Lisa Tarry of recruitment consultancy Turning Green says it’s been a big year for networking in the sustainability sector — plenty of drinks; new groups forming, government-sponsored and non-government alike — and the green development industry has been stoking the fires of goodwill, waiting for the tide to turn.
“It’s all about networking; loads of functions and lots of goodwill gatherings,” she says.
“A year ago everyone was terrified of doing anything. They had their their purse strings tightly closed.
“It’s been a year of up-skilling and gradually the cloud has lifted and it’s a steady path through to Copenhagen …Obviously the decoupling of the emissions trading scheme with a renewable energy target was a significant milestone, but then a lot of jobs around are ground level jobs such as a solar-panel installers and grid workers. Quite base-level roles.”
At the corporate end there is also evidence is that the tide is turning and demand for green jobs and green services is building, she says. ASX-listed companies are hiring some in-house staff and, for now at least, outsourcing the overflow of work.
“They can’t cope with the amount of work they have, so they will outsource extra work to consultants,” Ms Tarry says.
On the candidates sides, competition for in-house positions with the best companies is fierce.
“Applications are running at about 70 to 80 for each position,” she says.
That doesn’t mean others are missing out. They are registering the surge in outsourcing work and teaming up with like-minded people to form small consultancies.
“I’m seeing a lot of candidates register with me and then drop off to start their own company or getting together with other consultants to start companies.”
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