Vice President, Methane Emissions Credit Development

401 9th Avenue SW, Suite 1930 Calgary Alberta,T2P 3C5

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**MANDATE**

The Vice President (VP), Methane is responsible for managing a suite of project types that reduce methane emissions on the Credit Development Services (CDS) team.

The CDS team functions to generate emission offsets for clients in multiple greenhouse gas programs and multiple jurisdictions. The CDS primarily serves the oil and gas industry and agriculture. The quality of work, related directly to the quality of the offset credits generated, is at the core of the CDS team culture, and direct knowledge of the regulations and registration documentation that govern the creation of offsets is a critical component of this role, and of the team.

The VP, Methane will report to the Director of the methane emissions reduction portfolio within the CDS team.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**

Work across multiple teams to manage a suite of project types within the methane portfolio. The VP will be directly involved in strategic planning for future work and investigation or new project types. As required, the role will include managing or working on pilot projects, to evaluate new carbon offset projects for the organization.

The VP will work directly with teams that quantify and verify carbon offset projects, supporting the calculations and process. This role involves managing schedules, processes and improvements for auditing of offset projects, as well as supporting resolving audit findings and technical analyses of internal and external data.

The VP will need to understand the emissions offset protocols/methodologies and regulatory framework at a high level of detail, in support of the quantification of existing projects, as well as anticipating future needs for the team. This includes an understanding of the broader regulations related to carbon, energy and methane emissions within multiple jurisdictions, in order to contribute to strategic planning for the CDS team.

The VP is responsible for documenting any decisions regarding the development of project types, in a clear and consistent manner that can be used across the organization, currently or in the future. The suite of projects and any activities that occur within them must be monitored consistently for strict adherence to any regulations, financial laws or compliance needs of the organization, as a financial institution.

The role will include emission offset quantification and creating the documentation required for emission offset registries, supported by CDS teams. The VP must recognize when incorrect or incomplete information represents a risk, and escalate any activity contributing to that risk, immediately. This role includes managing activities and communication across multiple teams, including other CDS portfolios, sales, marketing, leadership, commodities trading, credit delivery and the CDS quantification team.

The role of VP Methane also includes careful monitoring of regulations that impact offset development, and contribution to commenting or conversations regarding the development of new regulations.

**AUTHORITIES**:
The VP, Methane will have the following authorities:

- Ability to challenge others about any action in an appropriate and balanced manner. They should also be able to follow-up on any concern, question or issue that may arise
- Direct access to all operational information, which includes access to all documents the Vice President believes are relevant for effective execution of project development work within the Portfolio and CDS Team
- Attend and organize meetings that are relevant for an effective execution of the program
- Direct access to CDS managers and leads, as needed
- Access to trading information, as needed
- Ability to take responsibility for an individual client or issue, in the case of an emergent situation

**CROSS-FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS**:

- The VP Methane will work closely with the Client Success Team, which functions to quantify emissions offsets and deliver on credits, supported by the Methane portfolio team
- The VP will work with team members to strategically manage the transfer of generated credits to clients and between registry accounts
- The VP may work on consulting projects, related to BMO Radicle’s Sustainability Advisory Team
- The VP will provide operational teams with information and support to develop, enhance and maintain tools (including software tools) that are used to quantify emissions
- The VP will work closely with internal sales and marketing professionals; this may include occasional attendance at conferences/events, or the contribution of technical materials for those conference or events

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS**:

- Bachelor’s Degree or Engineering Degree (chemical/mechanical e