PROJECT MANAGER Sustainable food system - Canada - Groupe AGÉCO

Description

Comfortable with modeling agricultural activities for environmental assessments and capable of overseeing several projects at the same time: we're looking for you

Do you recognize yourself?

• Bachelor's degree or 2nd cycle diploma in engineering, agri-environment or environmental science;
• Advanced ability to deliver projects on budget and on time;
• 8 years' experience in the agricultural and/or agri-food sector;
• Good interpersonal skills to maintain relationships with colleagues and customers;
• Knowledge of best practices and management tools in corporate responsibility;
• Ability to communicate results in a popularized manner, in the form of recommendations and concrete actions;
• Knowledge of best practices and standards in sustainable development and sustainable agriculture;
• Applied knowledge of various data analysis software (e.g. VBA for Excel, SimaPro, OpenLCA, ATHENA, etc.).
• Fluent in written and spoken English and French;

Group AGÉCO is made up of multidisciplinary professionals who put their minds together to meet the corporate responsibility needs of organizations. To achieve this, we rely on collaboration, rigor, creativity and innovation. Tasks

Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, the incumbent supervises projects more directly related to the sustainable food system, from design to final delivery to our customers.

The project manager must collaborate with other members of his/her team in carrying out mandates related to the sustainable food system to:

• Support the elaboration of a vision for the development of sustainable agri-food practices at Groupe AGÉCO;
• Offer strategic expertise focused on implementing ambitious recommendations to influence public and private policies in the sector;
• Plan the distribution of mandates and their deadlines according to the team's interests and availability, in consultation with the CR and EE vice-presidencies and/or management;
• Provide information on the progress of mandates and team management to CR and EE vice-presidents and/or management;
• Organize team meetings to plan/adjust mandates;
• Mobilize the team and ensure consistency of required actions;
• Support the Talent Management team in recruitment associated with the sustainable food system team;
• Contribute to the modeling of agricultural activities and practices;
• Carry out project management of mandates and ensure that objectives are achieved within prescribed deadlines and according allocated resources;
• Participate in the completion of mandates (senior analyst – relatization of LCA, technical control, quality control, strategic development of recommendations);
• Report to recognized programs (GRI, CDP, MSCI, EcoVadis, etc.);
• Participate in strategic customer support;
  · Represent Groupe AGÉCO at events.

The advantages of working with us:

A caring work environment:

• 2 physical workspaces in Quebec City and Montreal;
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid work policy;
• Group insurance including EAP and telemedicine;
• An annual bonus;
• An additional week's paid vacation at Christmas;
• A maximum 4% contribution to our pension plan
• Various activities to stimulate team spirit

If this offer appeals to you, send us your CV and a cover letter

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.

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