Senior Consultant, Energy Transition

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Welcome to people who like people, to brilliant minds, tomorrow’s visionaries, challenge seekers, collaborators, and those with an entrepreneurial spirit in their DNA.

At CIMA+, you’ll find a place where your ideas and perspectives are welcomed and encouraged. In both the field and at the office, you’ll get plenty of opportunities to reach your full potential in an environment that’s engineered for people. At CIMA+, we care about our people and make sure that they feel valued, appreciated, and part of the team. You could even become a shareholder in the company. 

At CIMA+, we give you the freedom and flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and the opportunity to work on projects you can relate to.

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Job Description

Join a team transforming the future, one project at a time! At CIMA+, our Strategic Consulting team is actively shaping a more sustainable world. Driven by innovation and commitment, it plays a key role in the transition to a green economy by supporting our clients in their strategies for energy transition, sustainable development, decarbonization and adaptation to climate change.

As part of our growth and our desire to amplify our impact, we are looking for a senior-level Energy Transition consultant who is passionate about putting his or her expertise to work on meaningful projects that contribute to building a carbon-neutral and increasingly resilient future. At CIMA+, your expertise will be put to work for our clients, providing them with strategic, technical and operational recommendations in their transition to sustainable, resilient and equitable energy systems. You will have the opportunity to position CIMA+ upstream to open opportunities for energy transition projects in advisory mandates.

Main responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of energy transition strategies for clients with energy, industrial, public, institutional and municipal infrastructures
• Contribute to client services related to energy management systems and ISO 50001 compliance and implementation, in collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Manage a portfolio of energy transition advisory consulting mandates, including scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, risks and client communications
• Develop and maintain project workplans, action lists and schedules, and ensure timely follow-up with clients, internal contributors and external partners
• Carry out techno-economic analyses and energy feasibility studies to support clients’ decision-making in their decarbonization (electrification, renewable natural gas, storage, energy efficiency, etc.) and resilience strategies
• Coordinate multidisciplinary advisory project teams and ensure that responsibilities, deadlines and expected outputs are clearly defined and followed through
• Position CIMA+ upstream with clients to identify, develop and lead various energy transition advisory projects, often of large strategic scope
• Lead project meetings and maintain clear action and decision tracking, proactively identify delivery issues and resource constraints, determine and implement appropriate corrective actions, and escalate matters requiring leadership intervention when appropriate
• Coordinate and participate in selected energy transition conferences, industry events and networking activities, including objectives, internal preparation, meeting schedules, representation and post-event follow-up, in collaboration with marketing and administrative resources
• Lead the preparation of selected service proposals, including methodology, workplan, team structure, level of effort, coordination of technical inputs and submission follow-up.

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering (energy field), environment, economics or related field. A Master’s degree will be considered an asset

• Certification such as Certified Energy Manager (CEM), ISO 50001 or another relevant accreditation (an asset)

• Minimum 8-years of experience in energy transition consulting projects, energy policy development or implementation, energy modelling or renewable energy deployment for companies

• Solid knowledge of corporate energy transition, covering a variety of energy sources (renewable natural gas, biogas, solar, etc.) and their complementarity, as well as a thorough understanding of the regulatory framework, available subsidies, technological innovations and current trends

• Ability to lead strategic consulting projects, sometimes multi-sectoral, with multiple stakeholders (e.g., clients, teams, government entities, suppliers, communities, etc.)

• Strong consulting project management capabilities, including managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, multidisciplinary coordination and stakeholder management

• Experience supporting business development, strategy development, client relationship management, professional networking and structured opportunity follow-up

• Excellent communication skills in French and English, both written and spoken. English is required due to the need to regularly interact with CIMA+ stakeholders across Canada

• Integrity, team spirit, and a commitment to excellence.

At CIMA+, we value diversity of talent and perspective. You think you can add value, but don't meet all the job requirements? We invite you to apply, because everyone has something unique to offer. The outstanding talents that choose to join us at CIMA+ soon realize that we go all out to encourage them to grow. We look forward to hearing how you can contribute to our success. 

  Why choose CIMA+? Because we offer you:

• Comprehensive Group Benefits available from day one for all permanent employees working at least 20 hours per week
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with up to 4% employer contribution
• As an employee-owned company,   an annual opportunity to purchase shares for all eligible employees
• Flexible work schedule in a hybrid work mode
• Work/Life balance policy across Canada
• 3-5 weeks of vacation, based on years of relevant experience
• Tailored training to improve your existing skills

Additional Information

At CIMA+, we recognize the richness and diversity of each individual’s experience. Compensation for this role is therefore based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and

qualifications

CIMA+ uses an applicant tracking system that includes an automated match score feature. However, this score is not used to screen, assess, or select applicants. All hiring decisions are made through human review.

Ethics and integrity are fundamental values at CIMA+. That is why we are committed to ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities for candidates, regardless of their identity (race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic status or background, etc.).​

In keeping with the principles of employment equity, we encourage all applications, including, but not limited to, those from women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and visible minorities. We also encourage candidates to complete the self-identification form when applying for employment.​

We are committed to providing a workplace that is accessible. Accommodations are available in accordance with CIMA's policies. If you require an accommodation, please let us know. 

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