Miller Leith recruits sustainability professionals who help organisations respond to environmental, social and governance expectations while building long-term organisational resilience. We partner with organisations embedding sustainability into strategy, operations and decision-making, supporting capability that balances responsibility with commercial performance.
Our sustainability recruitment is led within our broader HSE and people practice by Ramtin Parvar, whose decade-long focus on HSE recruitment brings a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, risk management and organisational accountability. This leadership ensures our advice reflects real operating conditions, evolving disclosure requirements and the commercial pressures organisations face.
Sustainability work is complex and continuously evolving. We recruit professionals who can translate strategy into action, navigate competing priorities and influence stakeholders across organisations. From sustainability specialists to senior ESG leaders, we place capability that delivers credible, measurable outcomes rather than symbolic initiatives.
Leadership-Led Sustainability Recruitment
Sustainability spans climate action, social impact, governance, reporting and risk. Our networks reflect this breadth.
We maintain strong relationships with sustainability practitioners, ESG specialists, advisors and leaders working across industry, consulting and corporate environments. These connections give us insight into how sustainability roles are forming, where expectations are shifting and how capability requirements differ across sectors and operating models.
Many organisations engage us as long-term advisors when building or reshaping sustainability capability, recognising the importance of credibility, judgement and influence in roles that sit close to executive decision-making.
Understanding Sustainability & ESG Leadership
Effective sustainability leadership requires both technical expertise and organisational influence. Professionals in this space are expected to guide climate action, support ethical practices, manage reporting and disclosure obligations and advise executive leadership under increasing scrutiny.
We understand these demands and recruit professionals who can operate confidently across strategy, operations and stakeholder engagement. Our approach ensures sustainability initiatives are practical, credible and aligned to organisational priorities, not detached from commercial reality.
Embedded in Sustainability and ESG Practice
Our insight is strengthened through ongoing engagement with sustainability and ESG communities. This includes developments in climate disclosure and reporting standards, social impact frameworks, governance expectations and data assurance requirements.
By staying closely connected to practice, not just policy, we ensure our recruitment advice reflects how sustainability roles are operating today and how organisations are preparing for future regulatory and stakeholder expectations.
How Sustainability Roles Are Evolving
Sustainability roles are moving from specialist functions to core business capability. Organisations increasingly expect sustainability professionals to influence strategy, manage risk and support long-term value creation.
We support organisations seeking sustainability capability that is future-focused, commercially aware and embedded across the business, professionals who can balance ambition with accountability and drive meaningful progress over time.
Why Partner with Miller Leith
Leadership-Led Recruitment
Our sustainability recruitment is led within a broader HSE and people practice, providing depth, credibility and a clear understanding of regulatory, governance and commercial environments.
Established Sustainability & ESG Network
Access to experienced sustainability and ESG professionals across strategy, reporting, risk and leadership roles.
Practice-Led Market Insight
Ongoing engagement with practitioners ensures our advice reflects regulatory change, stakeholder scrutiny and real-world sustainability practice.
Roles We Recruit in Sustainability and ESG
We recruit sustainability and ESG professionals across Australia, supporting organisations at both specialist and leadership levels. Typical roles include:
Sustainability Advisor
Sustainability Manager
ESG Manager
ESG Analyst
Climate and Carbon Analyst
Sustainability Reporting Lead
Head of Sustainability
Head of ESG
We work across infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, FMCG, property, financial services, government and complex corporate environments.