About

Senior Consultant ,
Sustainability and Climate Change

Summary

Member of Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ), Member of Association for Sustainability in Business (ASB), Member of International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)
Senior Consultant - Sustainability and Climate Change, RPS Manidis Roberts, Sydney Australia; Key responsibility - focuses on building climate resilience and providing climate adaptation solutions for complex projects across a range of industries and sectors
Senior Consultant - Sustainability and Climate Change, Arup Pty Ltd, Brisbane Australia
Sustainability Manager of Gallions Housing Association, London
Community Trainer Specialist
Capacity Building Specialist
Environmental and social safeguards specialist
Countries of Work Experience: Australia, England, Thailand
Key responsibilities of my position with RPS include: 1. ?The development and delivery of innovative and practical projects focused on building climate resilience and providing climate adaptation solutions for complex projects across a range of industries and sectors 2. ?The autonomous and competent management of projects featuring multi-disciplinary teams to deliver timely and effective project solutions. 3. Business development and project generation. 4. Management, guidance and mentoring of junior staff, demonstrating effective delegation and resource management skils
Whilst employed by Arup key duties of the position included: 1. ?The development and delivery of innovative and practical sustainability and climate change solutions for complex projects across a range of industries and sectors 2. The autonomous and competent management of projects featuring multi-disciplinary teams to deliver timely and effective project solutions 3. Management, guidance and mentoring of junior staff, demonstrating effective delegation and resource management skills ??Regular presentation and contribution to conferences, seminars, forums and industry journals. Example: panellist at the 2013 National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development; presenter at the 2012 Australian Conference on Sustainability in Business 4. Between 2008 – 2012 Rebecca also lead the corporate sustainability approach for Arup’s Australasia region.
Whilst employed by Gallions Housing Association, key responsibilities were: 1. ?To act as the central point of contact for all issues related to environmental sustainability 2. Provide advice on relevant policy, legislation and technological progresses both in the UK and internationally to enable Gallions to meet its objective of being a sustainable social housing and sustainable urban renewal pioneer 3. ?Lead the inclusion of sustainability initiatives across all new projects including the completion of environmental assessments on new schemes as a licensed BREEAM Ecohomes /Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor

Qualifications and credentials
Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communications), 2001, Completed, University of Southern Queensland
Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, 2012, Completed, University of Cambridge
SimCLIM, Climate Modelling Software– CLIMSystems, 2014, Completed, Green Buildings Council of Australia
Green Star Communities, 2012, Completed, Green Buildings Council of Australia
Green Star As Built Code for Sustainable Homes, 2007, Completed
Various OH&S and project Management courses, Completed
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)
Association for Sustainability in Business (ASB)
International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)
English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
French, Good, Average, Average
Italian, Average, Average, Average
Work experience
Gender mainstreaming
Proposal writing/Report writing
Community trainer specialist
Capacity building specialist
Environmental and social safeguards specialist
RPS Manidis Roberts, Senior Consultant – Sustainability and Climate Change, Sydney, Sydney, Senior Consultant – Sustainability and Climate Change, Development and Delivery of Innovative and Practical Projects, Key responsibilities of my position with RPS include: 1. ?The development and delivery of innovative and practical projects focused on building climat
Arup Pty Ltd, Senior Consultant-Sustainability and Climate Change, Brisbane, Brisbane, Senior Consultant – Sustainability and Climate Change, Development and delivery of practical sustainability and climate change solutions for projects, Whilst employed by Arup key duties of the position included: 1. ?The development and delivery of innovative and practical sustainability and climate c
Gallions Housing Association, Sustainability Manager, London, London, Sustainability Manager, Gallions Housing Association Contract for all issues related to environmental sustainability, Whilst employed by Gallions Housing Association, key responsibilities were: 1. ?To act as the central point of contact for all issues related to envi