Lead, Environment and Climate Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 53531)

Description

Reporting to the Director, Environment and Climate Resilience, the Lead, Environment and Climate is one of the subject matter experts for the Climate Resilience program, and will collaborate with multiple partners to update, implement, and maintain strategies of the program.

With an impact on all City departments, services, infrastructure, and external partnerships,, this position is a technical expert with the ability and experience to manage a team of professionals dedicated to collaborating in the delivery of the Energy Transition and Climate Adaptation program.

What will you do?

• Lead a team of professional scientists, analysts/advisors dedicated to the delivery of the City's climate strategies and environmental protection initiatives
• Establish a supportive and accountable culture, and ensure exceptional client service to the organization
• Provide leadership and direction for the group that will provide recommendations on the development of environment and climate resilience planning processes, programs, and policies
• Coordinate and engage with City Council, internal partners and Edmontonians to establish and lead processes to ensure the program is clearly articulated
• Guide staff to work with partners to develop strategic plans to achieve outcomes and targets, while identifying touch points that will be impacted by the plans and frameworks and processes needed for implementation and change management
• Research new methodologies and processes related to environment and climate resilience, when existing practices don't exist
• Actively participate in the development of strategies for the Section and Branch and in alignment with the City's Community Energy Transition Strategy and Climate Resilient Edmonton Adaptation Strategy
• Establish and lead processes to continually explore and evaluate program risks and opportunities for Edmonton and update the program accordingly
• Build new and innovative collaborative partnerships with external agencies, orders of government and community organizations
• Anticipate business opportunities, influence policy, planning and initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability through performance measurement
• Integrate multi-disciplinary teams to work collaboratively with partners supporting corporate priorities