Adaptation and Resilience Specialist - New Westminster, Canada - City of New Westminster

City of New Westminster

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New Westminster, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

New Westminster, British Columbia:

Number of Openings: 1

Hours per Week: 35 hours per week.

Employee Group:
CUPE, Local 387

Location:

City Hall: 511 Royal Ave

Competition #: 468

Additional Details:

2023 was the hottest year in recorded human history. Human caused climate change is having a profound effect on all life on our planet.

In 2019, New Westminster's City Council declared a climate emergency, the second municipality in our region to formally acknowledge this call for action.

Since that time, the City has taken bold steps to mitigate corporate and community climate impacts however there is much more work that needs to be done.

The City is seeking a dedicated and passionate climate advocate to join our newly created Energy and Climate Action Department as a Planner - Adaptation and Resilience Specialist.

In this role, you will assemble, research, collect and interpret climate related data and information to help the City be resilient as we navigate the changing climate, and support the City to achieve the climate action goals as defined in the Community Energy and Emissions Plan 2050 (CEEP), e-Mobility Strategy, and the Corporate Energy and Emissions Reduction Strategy (CEERS).

To achieve resilience, the City's mitigation strategies will need to be delivered with robust adaptation plans and this position will be key.

As the City's Planner 1 -Adaptation and Resilience Specialist, you will:

Assemble, research, analyze and interpret climate data to inform the City's adaptation and resilience efforts.
Support the development and implementation of an overall plan, policies and bylaws written to address climate adaptation and resilience priorities.
Support the completion of climate risk hazard assessments to develop opportunities to augment existing approaches, identify potential gaps and deliver recommendations, priorities, and action.
Support emergency management efforts in climate risk response, such as extreme heat preparedness, and identify innovative approaches to delivering climate risk mitigation services.
Conduct investigations and studies including research and recommends on climate models to help inform infrastructure design, mitigation considerations and organizational priorities and initiatives.
Prepare progress reports on adaptation and resiliency strategies and plans.
Present adaptation and resiliency recommendations to Council, Committees of Council, Boards, departments, and community groups and agencies.
Organize, participate in, report on, and support consultation with internal and community partners in a professional planner capacity.
Participate in local, provincial, national, and international climate and sustainability initiatives.
Work on other initiatives and responsibilities as assigned.

If you have many of these key competencies, we would like to hear from you:

University degree in the field of climate change and sustainability such as planning, architecture, environmental science, engineering, clean energy, or related discipline; plus post-graduate degree in a related field. Sound experience related to the work or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Three or more years of related experience or an equivalent education and experience.
Considerable knowledge related to planning, climate action and mitigation, emergency management, and policy development.
Proven ability to conduct comprehensive research and analysis, and to synthesize solutions from diverse information using critical thinking and logic.
Strong data analytics, modelling, and interpretation skills.
Strong technical report writing skills.
Demonstrated skill in public engagement and facilitation.
Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines.
Ability to juggle multiple objectives to develop integrated solutions.
Excellent problem solving and decision making within a teamoriented culture.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills.
Innovative and creative problem solver.
Keen awareness of the principles of climate equity.

This is a full-time, permanent union position, 35 hours per week. It pays $50.13 to $59.23 per hour, depending on experience.

The City has a generous benefits package, and the position is eligible for hybrid work and a compressed work week.

A public transit subsidy is available to reduce the cost of your climate friendly commute, as well as access to secured bike parking and subsidized recreational facility programs city-wide.

At the City Hall building, there is access to an employee fitness center and full service cafeteria.

To support a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community; women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), persons