Climate Policy Advisor

21 hours ago

Surrey, Canada Select Company Full time

**SCOPE**

We are recruiting for an accomplished climate policy professional to play a lead role in shaping climate action in one of Canada’s fastest growing municipalities. As the Climate Policy Advisor reporting to the Climate Program Lead in the Engineering, Sustainability and Energy Services Division, you will be part of a cohesive, dynamic team of climate planners dedicated to putting the City on track to meet the City’s climate commitments. You will bring a wealth of expertise to develop and implement policy, programs, and projects to reduce community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, often overlapping with improving climate resilience. Surrey’s rapid growth and increasing commitment to climate action, bolstered by the pending adoption of the Climate Change Action Strategy (CCAS), offers you the opportunity in this role to influence the climate program, learn from and contribute to a network of large cities across North America, and make an impact on one of the biggest challenges of our times.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- You bring strategic vision and the ability to manage a demanding portfolio to deliver measurable results. You will play a key role to help shape the priorities, workplan, and staff recruitment within a growing team and in other key departments advancing climate action.
- The role involves considerable cross-departmental collaboration, and liaison with local government peer networks, senior governments, utilities, and key community stakeholders including the building industry, academia, business and economic organizations, and NGOs

Key responsibilities associated with this role will likely include, but are not limited to:

- Providing advice regarding current knowledge and best practices in key opportunities of the zero-carbon transition.
- Providing advice and leading development of policies, regulations, and programs for reducing emissions, particularly from buildings and on-road transportation.
- Updating the City’s community GHG inventory.
- Leading, developing, and supporting updates to regulations, policies, and incentives for building decarbonization and improving resilience through standards and strategic program design for new and existing buildings, in collaboration with the Planning & Development Department.
- Integrating climate mitigation and adaptation in the updates of the Official Community Plan, Zoning Bylaw, and Neighbourhood Concept Plans, in collaboration with the Planning & Development Department.
- Providing general advice and expertise to inform community scale renewable energy programs, including liaison with BC Hydro on supply and distribution considerations for electrification, on-site and decentralized energy production opportunities, renewable fuels, and electric vehicle charging.
- Coordinating with BC Hydro, reporting on workplan priorities and progress, and participating in training and events, as apart of the Community Energy Manager peer network.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Master’s degree with a specialization in climate policy, sustainability, environmental science, environmental engineering, resource management, or a similar field, and at least five years of progressive, applied relevant experience (a combination of equivalent education and experience may be considered).
- Considerable experience in leading, coordinating, developing, and implementing policy, strategies and programs support ingemissions reduction across land use,

buildings, and transportation sectors, including knowledge of relevant regulations at the municipal, regional, provincial, and federal government levels.
- Experience in project management, business case development, budget and contract management.
- Knowledge of the principles, processes and practices of community climate policy development and strategic planning.
- Experience in undertaking and reporting on community GHG inventories, including quality assurance of related modelling and data, and liaising with the appropriate provincial and federal agencies to acquire and share data and knowledge.
- Knowledge and experience in developing and implementing building decarbonization policies, strategies and programs.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including facilitation, collaboration, conflict resolution and relationship building.
- Ability to work independently and effectively manage time and deliver on commitments.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.

**The City offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. This position is based in Surrey City Hall with the flexibility for up to one day of working from home.

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