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QIC Real Estate | Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney

About the Role

This role sits within a specialist sustainability function and plays a key role in shaping and delivering environmental performance across a diversified real estate portfolio.

Working closely with investment, asset management and operations teams, the position combines technical sustainability expertise with strong commercial acumen—ensuring environmental initiatives are practical, measurable and aligned to investor outcomes.

The focus is on execution—leading ESG programs across the asset portfolio, embedding robust data and reporting frameworks, and identifying opportunitiesto enhance performance, efficiency and resilience across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the implementation of environmental sustainability initiatives aligned to portfolio ESG strategy and investment objectives
Manage ESG data, reporting and assurance processes, ensuring accuracy, auditability and alignment with frameworks such as GRESB, NABERS, Green Star and NGERS
Drive asset-level environmental performance improvements across energy, water, waste and carbon reduction initiatives
Support delivery of net zero targets, including Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction pathways
Partner with asset management and operations teams to embed practical, commercially viable ESG solutions across assets
Analyse environmental and climate-related risks and opportunities, including resilience and adaptation planning
Contribute to investor and other stakeholder reporting, articulating ESG performance and initiatives in a clear, commercially meaningful way
Identify and implement innovative, technology-enabled solutions to improve sustainability performance and operational efficiency
Engage, influence and build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive outcomes

About You

You bring a highly analytical, technically strong approach to ESG, with a clear understanding of how environmental initiatives support investment performance.

With experience gained in-house within complex organisations—ideally across property operations, construction, retail or real assets—you are comfortable operating at the intersection of data, operations and strategy.

You are hands-on, execution-focused and commercially minded, with the ability to move beyond strategy into delivery—bringing ideas to life at an asset and portfolio level while maintaining a strong focus on client and investor outcomes.

You are equally comfortable working through detailed sustainability data and reporting requirements as you are engaging with stakeholders to influence decisions and drive change.

Essential Criteria

Proven experience in an in-house sustainability or environmental role within real estate, property operations, construction, retail or similar asset classes
Strong technical capability across sustainability data, reporting and performance measurement, with experience in relevant frameworks and benchmarks
Demonstrated ability to deliver environmental sustainability initiatives at an operational level, translating strategy into tangible outcomes
Highly analytical with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage complex datasets and reporting requirements
Commercial mindset with an understanding of sustainability through an investment and performance lens
Experience working with asset, operations or facilities teams to drive environmental improvements
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability across multiple levels of an organisation
Proven track record of managing competing priorities and delivering to tight timeframes
Tertiary qualifications in environmental science, sustainability or a related discipline

Why This Opportunity

Exposure to a large, diversified real estate portfolio with genuine scale and complexity
Ability to shape and deliver ESG initiatives that directly impact asset performance and investor outcomes
Highly collaborative environment working across investment, asset management and operations
Opportunity to bring innovation, technology and fresh thinking to ESG delivery

***We are not partnering with recruitment agencies for this appointment. Unsolicited agency CVs will not be accepted. Candidates should submit applications directly to QIC. If you require additional information, please contact Cassandra Eshman.***

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