Executive Director, Clean Technology

Executive Director, Clean Technology

Alberta Innovates (AI) is seeking an Executive Director, Clean Technology to be responsible for the development and execution of Clean Technology programs, projects and operations to support the realization of the broader department and organizational strategic priorities, identify and drive innovative opportunities, and build and leverage strong stakeholder relations to enable the achievement of desired outcomes.

Are you our Executive Director, Clean Technology? You would be a good fit for this position if you:

• Are passionate about clean technologies and have an interest in directly contributing to new industry development and economic diversification of Alberta
• Enjoy building productive relationships and working directly with a broad cross-section of Alberta’s industrial facilities and technology developers
• Are highly organized, possessing strong project management, time management, and priority management skills

We are game changers

Alberta Innovates is a provincially funded corporation with a mandate to deliver 21st-century solutions for the most compelling challenges facing Albertans. We do this by building on our province’s research and technology development strengths in the core sectors of health, environment, energy, food and fibre, and platforms such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and omics. We are working with our partners to diversify Alberta’s economy, improve our environmental performance and enhance the well-being of Albertans through research and innovation.

Our subsidiary, InnoTech Alberta, offers a diversified range of scientific engineering and technological research and testing capabilities, and the facilities to support technology scale-up. Our multidisciplinary team has the depth of experience to work across all sectors, from energy to health to food and fibre. InnoTech Alberta offers you access to research talent, technical expertise, and unique facilities that can help accelerate technology development that serves both the private and public sector.

Intrigued? Here’s some more information about the position:

• Develops relationships with external partners and stakeholders to collaborate on innovation, deliver programs, leverage resources, and maximize outcomes and impacts.
• Develops opportunities to drive/enhance innovation and key technologies
• Ensures management and administrative processes, standards and protocols are established to support Clean Technology project/program development and implementation
• Oversees the development and implementation of Clean Technology short and long term plans and strategies, developing goals, performance measures, and implementation tactics
• Manages operational, capital and staff budgets and reporting activities for the department
• Oversees the management of staff activities, ensuring team and individual goals and objectives are established

Qualifications;

• Business management oversight and acumen and business case development skills
• Strategic thinker and results oriented; ability to identify innovative solutions to complex issues
• A Master's degree or MBA is preferred
• Experience working within an innovation environment that requires balancing scientific, technical, marketing, and business development components preferred
• Experience leading and directing large, complex and multi-year initiatives with multiple stakeholders preferred
• Ability to be tactful, diplomatic and persuasive
• Flexible and adaptable to the dynamic and changing environment
• Minimum 10 years broad based technical, operations and business management experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff, senior leaders and external partners
• 8 years progressive management experience
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to define a Clean Technology program vision and translate it to concrete deliverables
• Business Development experience is an asset
• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Ability to facilitate and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

Why Alberta Innovates?

We offer our employees opportunities to work on projects that will expand their skill sets while witnessing the visible impacts of their efforts. We value the development of our employees and create opportunities for working in capacities that allow new skills to be learned. We know that the wellness of our team is the most important part of our business so we offer a strong benefits package and generous vacation and paid time off programs to promote work-life balance.

The final candidate will be required to undergo a security clearance. All interviewees must be able to meet the requirement specified in the Physical Demand Analysis. This document will be supplied during the interview process to the successful candidate. This competition will remain open until a successful candidate is found.

ALBERTA INNOVATES IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. WE WISH TO THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST. HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE INVITED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.