ZEBx is looking for a Program Manager, Retrofits.
With increasingly stringent energy-efficiency requirements for new buildings and the growing number of new, all-electric buildings, the vast majority of the building sector’s future emissions will come from burning fossil fuels in older buildings. ZEBx has created a position for a program manager (PM) who will focus on deep emissions retrofits, primarily of large buildings. This is an opportunity for an individual with a passion for climate action, extensive experience in project management, business planning and stakeholder engagement, and a good knowledge of building operations, management and retrofits. If you want to make a difference in addressing climate change, apply to help accelerate and scale up building retrofits.
Position Overview
As a member of the ZEBx team, the PM will be part of a cross-functional, inter-disciplinary team striving to advance zero-emissions buildings through building regulations and policies, outreach and engagement, capacity-building and collaboration. The PM will contribute thought leadership, program planning, implementation expertise, a spirit of innovation, creativity, teamwork, and collaboration to a growing team of highly motivated professionals. As a PM, you will have the ability to help shape a dynamic organization that is supporting market transformation of the BC building sector. Working closely Metro Vancouver Regional District, industry leaders, the PM will help ZEBx accelerate and scale up building retrofits focused on electrification of mechanical systems, as well as energy conservation measures and resiliency improvements.
To help achieve this objective, the PM will, among other tasks, lead the development of a retrofit accelerator. The early stages of the role will be focused on developing and evaluating the retrofit accelerator scope, service delivery models, business plan, program design, and implementation plans. The position will work closely with other ZEIC staff with expertise in finance, business planning, engagement and green buildings. Beyond project initiation and the development of the retrofit accelerator program concept, the role will be be focused on leading implementation efforts with other internal staff and/or external partners and agents who may be part of the preferred service delivery model.
The PM will report to the Director, ZEBx and will have some supervisory responsibilities, including managing external consultants and/or contractors. This is a temporary, full-time position with a three-year term, which may be extended subject to funding for ongoing implementation. The position requires a hybrid work arrangement involving both work from an office in Vancouver (approximately two days a week) and from home. Flexible work arrangements will be considered.
To read the full job description, including duties and responsibilities, education and experience requirements, and application guidelines, please go to AIBC Classifieds.
About the Metro Vancouver Zero Emissions Innovation Centre and ZEBx
Seeded by a $21.7 million federal endowment, the Metro Vancouver Zero Emission Innovation Centre (ZEIC) is a purpose-built organization with a mandate to catalyze, accelerate and scale up market transformation across the region and make an important contribution to the zero-carbon economy across the province. ZEIC will advance urban climate solutions in the green building, transportation and renewable energy sectors through capacity-building, policy innovation, research, projects, impact investment, granting, partnerships and collaboration.
Working with diverse private, public and social sector players, the Centre will advance strategic priorities that help meet the ambitious 2030 and 2050 emissions-reduction targets of local, regional, provincial and federal governments and work with Indigenous Nations to support climate action priorities and initiatives. The Centre will focus on strategic agendas that align with the Province’s CleanBC Roadmap to 2030, Metro Vancouver’s Climate 2050 Roadmap for Buildings and the City of Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan. Equity, affordability, community health and well-being, environmental protection and economic development will be integrated into climate action programming. A key program area within ZEIC is the Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx), which serves as an industry Centre of Excellence that strengthens the public, private, and civic capacities for zero-emissions buildings in Metro Vancouver and throughout British Columbia.
ZEBx has built a community of practice that exchanges knowledge of how to decarbonize the building sector. As a hub for this community of practice, ZEBx interconnects a variety of professionals in the building industry and grows capacity through through events, resource development and communications.