manager Sustainability leads Council’s sustainability, environment, waste and land management initiatives to help shape and influence the city’s infrastructure and programs, ensuring community needs are met and delivered with a customer focus. The role leads and is supported by an Environmental Officer, Land Conservation and Operations Supervisor. The Operations Supervisor leads a team of six (6) outdoor employees who predominantly undertake landscaping, lake, weed and irrigation maintenance activities. This role will establish, cultivate and maintain a culture of collaboration, commitment and accountability, driven by a high customer focus consistent with the strategic direction of Council, underpinned by cost effective operations, use of Council’s resources and a customer ethos of “people are the centre of all we do and deliver”. Responsibilities Working with the Executive Manager Environment, the Manager Sustainability is responsible for the leadership and management of a range of programs and services, including:

• Waste Management and Education.
• Sustainability Strategy.
• Environment and Land Management Planning.
• Emergency Management.
• Minor and Major Capital Projects as relevant to position.
• Outdoor workforce, focusing on lake maintenance, irrigation and CBD amenity.

About You To be considered for this exciting opportunity, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Management or a related field.
• A minimum of three (3) years relevant work experience relating to waste, land conservation and/or environment management.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing multidisciplinary teams, projects and programs.
• Demonstrated project and contract management, including experience of tender processes and negotiation.
• Experience in preparing operational and strategic management plans and reporting on implementation.
• Leadership skills with the proven ability and success in working across an organisation and facilitating relevant community engagement activities.
• Experience in managing budgets and resources, ensuring a highly effective customer-centric service team.
• A high level of communication skills including the ability to convey and impart complex information in an easy-to-understand format.
• A positive and proactive attitude towards workplace safety.
• Holds a Class C Driver’s Licence and able to pass pre-employment checks (medical and criminal history)

Diversity At City of Palmerston, we embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To Apply Please visit https://palmerston.nt.gov.au/your-opportunities/careers Applications Close: Monday 28th July 2025 Apply for this role Visit site Share