Principal Sustainability Officer- Integrated Water Management
Reference number: 10713
Closing date: 5:00pm, Thursday 17th July 2025
- Temporary part-time position available until January 2026
- Classified as a Band 7
- 24 hours per week (flexibility offered)
About Us
Moonee Valley is located on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in the inner and middle north-western suburbs of Melbourne, situated between the Melbourne CBD and Melbourne Airport. The city covers 43 square kilometres and encompasses the suburbs of Aberfeldie, Airport West, Ascot Vale, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Essendon Fields, Essendon North, Essendon West, Flemington, Keilor East, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, Strathmore, Strathmore Heights and Travancore.
Moonee Valley is a well-established diverse community, characterised by mostly residential development interspersed by an eclectic mix of retail strips and activity centres, combined with offices, some industrial areas and Essendon Fields Airport. The main industries include professional, scientific and technical services, retail, construction, rental, hiring and real estate services, health care and social assistance.
The Opportunity
The Principal Sustainability Officer is a high-level role in Council’s Sustainability team, within the City Futures department. This position focuses on actions to respond to the climate emergency and improve Integrated Water Management (IWM) across Council. The position:
- Requires expertise in IWM, to develop and deliver these projects informed by detailed technical assessments
- Supports internal and external stakeholders to embed IWM outcomes in capital project planning, design, delivery, operation and maintenance.
- Supports Council’s Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) processes and planning
- Helps guide Council in managing climate change risks, and plan for the impacts of climate change on Council operations, assets and local communities
- Establishes and leads a network of internal stakeholders responsible for the delivery of IWM projects across Council
- Works with the Sustainability team, community, key partners and stakeholders, supporting action on the climate emergency, and actively participates in joint sustainability projects
- Provides professional IWM and ESD expertise across Council and to the Moonee Valley community.
Responsibilities
This position will lead the design and delivery of IWM, ESD and sustainability initiatives including:
- Build capacity within Council for design and construction readiness of IWM and ESD projects, embedding best practice within the organisation, and review the WSUD voluntary contribution program
- Project management from project initiation and scoping, through to budgeting, resource planning, stakeholder engagement, implementation and preparing Council and Executive reports, briefings or workshops on IWM and ESD
- Develop and maintain external partnerships with IWM and ESD bodies, other councils, Victorian Government, the community and other stakeholders to improve, progress and deliver sustainability outcomes, and regional initiatives, including identifying and applying for grant opportunities
About You
To be suitable for this position, you will have:
- A tertiary qualification in IWM, Climate Change, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental or Civil Engineering, or a related field combined with relevant work and practical experience.
- Extensive experience in leading environmental programs and project development and delivery, to agreed timelines and budgets.
- An understanding of working in Local Government. Experience working in Local Government is preferred.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through our online system and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.
For further information, please view the Position Description or contact Katherine Davis, City Futures Strategic Projects Program Manager on 9243 1913
