Manager, Energy Management

TCHC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 124,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OMERS pension

Health and dental benefits

Maternity and parental leave top up

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Hybrid work arrangement

Fitness membership discount

Job summary

Toronto Community Housing Corporation is seeking a Manager, Energy Management to develop and sustain enterprise energy programs, driving multi-year retrofit projects and efficiency initiatives. You will lead a diverse team, mentor staff, and coordinate with vendors to deliver cost-effective energy solutions.

You will forecast budgets, establish performance metrics, and partner with Facilities to align with the Green Plan and emissions targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in energy systems management.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in building energy management and related areas.
• Knowledge of enterprise energy information management and green building practices.
• Experience with energy analysis software such as Faser, Gridlogix, Metrix, EnergyCAP.
• Full G Driver’s License and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Leads energy program planning and delivery with internal teams and vendors.
• Develops and manages budgets, forecasts and performance metrics for energy programs.
• Provides technical advice on regulations, standards and best practices.
• Leads tenders (RFQ/RFP) and contract management for energy projects.
• Works with Facilities Team to establish corporate energy standards and sustainability goals.
• Monitors energy performance metrics and reports to senior management.

Skills

Engineering

Data analysis

Building science

Energy management

Education

Professional certification or post-graduate degree

Building Science degree

Certified Energy Manager (asset)

Tools

Energy analysis software (Faser)

Energy analysis software (Gridlogix)

Energy analysis software (Metrix)

EnergyCAP

Job description

Vacancy Type: Full-time Permanent

Salary/Hourly Range: $123,900.46 - $148,680.56

Work Details (Days/Hours): Monday – Friday 36.25 hours per week

Hybrid Eligible: Yes

Affiliation: Management/Exempt

Division and Department: Facilities Management

Number of Vacancies: 1

Existing/New Job: Existing

Grade: 8

Vacancy Status: Existing

Candidate List or Eligibility List: Candidate List

What we offer

In addition to competitive compensation and a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference, we offer a comprehensive package that meets the various needs of our diverse employees, including:

• Ability to participate in inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities;
• Minimum four (4) weeks of paid annual vacation days, increasing with years of service;
• Four (4) paid personal days;
• Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, includes 100-per-cent employer matching;
• Health and dental benefits, including a health spending account available upon your start date;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Maternity and parental leave top up (93% of base salary);
• Training and development programs including tuition reimbursement of $1500 per calendar year.
• Fitness membership discount;

This job offers the opportunity to work from home as part of a hybrid work arrangement. This arrangement will allow you to work some days at a TCHC work location and the rest of the time from home. The amount of time required to work at a TCHC work location is flexible, while considering operational and service delivery requirements.

Make a difference

The Manager, Energy Management is responsible for developing and maintaining the enterprise energy management systems and programs to support continuous energy efficient operations. This role manages multi-year energy retrofit programs and energy efficiency functions related to engineered building systems.

What you’ll do

Leadership

• Develops business and work plans for the designated programs to support TCHC corporate plans, direction and vision.
• Leads, manages and mentors a diverse group of vendors, support and service staff.
• Assists the Director to develop a mentorship program in the designated discipline incorporating TCHC’s succession plan. Identifies the individual(s) for training and development in future leadership roles.
• Recommends, develops and implements performance management plans.
• Establishes relationships and partnerships with staff, service providers, stakeholders and clients to ensure effective communication.
• Provides vision and direction towards making the TCHC portfolio smarter and greener by incorporating the “triple bottom line” considerations of economic, environmental and social sustainability.
• Recommends and develops plans to help TCHC meet the corporate Green Plan target to reduce 40% of GHG emissions.

Financial Accountability

• Recommends to Director SBEM strategies to plan and manage the program budgets including the recommendations for planning energy programs using various analysis and forecasting tools.
• Provides regular monthly and annual program budget forecasts for services and expenditures to the Senior Management Team.

Planning and Delivery (Energy Programs)

• Forecasts resource requirements and recommends a flexible model including in house and market resources to manage the cyclical needs of TCHC.
• Develops streamlined business processes to manage budgets, schedules and mitigate risk.
• Provides technical advice, updated knowledge of new regulations, best practices and innovative and industry leading solutions to support effective and efficient program delivery.
• Leads complex energy and capital tenders through sound estimating, quoting and bidding practices, including calls for Tenders, RFQ’s & RFP’s and prequalification tenders.
• Develops and recommends tender/scope strategies, specifications, to meet TCHC.
• standards and needs.
• Evaluates tenders through procurement process on cost, capacity, performance and deliverables.
• Manages energy partners by developing service-level, operating-level and partnership agreements.
• Leads and resolves complex contract management and service issues to successful outcomes.
• Works closely with the Facilities Team (Planning/Engineering) to develop and recommend corporate standards through market research and industry standards.
• Participates in capital planning and budgeting priorities with stakeholders.

Reporting and Performance Metrics

• Contributes to the corporate development of metrics and measurement tools for energy performance.
• Recommends, develops and implements the Key Performance Indicators as required to effectively monitor and improve energy delivery.
• Contributes to senior management reports in regards to areas of responsibility.
• Assists in the compilation and updating of organizational energy management plan and sustainability.

What you’ll need

• Professional certification or post-graduate degree in Engineering, Data Analysis, Building Science or equivalent.
• Certified Energy Manager, Certified Energy Auditor, Certified Business Energy Professional or Certified Measurement & Verification Personnel designation would be an asset.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in energy systems management.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in building energy management, building automation, financial analysis or equivalent.

• Knowledge of enterprise energy information management, building automation, energy auditing, continuous commissioning, measurement & verification, new and emerging energy and green building practices and technologies.
• Experience with energy analysis software (Faser, Gridlogix, Metrix, EnergyCAP)
• Full G Driver’s License and access to a vehicle

What’s next

INDS