Future Energy Impact Assessment Leader
GHD
Date: 2 days ago
City: Waterloo, ON
Contract type: Full time
Job Description
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s why we pledge to support and empower all of our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We'll help you accelerate your career and empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.
Together with your colleagues, clients and partners, you'll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.
Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.
Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization.
The Future Energy Impact Assessment Leader is responsible for supporting the continued development of the Future Energy initiative and implementation of the Future Energy vision. This role focuses on identifying the nexus between Future Energy and the Impact Assessment & Permitting Market, leveraging our global experience to pursue and originate opportunities in Canada/US. This includes connecting our Canadian Impact Assessment teams to generate wider market impact that drives concerted growth of our Impact Assessment and Permitting businesses, with specific focus on being a primary leverage point for GHD’s Future Energy strategic intent. The goal is to lead the transition towards affordable, reliable, secure, and low-carbon energy, achieving lasting community benefits
Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.
See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.
About Us
Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.
See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.
See where your commitment could take you.
That’s the #PowerOfCommitment
Who We Are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s why we pledge to support and empower all of our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We'll help you accelerate your career and empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.
Together with your colleagues, clients and partners, you'll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.
Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.
Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization.
The Future Energy Impact Assessment Leader is responsible for supporting the continued development of the Future Energy initiative and implementation of the Future Energy vision. This role focuses on identifying the nexus between Future Energy and the Impact Assessment & Permitting Market, leveraging our global experience to pursue and originate opportunities in Canada/US. This includes connecting our Canadian Impact Assessment teams to generate wider market impact that drives concerted growth of our Impact Assessment and Permitting businesses, with specific focus on being a primary leverage point for GHD’s Future Energy strategic intent. The goal is to lead the transition towards affordable, reliable, secure, and low-carbon energy, achieving lasting community benefits
Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
- Work with the Future Energy Leader, Market Leaders, Service Line Leaders, and Business Group Leaders to define opportunities, and to utilize the existing structure of the business to own and execute resulting projects. This candidate will increase market opportunities and expanded range of entry points for our broader Future Energy service offerings.,
- Work with a group of professionals across Canada focusing on decarbonization of the gaseous and liquid fuel networks, as well as the production of renewable electricity with a decarbonization focus. Specific focus areas include providing permitting and approvals support for energy infrastructure projects such as hydropower, wind and solar energy, energy storage, hydrogen, renewable natural gas, and carbon capture, utilization and storage, as well as any ancillary systems needed to activate these priority areas.
- Focus will be on collaborating with other Canadian and US Leaders across all GHD markets/sector, to implement the Future Energy strategy and roadmap in Canada, integrate within the Americas Future Energy Ambassadors team, and collaborate closely with the Enterprise-level Future Energy team.
- This position will also work to grow a team through strategic recruitment activities, with a specific focus on individuals with energy related permitting and approvals experience.
- Be accountable for organizational management to achieve agreed performance targets relating to growth of the market and ensuring GHD is ahead of client and market trends.
- Given the national and often multinational nature of the clients in this space, taps into the connected network to ensure alignment around client approach
- Builds on previous client relationships to provide opportunities and support development
- Actively participates in key client meetings
- Builds effective relationships with key existing clients, while also expanding the client base
- Actively participates in professional and/or industrial organizations to promote the GHD brand
- Promotes and collaborates in the development of innovative project delivery methods
- Supports development of external market and brand collateral, campaigns, thought leadership, and strategic external engagements to position GHD firmly at the leading edge of the Future Energy Market
- Collaborates with Global, North American and Regional Market Leaders, Key Client Managers, Service Line Leaders, Client Sector Leaders, and Operations to achieve excellent business outcomes
- Participates in the Future Energy connected network throughout GHD in the Americas, particularly within the Impact Assessment & Permitting service offering
- Develops and mentors senior leadership and/or rising talent within the organization
- Works with project directors, managers, and teams to establish and improve Business Group requirements; interfaces heavily with the Impact Assessment & Permitting to identify skill sets required for delivery of Future Energy projects
- Attracts strategic hires to develop the team, especially in key areas where subject matter expertise is important to allow for GHD to take position in early entry strategies such as battery energy storage, pumped hydro energy storage, and low-carbon hydrogen.
- Provides strong ties in the Global Future Energy team and collaboration with Future Energy Leaders in the Americas to promote growth (including the Canadian Business Leadership Team).
- Pre-positions for key projects and clients, and develops opportunities
- Develops approaches for responses to RFPs, scope of work packages, budgets, and progress reports. Undertakes Project Director role on key projects, maintaining billable work in the 50% range.
- Drives project teams to provide successful and technically sound project deliveries to meet and exceed client and GHD requirements
- Adheres to GHD Management Systems for Safety, Integrity, Quality, and Environment
- Drives positive client interaction, as verified through client surveys
Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.
See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.
About Us
Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.
See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.
See where your commitment could take you.
That’s the #PowerOfCommitment
Who We Are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
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