19 Climate Jobs in Australia

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Open Earth Foundation

Posted 21st July (yesterday)

Energy Systems & AI Research Lead — NEST

Leads scientific integration and programme management for a consortium delivering multi-scale energy transition pathways, owning energy-systems methodology and cross-scale coupling approaches. Coordinates research and collaboration across partner institutions, translates between AI researchers, energy modellers, and policy experts, and oversees validation, publications, workshops, milestones, and pilot engagements. Uses AI-native tooling to support coordination and ensures methodological coherence, scientific framing, and delivery of project outputs.

Work remotely (location not specified) Remote 📊 Data, AI & Machine Learning $75K - $115K

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Climate Bonds Initiative

Posted 17th July (5 days ago)

Resilience Analyst

Conducts research and technical analysis to build sector knowledge on climate risks, adaptation and resilience, and develops sector-specific Technical Screening Criteria and thresholds. Coordinates Technical and Industry Working Groups, convenes stakeholders, organises meetings, synthesises discussions, and presents outputs to internal and external audiences. Produces guidance, webinars, analytical briefs and usability tools, translates scientific evidence for finance audiences, and maintains knowledge management and thought leadership to support interoperability with Climate Bonds Criteria.

Work remotely (location not specified) Remote 🌍 ESG, Reporting & Carbon £35K - £40K

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Posted 14th July · Still online yesterday

Senior Team Leader Project Planning, Monitoring & Reporting

Leads development and implementation of project planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting frameworks to improve biodiversity conservation outcomes, including oversight of governance for major projects. Analyzes biodiversity data to generate insights, supports delivery teams to create costed project plans, drives continuous improvement (MERI) and provides high-quality reporting and strategic advice to government stakeholders.

Parramatta, NSW Hybrid 📅 Project & Program A$157K - A$173K

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Posted 14th July · Still online yesterday

Senior Team Leader – Ecosystem Restoration

Lead the design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of statewide ecosystem restoration and habitat conservation programs to achieve measurable biodiversity outcomes for threatened species and ecological communities. Manage multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, develop a scalable restoration framework and evidence-based habitat mapping, provide technical advice, and oversee governance, risk, budgeting and performance reporting to ensure high-quality environmental outcomes.

Coffs Harbour, NSW Hybrid 📅 Project & Program A$157K - A$173K

Moonee Valley City Council

Posted 14th July

Senior Climate Resilience Officer

Leads the development and delivery of climate adaptation and mitigation projects, preparing business cases and coordinating cross-council initiatives to reduce strategic climate risks. Provides specialist technical advice on climate risk, ESD and urban forest outcomes, builds stakeholder partnerships, leads advocacy and capacity-building, and supports evidence-based climate reporting to enable a low-carbon, climate-resilient city.

Moonee Ponds, Victoria Hybrid 📅 Project & Program A$112K+

ERM

Posted 13th July · Still online 20th July

Data Analyst - ESG

Supports ESG data management and energy accounting through invoice validation, energy retailer management, and sustainability reporting. Monitors and optimises operational energy, prepares tailored financial reports, accruals, budgeting and forecasting, and consults with stakeholders to deliver analytics-driven insights that advance net-zero and resilience objectives.

Sydney Hybrid 🌍 ESG, Reporting & Carbon

ACCIONA

Posted 10th July · Still online 17th July

Commercial & Finance Director

Leads the project's commercial, finance and project-controls functions, developing and implementing commercial strategies while overseeing contract management, claims, negotiations, procurement, budgeting, forecasting, cashflow and earned value management. Drives risk and opportunity management, stakeholder engagement and reporting to provide delivery certainty and financial governance for a large-scale greenfield infrastructure project that contributes to sustainable development and renewable/water infrastructure outcomes.

Brisbane, Queensland On site 📅 Project & Program

Open Earth Foundation

Posted 7th July · Still online 15th July

Product Owner

Drives development of open-source climate data platforms by translating climate and city-facing goals into engineering tasks, owning initiatives and product backlogs, and writing and refining user stories and tickets. Coordinates delivery by running sprints, demos, workshops, and feedback sessions with city governments and partner organizations, prototyping and contributing code with AI-assisted tools, and collaborating closely with engineers and data teams on pipelines and visualizations to keep product work moving and aligned with user needs.

Work remotely (location not specified) Remote 📦 Product Management $40K - $55K

Coles

Posted 26th June · Still online 20th July

Climate Project Manager

Coordinates and drives delivery of enterprise climate programs by tracking commitments, milestones, owners, risks and dependencies and escalating issues. Supports governance and disclosure readiness through senior leadership and Board reporting, prepares governance papers and reporting inputs, and partners across finance, risk, operations and commercial teams to embed climate priorities into decision-making.

Australia Hybrid 📅 Project & Program

FTI Consulting

Posted 24th June · Still online 20th July

Director, Economic Climate Finance

Deliver economic analysis, financial modelling and client reports to support projects across government and industry, with a focus on climate, energy and resources. Provide climate finance expertise including climate-related financial disclosure (AASB S2 / IFRS S2), carbon credit market structuring and ESG/scenario modelling, while leading project delivery, business development and client engagement.

Brisbane, Queensland Hybrid 💰 Finance, Venture, Investing & Assets A$149K - A$173K

Climate Finance Solutions (CFS)

Posted 23rd June · Still online 20th July

Full Stack Software Engineer (CFS Platform)

Designs, builds, and maintains the CFS Platform including an internal workflow tool, secure client portal, and AI-assisted analysis features; implements frontend and backend functionality, fixes bugs, and improves reliability. Collaborates closely with the founder and a small cross-functional team to turn ideas into shipped features, contribute to AI-driven solicitation and document analysis, and automate operational and business-development workflows that support large-scale climate funding efforts.

Work remotely (location not specified) Remote 💻 Software & Hardware $110K - $145K

Wolters Kluwer

Posted 18th June · Still online 20th July

Senior Field Sales Manager Executive, CP & ESG Audit & Assurance

Manage and grow complex, high-value accounts by selling ESG, CP and audit/assurance solutions; lead deal negotiations, develop account-specific sales strategies, and craft tailored customer solutions. Use sales analytics and CRM tools to track performance, mentor junior sellers, pursue new markets/opportunities, and position GRC/ESG offerings that support customers’ ESG reporting and assurance needs.

Macquarie Park, New South Wales Hybrid 💵 Sales, Business Development & Revenue

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Posted 5th June · Still online 18th July

Senior Communications Advisor

Leads a small communications team to design and deliver strategic, customer-focused communications and marketing campaigns that support climate change, net zero and sustainability programs. Translates complex program objectives into clear storytelling and content across channels, manages project delivery, stakeholder engagement and evaluation to improve outcomes and audience engagement.

Parramatta, New South Wales Hybrid 📣 Marketing, Content & Communications A$134K - A$148K

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Posted 19th May · Still online 17th July

Executive Director Conservation and Aboriginal Partnerships

Provide executive leadership to sustain momentum on statewide national park programs and make high-level decisions across the division, working closely with operational leaders to implement key projects. Oversee delivery of threatened species conservation, climate and ecological health initiatives, park-estate expansion and feral animal management, and advance Aboriginal joint-management programs — including progressing the Great Koala National Park, Improved Native Forest Management methods and registration of the GKNP carbon project.

Parramatta, NSW Hybrid 📅 Project & Program

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)

Posted 16th May · Still online 17th July

Assistant Project Officer

Provides administrative and project support for the NPWS insurance program, handling frontline customer service (mailbox and helpline) and advising staff on insurance matters. Carries out claims processing, analysis, reporting and implementation tasks and supports delivery of program outcomes and related administrative activities.

Audley, NSW Hybrid 📅 Project & Program A$100K - A$110K

dClimate Labs

Posted 15th May · Still online 17th July

Full-Stack Geospatial Data Engineer

Designs and implements end-to-end geospatial data pipelines and APIs for a carbon MRV platform, processing satellite imagery (Sentinel, Landsat) through STAC→xarray→Parquet/Zarr/IPFS workflows and optimizing memory and I/O for petabyte-scale workloads. Builds and maintains microservices, GraphQL/REST geospatial APIs, and Next.js/React dashboards; automates infrastructure and orchestration with tools like Terraform/Pulumi, Prefect, and CI/CD; conducts code reviews, profiles performance, and mentors/hires engineers to support monitoring of land cover, vegetation health, carbon stocks, land-use change, and project risks.

Work remotely (location not specified) Remote 📊 Data, AI & Machine Learning $40K - $110K

EY

Posted 6th May · Still online 16th July

Senior Consultant - Climate Change and Sustainability Services

Advise clients across industries on managing and reporting sustainability and climate-related risks, including performing assurance of non-financial reporting and validating emissions and energy data. Contribute to strategy, methodologies and tools for decarbonisation and climate risk/disclosure, and support clients with targets, implementation plans and compliance with Australian and international reporting and assurance frameworks.

Perth, Western Australia Hybrid 🌍 ESG, Reporting & Carbon

Mallesons

Posted 2nd May

Climate Change & Social Impact Specialist

Leads the firm’s greenhouse gas emissions measurement work, including annual GHG calculations, improving environmental data quality, and coordinating emissions reduction initiatives. Provides operational support for community giving and volunteering programs and performs impact measurement, record-keeping and stakeholder engagement to ensure accurate reporting and improved program outcomes.

Sydney, NSW Hybrid 🌍 ESG, Reporting & Carbon

KPMG

Posted 23rd April · Still online 15th July

Manager - ESG Assurance

Leads and delivers end-to-end assurance engagements that validate non-financial disclosures and ESG data, including planning, risk assessment, designing assurance approaches, testing, analysis and reporting. Advises clients on ESG processes and benchmarking, applies international auditing standards and sustainability frameworks (e.g., ISSB, GRI, TCFD, ASRS), and supports credibility of emissions and sustainability reporting.

Sydney, NSW Hybrid 🌍 ESG, Reporting & Carbon