Lead, Urban Ecology

**Introduction**:
The Lead, Urban Ecology & Greenspace is critical to the advanced planning and seamless execution of grounds care and maintenance programs at Evergreen Brick Works (EBW). They will also hold project management responsibilities for a number of new and exciting green infrastructure capital projects and improvements on site. Experienced in Placekeeping principles and reconciliatory practices, the Lead is a key contributor the EBW Operations team, overseeing seasonal gardening staff, and collaborating extensively with internal Evergreen teams and community partners.

**About Us**:
Evergreen is a national not-for-profit helping make cities flourish. Cities that are low carbon, inclusive to all and sustainable at their core.

For 30 years, Evergreen has been making Canadian cities better places to move, work, live, play and grow. We have worked from coast to coast with governments, neighborhood groups, school boards, developers and residents, collaborating to create better communities.

**About the Role**:
The Lead, Urban Ecology & Greenspace is responsible for the planning, execution and day to day maintenance and care of urban ecology and greenspaces at EBW. The Lead ensures that spaces are designed through an inclusive, accessible, culturally respectful and ecological lens. A knowledgeable team player with a keen understanding of sustainability, the Lead is committed to supporting regenerative practices and programming excellence.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead the implementation of landscaping/gardening, and ecological restoration/greening projects focused on regenerative practices and principles.
- Develop comprehensive short and long-term landscape management plans including maintenance, planting, irrigation, invasive plant control, composting and soil building strategies.
- Contribute to Capital Infrastructure upgrades and improvements related to gardens and greenspaces at EBW, including Children’s outdoor spaces on site.
- Conduct regular monitoring and maintenance of greening projects on and off-site.
- Ensure tool inventory is up-to-date and well-maintained.
- Provide direct supervision, leadership and direction to seasonal gardening team.
- Design and implement daily, weekly and seasonal garden maintenance plans and schedules.
- Lead daily meetings, facilitate trainings and orientations and plan ongoing professional development opportunities for team members.
- Ensure adherence to policies and procedures, by-laws, and compliance with appliable provincial and federal legislation.
- Undertake daily record keeping and tracking, including documentation for health and safety purposes.
- Undertake the required procurement of materials and services and inventory.
- Track utility and infrastructure locates and adhere to site specific soil cap management policies and procedures.
- Work closely with Indigenous partners, demonstrating best practice in co-governance.
- Lead the delivery of community volunteer stewardship programs and projects related to gardening and landscaping.
- Host citizen science groups and facilitate tours, walks, talks and presentations as required.
- Plan, deliver and monitor off-site Urban Agriculture projects with community or corporate partners including garden builds, events and workshops.
- Be a positive and proactive contributor to workplace safety.
- Support flood preparation, evacuation and clean up protocols as necessary as well as emergency responsiveness.
- Contribute to positive workplace culture and great internal communication.
- Model Evergreen’s core values of sustainability, innovation and connection.

**About You**:
**You excel in the following areas**:

- Planning/Organization/Project Management. Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals and focus on priorities, create/implement action plans/budgets, document, evaluate, learn.
- Customer-focus. Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of others in a way that exceeds their expectations.
- Communication. Speak, listen and write in a clear, confident, respectful, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
- Attention to detail. Recognize that details matter. Work systematically to ensure important details do not slip through the cracks.
- Flexibility/adaptability. Manage ambiguity well. Adapt to changing priorities and conditions in an agile way, responding quickly and effectively. React to change with curiosity and excitement.

**You have the following qualifications**:

- Post-secondary Degree or Diploma in Landscape Design, Resource management, Restoration ecology, Environmental Sciences, Biology or a related discipline.
- 3 - 5 years of experience working in the field of watershed restoration, stewardship and sustainability, regenerative agriculture, permaculture design.
- Strong understanding of native plant gardening, wildlife habitat requirements and the ability to identify and interpret natural assets.
- Expe