Vp, Sustainability

Year Round

**Why join CMH?**
We work hard, we play hard, and we have the best time doing it. Our mission is to guide our staff and guests through life-changing mountain experiences, and our vision is to be recognized as the world leader of guided mountain experiences - by our guests, our employees, our partners, and our communities. We're all drawn to CMH for different reasons, but we stay for the people-both employees and guests-who are brought together by a unique shared passion for skiing, riding, the mountain world, and life in general. CMH is where mountain magic happens

**Things that are important to us**:

- ** Safety** as a cornerstone.
- Share our **passion** - every day.
- Always act with **integrity**.
- We work as a **team**.
- Aim for **best**.
- ** Balance** our social, fiscal, and environmental responsibilities.

**Things that are important to you**:

- The opportunity to build lifelong friendships with staff and guests from around the world.
- Working for a company that stands behind its mission, vision, and values.
- An inclusive and rewarding company culture where employees are valued and supported.
- Explore and work at a world-class mountain destination.
- Enjoy meals created by culinary professionals that incorporate fresh, local ingredients.
- Work with hospitality professionals that take pride in providing a high-end guest experience.
- An opportunity to grow and learn in a work environment that promotes feedback and development.
- Discounts with brand partners and on CMH merchandise.
- Opportunities to heli-hike and heli-ski, as available.

CMH is honored to operate in the traditional territories of the Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Syilx, Sinixt, Carrier (Dakelh), and Stoney Nakoda Nations.

Position Title**: VP, Sustainability**

Company Name: CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures (CMH)

Reports To: President

Location of Work: Banff, Alberta or Remote

Terms of Employment: Full-time, year-round

FLSA Status: Exempt

Number of Positions: 1

Direct Reports: 4

Date of Last Review: April 2024

**Company Overview**

With 50+ years of experience, CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures has evolved into the world's largest Heli-Skiing and Heli-Hiking company, operating 11 lodges in the winter and 3 in the summer throughout British Columbia, Canada. The business's central office is in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

The CMH **Mission **is to guide our staff and guests through life changing mountain experiences.

CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures is privileged to operate in the traditional territories of the Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Syilx, Sinixt, Carrier (Dakelh), and Stoney Nakoda Nations.

Our **Vision **is to be recognized as the world leader of guided mountain experiences - by our guests, our employees, our partners, and our communities.

Our **Principles**:

- ** Safety **as a cornerstone.
- Share our **passion**:

- every day.
- Always act with **integrity.**:

- We work as a **team.**:

- Aim for **best.**:

- ** Balance **our social, fiscal, and environmental responsibilities.

**Position Overview**

The VP, Sustainability is a member of CMH's Executive Leadership Team (ELT) with the primary strategic responsibility of identifying, developing plans for, and acting as a voice for and change agent around key existential societal and environmental threats to, and opportunities for CMH. Much of the position's focus centers on land use and natural resource management, environment, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous government and community relations.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Proactively maintaining and managing all aspects of land and resource-related authorities needed from various levels of Indigenous, Provincial, and local governments.
- Proactively maintaining and managing relationships with all relevant levels of Indigenous and non-Indigenous governments. This may include lobbying or advocacy to senior elected or unelected officials.
- Directing the company's approaches to sustainability, including its environmental and forest management activities, and ensuring that community and planet are always considered in decisions.
- Leading, coaching, and mentoring the Manager, Sustainability, the Manager, Roads and Run Development, the Manager, Community Collaboration, and the Coordinator, Community Collaborations.
- Developing and tracking spending on annual operational and capital budgets for the department.
- Working with tourism organizations such as TIABC, WTA, HCC, the Adventure Tourism Coalition (and others) on land and resource-related issues to advance CMH's interests.
- Working with other business sectors (such as forest management, public recreation, mineral exploration, and development, etc.) to advance CMH's interests.
- Provide advice to the President and other executive and senior staff on land, resource, and government-related issues and opportunities.
- Overseeing the company's approach to fuel management, managing road accesses, and run development, ensuring that CMH's a