Senior Director - Environmental Sustainability

Metro South Finance are looking for a Senior Director of Environmental Sustainability to join their team. This role will lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the Metro South Health Environmental Sustainability Strategy including supporting programs and projects to assist Metro South Health and associated stakeholders to deliver on the strategy.

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, change lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, and inspiring.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.

Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research, and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

• Lead the development and implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy and associated sustainability programs and initiatives across Metro South Health sites and services.
• Lead and deliver environmental sustainability initiatives, education and awareness activities to promote and achieve more sustainable clinical and non-clinical waste management and recycling practices across Metro South Health.
• Provide expert advice, direction and guidance to stakeholders relating to project programs and initiatives under the key strategic elements of the Sustainability Strategy.
• Engage with service directors to educate and implement effective environmental sustainability initiatives, as well as plan, coordinate and conduct audits and inspections for waste management.
• Lead and support environmental audits and climate risk assessments and create plans to manage risks and identify opportunities for improvement.

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence , shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity, including making any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.