Position Overview
The Pembina Institute is seeking a highly motivated individual to join its Alberta team as an Advisor for its consulting practice at its head office in Calgary. We are seeking a highly driven and resourceful person with three to five years of relevant technical experience, strong analytical skills, relevant energy/environment experience, a solid work ethic and a persistent drive to succeed to solve Canada’s most prominent sustainability challenges. Areas of responsibility will include corporate, government and community based consulting projects related to oil and gas and oilsands as well as support for policy work led by oilsands program staff. The candidate should have proven project experience and the ability to thrive with limited supervision. This full time (40 hours a week) position may require travel and requires occasional work on evenings and weekends.
Why the Pembina Institute?
The Pembina Institute is an organization unlike any other working to protect Canada’s environment today. We combine the research and technical capacity of a think tank with the values and advocacy of an environmental non-governmental organization (NGO) and the entrepreneurial and business sense of a for-profit consulting firm.
Our people are passionate about sustainability and dedicated to enabling positive social change. Our organizational culture encourages creativity and collaboration, and we offer a flexible and fast-paced work environment that rewards honest character, personal initiative and innovation. The successful candidate will join our dynamic team of nationally recognized professionals working on delivering clean energy solutions into the hands of Canada’s decision makers and key influencers.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary rate is competitive for an Advisor in the environmental non-profit sector and will be based on skills, experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits include:
extended health and dental
four weeks of holidays per year
flexible work hours
strong growth potential in an entrepreneurial business environment
RRSP plan
training and development opportunities
Further terms of employment will be discussed with candidates during the interview process.
Roles and Responsibilities
Consulting
Conduct thorough technical, quantitative analyses; these will focus mainly on projects in oil and gas and oilsands, but may also include clean electricity or energy efficiency
Critically review the quantitative analysis of peers
Conduct high-quality literature research for a range of projects
Create high-quality project deliverables — reports, presentations, Excel models
Manage client relationships
Project Management
Support the business development process through writing consulting and grant proposals and creating project plans
Collaborate with the various internal teams at Pembina
Manage projects from initiation to completion, with particular emphasis on budget, schedule and meeting client expectations
Coordinate internal and client meetings/workshops
Oilsands Policy
Complete qualitative and quantitative research, analysis and writing on the environmental impacts of oilsands development, and propose technical and policy solutions
Develop and maintain constructive relationships with other ENGOS, First Nations, oilsands companies and government
Represent the Pembina Institute’s views at meetings, presentations and to the media (pending appropriate training and experience)
Skills and Qualifications
Candidates must clearly reflect the following skills and experience in their application:
Technical competence
Relevant experience in economic or technical analysis of energy and environmental matters
Advanced user of Microsoft Excel
Undergraduate degree in engineering or energy/environment
Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and social change; this can be through your educational, professional, and volunteer experiences
Relevant industry experience or understanding in energy and environment (other relevant areas may include associated government departments; environmental/CSR consulting; academia, government and/or advocacy, other environmental organization)
Project management experience
Facilitation and public speaking experience
Excellent communication (oral and written) and strong interpersonal skills
Self-motivated and results-oriented, with strong drive and initiative to succeed
Familiarity with some of the following are considered assets:
Oilsands, natural resources management, economics, or environmental law
Climate policy, water policy, aquatic ecology, toxicology or air emissions from industrial processes
Environmental impact assessment, environmental management/decision making, political decision-making, resource economics, and/or principles of environmental protection
To Apply
Email your cover letter and resume to:
careers@pembina.org
Please ensure the following:
Subject line includes Advisor and your last name
Your cover letter (max. two pages) explains why you are interested in working with the Pembina Institute and how you meet the skills and qualifications outlined for this position
Resume outlines your relevant skills, education and experience
Cover letter and resume are saved as one PDF document using the naming convention lastnamefirstletter-application-position-year.pdf
example: smithm-application-advisor-2015.pdf
Application deadline: Midnight on Sunday, July 19, 2015.
Preferred start date: Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
The Pembina Institute is an equal opportunity employer.
We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.