Sustainability Manager, Real Estate - Edmonton, Canada - AIMCo (Alberta Investment Management Corporation)

AIMCo (Alberta Investment Management Corporation)

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Edmonton, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Opportunity Work remotely, based in Edmonton, Calgary, or Toronto in our ROWE Model**Sustainability Manager, Real Estate is responsible to plan and implement ESG/sustainability strategy and initiatives across the AIMCo global Real Estate portfolio, working with internal Portfolio Managers and external managers and service providers. The role includes implementation of data collection methods across the portfolio, leading decarbonization efforts, implementing consumption targets and managing/reporting thereon, analysis of market trends in sustainability, assessing climate change risk factors across holdings and potential transactions, leading yearly GRESB submission, and participating in wider AIMCo UNPRI and TCFD submissions. The role is intended to significantly contribute to AIMCo's overall ESG related objectives.

Responsibilities

Developing and implementing sustainability best practices in the domestic and international real estate portfolio with cooperation and execution from third party managers
Leading efforts to reduce real estate wide greenhouse gas emissions and focusing on decarbonization strategies with cooperation from third party managers
Working with external consultants to ensure all energy, carbon, water and waste data is being tracked and recorded and shared with AIMCo by third party managers on a quarterly basis
Analyzing and monitoring ESG performance, relative to AIMCo targets, of all directly held assets with cooperation from third party managers
Conducting timely and reliable execution of yearly GRESB submission and assisting other AIMCo teams with UNPRI and TCFD submissions
Proposing addition of social and governance strategies into AIMCo Real Estate's overall sustainability strategy; ensuring all aspects of ESG are captured
710 years of related experience in sustainability strategy, implementation, project management, data/analytics, and communications
Masters degree (or equivalent in experience) in sustainability and/or an MBA with a focus on data, analytics, and reporting would be considered a major asset.
LEED or WELL accreditation an asset
Sustainability practice at it relates directly to a commercial real estate portfolio
Working understanding of GRESB and Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Working knowledge of UNPRI, GRI, SASB, TCFD
Demonstrates a strong commitment to AIMCo's core values of excellence, transparency, humility, integrity and collaboration, and inspires the same in others

Success Measures

Within the first year, the Sustainability Manager, Real Estate will familiarize themselves with the existing sustainability initiatives underway within the Real Estate portfolio globally, and those broader objectives of AIMCo, to develop and execute a strategy and work plan to further enhance AIMCo's position as a leader in Real Estate sustainability.

This work supports AIMCo in generating consistent client returns over the long-term by controlling risk within the portfolio, enhancing leaseability of AIMCo's Real Estate investments, and making a positive contribution to the environmental, social, and governance aspects of the portfolio.

Benefits and Rewards

Exciting special project work and stretch assignments
Ongoing training, coaching and educational reimbursement programs
Health care spending account and onsite fitness facilities

About AIMCo

Alberta Investment Management Corporation, AIMCo, is one of Canada's largest and most diversified institutional investment managers with CAD $168.3 billion of assets under management, as of December 31, 2021.

AIMCo invests globally on behalf of 32 pension, endowment, and government funds in the Province of Alberta.

At AIMCo, you'll be part of a Results-Only Work Environment that enables employees to choose where and when they work.

An outcome-based goal-setting methodology ensures that our people leaders and employees are all focused on the same measurable goals.

Next Steps
We are excited to meet you. Please submit your resume or CV to be considered for this opportunity. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and we will be in touch with any questions.

Job Reference:
CA00568