Job description
- Full Time Position
- Part of a purpose driven organisation
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Support for flexible work arrangements.
- Friendly and collaborative team with a great culture
- Not-for-profit salary packaging.
- Access to mental health support through our EAP service.
- Volunteering and Wellbeing days
What we do:
The Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) is a member-based not-for-profit industry council and certified social enterprise. As the peak body for advancing sustainability outcomes in infrastructure, our purpose is to ensure all infrastructure delivers social, cultural, environmental, and economic benefits. We proudly live our values of being Collaborative, Responsible and Dynamic.
The principal means by which the ISC advances sustainability outcomes in infrastructure is through the development and facilitation of the Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Rating Scheme. The IS Rating Scheme is an industry-compiled, voluntary, sustainability performance framework evaluating the planning, design, construction, and operation of all infrastructure asset classes.
Reports To: NZ Lead, Ratings & Delivery
Contract: Full Time
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
Location: New Zealand
This role entails strategically managing IS registered projects/assets on the IS rating tool, ensuring sustainability in infrastructure, fostering stakeholder collaboration, and advancing the adoption of the IS Rating Scheme, aligning with ISCA’s market development strategy.
About the Role
The IS Project Manager works closely with clients to provide support and guidance on projects or assets that are deploying the IS ratings tool. The IS PM has an in-depth knowledge of infrastructure delivery, and how to deliver sustainability outcomes applying the IS ratings tool.
The IS PM provides industry leadership on delivering third party verified certifications on major infrastructure assets across Aotearoa.
What you will be responsible for:
Project Management
Provide comprehensive support to IS registered projects/assets on the IS rating tool and implementation of sustainability in infrastructure. This includes executing the rating process and procedures (i.e., registration, kick-off meetings, workshops, technical assessments), conducting monthly progress meetings with projects and key rating stakeholders, coordinating technical clarifications and credit interpretation requests, facilitating the verification process, and managing and reporting on the quality, time, and financial performance of your ratings. Additionally, engage collaboratively with stakeholders in your region to identify opportunities, solutions to challenges, and deliver better sustainability outcomes to share with the industry.
Technical Governance
Facilitate technical questions or queries through the feedback process and foster information sharing and knowledge management with other Project Managers.
Traction and Adoption Responsibilities
Increase uptake of the IS Rating Scheme in line with ISCA’s market development strategy by building on existing relationships and securing new projects. Represent ISCA at public forums on the rating scheme and ISCA activities, liaise with stakeholder groups including ISCA members and member working groups, and contribute to ISCA thought leadership and communication initiatives (website content, fact sheets, case studies, newsletters, presentations, etc.).
Essential Knowledge & Experience
Role Specific Competencies
- At least 3 years’ experience in project management or sustainability roles.
- Practical experience in at least one of the infrastructure asset life cycle stages.
- Strong understanding of sustainability concepts and practical application.
- Experience with sustainability rating tools/management systems.
- Working with or alongside the ISCA IS scheme.
- Ability to apply sound judgement in an environment of high technical risk.
- Ability to work with limited direction to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong stakeholder management experience, and the capability to develop and maintain positive working relationship with internal and external parties.
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Strong organisational skills.
Desirable Knowledge & Experience
- Experience in delivering IS Ratings
- Sustainability data analytics
ROLE-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
Customer Focus
Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Technical knowledge
Has strong technical knowledge of infrastructure sustainability integral to the IS rating scheme, can communicate and utilise this knowledge to support ISCA’s ongoing development of the IS rating scheme and support IS rating partners improve their performance and improve the scheme as a whole.
Project Management
Relevant project management experience; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources. Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments.
Presentation
Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and bosses; is effective both inside and outside the organisation, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group processes during the presentation.
Written Communication
Writes clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.
Negotiating
Negotiates skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
Perseverance
Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
Time Management
Uses their time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates their efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
Managing through systems
Can design practices, processes, and procedures which allow managing from a distance; is comfortable letting things manage themselves without intervening; can make things work through others without being there; can impact people and results remotely.
Priority Setting
Spends their time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.
How to apply:
If this role and life at ISC sounds like the perfect fit, we would love to hear from you! If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
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We are shortlisting and interviewing candidates as applications are received. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
ISC is an equal opportunity employer and committed to having a diverse workforce.