Senior Manager, Climate Strategy

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Vaco Full time

About the Company:

This organization is an owner, manager and developer of well-located retail and commercial real estate across Canada. Their portfolio spans approximately 65 million square feet of gross leasable area and consists of over 700 properties primarily focused on supermarket-anchored shopping centres and stand-alone supermarkets.


Location: This is a hybrid role (office in downtown Toronto, 3x in office per week).


About the Opportunity:

The Senior Manager, Climate Strategy will be responsible for leading initiatives that reduce the organization's energy and greenhouse gas emissions across a portfolio of retail, industrial, office and residential properties. This integral role on the Sustainability team will provide you with the opportunity to have a significant environmental impact at one of Canada’s largest real estate portfolios by working with internal stakeholders and industry experts across a variety of property types.


Key responsibilities:

Strategic Decarbonization Planning

  • Take a lead role in the implementation of identified decarbonization strategies from the Director, Climate Strategy for Choice’s long-term net zero goal
  • Set and monitor carbon reduction targets and KPIs, ensuring alignment withglobal standards and company’s commitment
  • Identify risk and opportunities related to decarbonization, integrating them into enterprise risk management
  • Prepare well-structured reports and present to senior executives to guide decisions


Project Implementation

  • Manage the execution of decarbonization initiatives, ensuring timely and within budget delivery & targeted outcomes for our existing operations and new developments
  • Promote the adoption of innovative technologies and best practices in carbon reduction
  • Analyze and prioritize projects that cut energy and emissions, like upgrades and changes to how we operate
  • Manage external consultants to provide and report ongoing performance data for review on future projects
  • Provide technical guidance for the implementation of energy and carbon reduction retrofits, metering, data collection and solar projects


Stakeholder engagement

  • Work with cross-functional teams to integrate decarbonization goals into business processes
  • Deliver education and training of team members in other business units to enable the implementation of decarbonization projects
  • Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, representing the organization in sustainability forums.


About you:

  • 7+ years of experience in energy management for various types of real estate (retail, industrial, or multi-unit residential), with a successful history of reducing energy usage and emissions
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, such as mechanical, systems, electrical, or related fields
  • Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Energy Auditor (CEA), Certified Measurement & Verification Professional (CMVP), CCP (Certified Commissioning Professional) accreditation an asset
  • Expertise with building energy and carbon reduction strategies, data analytics and sustainability practices in addition to metering and energy analytics
  • Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically PowerPoint and Excel
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to effectively manage and lead projects and programs involving internal stakeholders
  • Collaborative, adaptable and strong interpersonal skills with ability to work with colleagues across different functions and levels of the organization


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