Senior Sustainability Advisor - A&R

A career at Trans Link and our family of companies means working with people with a wide range of skills and perspectives, all teaming up towards a common goal: preserving and enhancing the region's world-envied quality of life. Together, we connect the region and enhance its livability by providing a sustainable transit and transportation network, embraced by our communities and people.

At Trans Link we are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace, recognizing the unique value and skills every individual brings.

Looking for a great place to work where your contributions are valued and you can make a difference in a vibrant city? At Trans Link, one of BC’s Top Employers, you'll help make Metro Vancouver a better place to live, built on transportation excellence. Put your future in motion!

Responsibilities

PRIMARY PURPOSE

As a member of a multi-disciplinary Enterprise Sustainability Department, under the CFO, the Senior Sustainability Advisor – Adaptation and Resilience works across the Enterprise to develop, manage, and maintain an enterprise-wide, multi-year climate change adaptation and resilience program, executing related projects, and achievement of their goals and objectives. They support the Director and colleagues across the Enterprise develop and implement sustainability policies, strategies, frameworks, and standards across the Enterprise to reduce physical, financial and operational risks due to climate change.

They work to ensure the climate adaptation and resilience program aligns with existing seismic, emergency management and business continuity programs. They are a champion of adaptation and resilience, by providing strategic advice to internal (e.g. Operating Companies) and external interest holders, and participating in climate change adaptation planning, risk and vulnerability assessments, developing infrastructure design standards and tools/frameworks for investment decision-making.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Supports the Director with Trans Link’s sustainability and climate policies, strategies and frameworks (e.g. Sustainability Policy, Sustainability Framework, Climate Action Plan), as well as the Enterprise Sustainability Department’s five-year business strategy and annual workplan.

Leads the development of comprehensive climate change adaptation and resilience programs, policy, projects or initiatives while ensuring while ensuring enterprise-wide buy-in and alignment through the chairing of an Enterprise-wide working group. Works collaboratively with colleagues in finance, asset management, capital planning, engineering, operations, emergency management, business continuity, investment planning, transportation planning, and other functions to improve processes, standards, decision-making, internal culture and behavior change.

Provides subject matter expertise and guidance (e.g., reports, presentations) to senior executives, the Board, and Directors (e.g., Enterprise Sustainability, Finance, Engineering, Asset Management, Strategic Sourcing, Safety, Emergency Management, and the Operating Companies) on emerging climate change risks, vulnerabilities, trends, climate policy, best practices, regulations (regional, provincial, national), and develops recommendations based on research and analyses.

Identifies the required organizational/technical/financial capacity and capability for long term climate adaptation and resilience. Develops and implements policy/strategy/plans, identifies opportunities, performance indicators, critical projects/priorities.

Supervises, supports or conducts research, cost-benefit analyses, and risk assessments to…