Director, Energy and Emissions

1. Provides strategic leadership for planning, designing and efficient operation of energy demand systems. Develops, implements and updates the strategic energy and carbon emissions reduction management plan and goals.
2. Manages the provincial climate change accountability reporting process by collaborating with stakeholders in the Energy and Environmental Sustainability team and other relevant staff across the organization.
3. Develops, implements, evaluates and enforces effective energy and carbon emissions reduction practices at locations across the FH portfolio by collaborating with both key internal and external stakeholders.
4. Responsible for managing and developing capital and operational project budgets, and variance analysis for energy and carbon emission initiatives. Works with assigned staff to review, analyze and interpret energy reduction data; implements appropriate changes to the project scope to meet specific energy and carbon emissions targets.
5. Oversee the benchmarking and performance process for utility use and energy intensity across the owned and operated FH portfolio.
6. Identifies funding sources, including external incentives, for implementing energy and carbon emission reduction capital projects. Prepares business cases for these projects with strategic analysis to present to senior leadership.
7. Manages BC Hydro and Fortis BC incentive programs by developing and submitting applications related to new buildings and retrofit projects at the assigned facilities, in coordination with Facilities Management leads.
8. In collaboration with the regional EES Climate Risk and Resilience lead, provides technical expertise on site based low carbon resilience plans in accordance with climate change mitigation and adaptation legislation.
9. Provides direct management and supervision to the Energy Project Managers, Coordinator and Specialist. Works collaboratively with the EES Environmental Sustainability team.
10. Manages the engagement with Capital Project teams to provide support and guidance on energy and carbon reduction strategies for major projects during all phase of the project procurement cycle.
11. Maintains industry leading knowledge of energy and carbon emissions management and energy efficiency practices and technologies by liaising with other experts, reviewing current relevant literature and attending various seminars and/or conferences.
12. Performs other related duties as assigned

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Building Technology or related field, a professional designation and additional training in energy and carbon emissions management, supplemented by ten (10) years’ recent related experience planning, implementing and operationalizing energy and carbon emissions management programs in a large complex multi-site environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

COMPETENCIES:

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of building mechanical, electrical and building automation systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles and methodologies and experience with capital and operational projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in contract management, budget development, business case development, financial controls and analysis.
• Proven initiative, judgment, decision-making and problem solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire and engage, promoting innovation.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and gain consensus with various stakeholders and teams.
• Ability to work effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Excellent communication skills with all stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and maintain working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as a member as a team.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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