About us

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) was established in 2002 and is the nation’s authority on sustainable buildings and communities. Our mission is to accelerate the transformation of Australia’s built environment into one that is healthy, liveable, productive, resilient and sustainable. We work with industry and government to encourage policies and programs that support our mission. We also educate thousands of people each year on how to design and deliver sustainable outcomes for Australia’s buildings and communities.

We employ over 40 staff and our national office is based in the 6 Star Green Star rated Barangaroo precinct in Sydney; but our flexible team works across Australia. We have recently obtained the Great Place to Work certification, joining a community of businesses being recognised as offering great culture and workplace environment for their employees.

For more information on how the GBCA is transforming the built environment please refer to our website www.gbca.org.au.

Your new role

Reporting to the Green Star Technical Manager, you will play a key role in delivering on the GBCA’s purpose of transforming the built environment. You will provide technical leadership for Green Star certification and the development of rating tools and delivering on key projects related to improvements of Green Star rating tools, custom rating tools and technical support agreements.

You will be responsible for creating technical solutions which push the boundaries within the sustainable built environment but without administrative burden for our stakeholders. Your solutions will be robust and transformative, as well as simple, clear and readily demonstrated.

You have great project management skills, excellent communication skills, and are comfortable solving complex technical problems. In addition you are comfortable at explaining complicated technical issues in a way that is easy to understand.

This is a full-time role based in our Sydney office.

Your new responsibilities

• You will approve technical question responses relating to Green Star rating tools;
• You will assist with operationalising future projects and delivery of strategic projects;
• You will provide insights and reviews of materials developed by the strategic projects team;
• You will coordinate and participate in the review and update of existing rating tools as well as the development of new rating tools;
• You will collaborate with expert reference panels focussed on rating tool development;
• You will work with teams internally to develop resources that support the update of rating tools and other related products.

Your skills and experience

• You have tertiary qualifications in one of the following areas: a discipline related to the sustainable built environment, engineering, planning, architecture, environmental science or similar.
• You are a current Green Star Accredited Professional (GSAP) and have delivered multiple Green Star projects
• You have at least 5 years’ experience in design, construction and operation of sustainable buildings, infrastructure, communities and precincts.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver presentations to a variety of audiences.
• You have a strong understanding of the urban development industry, market related issues and ability to identify opportunities to engage in market issues.

Benefits

• Mentoring and educational assistance program
• Employee of the quarter (GBCA Star Award)
• Employee referral program
• Flexible working arrangements, activity based working with sit to stand desks
• Health and Wellbeing program - personal training, mindfulness, pilates and yoga sessions, flu vaccinations, healthy heart checks, fruit and healthy snacks