Lead – Energy Sector Development

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the national voice of municipal governments, representing the interests of cities and communities with the federal government.

Position Lead – Energy Sector Development Department Growth & Development - Green Municipal Fund (GMF) Classification Level 7 Salary

Our salaries generally range from $98,000 - $110,000, and are based on qualifications and experience

Languages English required, French is an asset Term Permanent Full-Time Location Hybrid (Ottawa)/ Remote (Canada)

Why GMF is the place for you

At GMF, we empower our people to create change where it has the most impact – municipalities. GMF is a $1.6 billion permanent endowment from the Government of Canada, managed at arm's length, making it nimble and available for higher-risk, higher-impact initiatives. A further $530M investment into GMF to support the National Adaptation Strategy was announced in November 2022. Our team is committed to helping local governments switch to sustainable practices faster. GMF is the cornerstone program of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

Our unique mix of funding, resources, and training gives municipalities the tools they need to build resiliency — and create better lives for Canadians. Through GMF, municipalities have reduced carbon emissions; built better transportation assets; constructed efficient and resilient buildings; diverted waste from landfill; made previously unusable land available for development; and improved soil and water quality.

You in this role

As an active member of the FCM Programs team, the Lead, Energy will support FCM’s overall role as a national leading municipal association and will promote the adoption of climate change solutions in the sector. The Lead will be responsible for the strategic leadership and direction of the Community Energy Systems funding offers and additional programming at GMF supporting low carbon and resilient energy systems. Reporting to the Director, Net Zero Acceleration Programs, the Lead will also take a leadership role in updating the GMF ’s strategy for the energy sector, balancing the needs of FCM’s diverse stakeholders and developing a pathway towards optimal environmental, social and economic benefits for Canadian communities. As part of their role, the Lead will ensure that the work GMF does in the sector aligns with and advances GMF’s strategic objectives. The Lead will also be responsible for developing the network and funding approaches and supporting knowledge and mobilization tools to support transformation of the sector towards more sustainable practices.

The work at FCM includes FCM becoming an even more member-driven organization that balances the realization of its goals with a people-centered approach. The incumbent embodies FCM’s commitment to being a healthy, diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist organization. As a member of the team, the Lead, Energy works in a manner that embraces these values, the corporate culture and the passion for FCM’s mandate.

What you’ll be doing

• Will serve as GMF's municipal Energy Sector lead. 
• Responsible for the GMF’s energy funding offers which includes ensuring the offers remains current and meet the needs of Canadian municipalities
• Responsible for developing GMF's sector intelligence, roadmaps and performing due diligence on potential solutions for the sector.
• Maintains up to date knowledge and data on trends and opportunities for renewable energy production and district energy systems in Canada and globally and keeps the broader GMF team informed.
• Supports Capacity Development in development of mobilization materials such as business cases and procurement tools, and online materials to support municipalities in adoption of emerging solutions.
• Engages with municipalities to provide direction and advice for their specific circumstance
• Supports outreach in assessing new applications, advising for success and pro-actively seeks new funding opportunities that address energy sector priorities. Pro-actively looks for multi-community risk-sharing and partnering opportunities to accelerate results and replication in the sector and identifies opportunities for large commercialization partners/investors to support broad mobilization of solutions.
• Establish and maintain strong relationship with key stakeholders and sector organizations
• Develop strategic partnerships with other organizations for the delivery of sector initiatives
• Provide expertise to inform FCM energy advocacy priorities
• Represent FCM in conferences, events, webinars, meetings, including with senior officials
• Represent energy sector work and direction at GMF Council
  
  

Your skills make us better

Education/Experience

You bring:

• Engineering degree and 7-10 years of experience or other relevant combination of education and experience.  MBA or relevant experience developing the business case and economic models for engineering and energy projects an asset 
  
  

Knowledge

• Demonstrated knowledge of district energy systems from project origination to implementation
• Demonstrated knowledge of renewable energy systems from project origination to implementation 
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies and practices to enable net-zero, resilient energy systems  
• Experience providing technical and economic due diligence for procurement, investment or project finance of energy projects 
• Experience embedding equity within energy projects and a strong understanding of community and social impact
  
  

Competencies

• Municipal sector experience in advancing adoption of sustainable technologies and practices  
• Experience in economic modeling and cost sensitivity analysis 
• Pitching, presenting, proposing and getting energy projects approved 
• Technology and sector road mapping experience 
• Strong analytical and communications skills. 
• Public and private sector experience 
• The ability to communicate in written and verbal format in both official languages is an asset.
  
  

Why working here rocks

We Prioritize Work-life Balance With Our Flexible Model

• When we say flexible work model, we mean that in collaboration with your manager and based on what your team needs, you have the flexibility to determine when you work so that you can enjoy a healthy balance between work and personal demands.
• While you do need to live in Canada for this role, you can primarily work from home. Travel may be required to Head Office in Ottawa periodically. The majority of the GMF team operates from the National Capital Region.
• We do like to visit the areas we are impacting and it allows us to see unique and wonderful parts of our country. You may find yourself traveling nationally 10-15% of the time.
  
  

We don’t just talk about employee wellness, we live it:

• Summer hours between July 1 and Labour Day:
• 7-hour workdays rather than 7.5
• Every Friday off in the summer
• Flexible work arrangements to support productivity and well-being
• Commitment to employee development
• Competitive range of employee benefits and services
• Office facilities located in the Byward Market and Ottawa’s downtown core
  

We’re committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic identities, nationalities, social economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and physical and mental abilities can thrive and be fully engaged at their best level.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

How To Apply

If this role speaks to you and the impact you want to make, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today.

The deadline to apply is October 25th, 2024.

The future of work here includes a hybrid work model; therefore, this role will be a combination of virtual and on-site work.

The successful candidate is required to live in and be authorized to work in Canada. They are also required to be able to work from home/remotely, from within Canada. All in-office work and in-person meetings for work that take place inside and/or outside of the offices located in Ottawa will be subject to FCM’s Safe Workplace Vaccination Policy, as well as its health and safety procedures.

For additional information on this posting, or for further information on FCM, access our website at www.fcm.ca. Learn more about the Green Municipal Fund at https://greenmunicipalfund.ca/