The Pembina Institute is seeking a manager to join our Electricity team, preferably based out of our Ottawa office but with the option of Calgary or Edmonton. This role is ideal for a collaborative leader with technical expertise, strong project and stakeholder management skills, and experience advancing policy initiatives in complex environments.
At the Pembina Institute, it’s all hands on deck and it has been for the last 40 years.
Our 50+ person team, distributed across the country, are passionate and dedicated, but we don’t sweat the small stuff. We’re too busy tackling one of the most important issues of our time: Canada’s clean energy transition.
In that transition, we don’t leave anyone behind and believe each member of our team plays a critical role in achieving our goals. We ensure equity but promote individuality. We lead with curiosity — challenging our own ideas and limiting beliefs, being open to diversity of thought and opinion. We use evidence-based thinking to inform our recommendations to decision-makers and understand that to make long-lasting changes, we need to take a practical approach when collaborating with others.
Our commitment to responsible development, and our “tough, but fair” approach, using research, consulting and convening, gives us credibility with decision makers whose actions today are setting the direction for the planet. Are you ready to join us?
Meet the team
The Electricity team works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the Pembina Institute maximizes its impact in decarbonizing Canada’s electricity sector. The team develops reports, analyzes market trends, and researches policy positions on the local, national and global economic impacts of the energy transition and energy policy.
The opportunity
Reporting to the Director, Electricity, the Manager plays a key role in advancing the program’s strategy through project and initiative leadership, policy development, and cross-functional coordination. This role focuses on leading high-impact projects, influencing outcomes and working across teams and stakeholders rather than direct people management. The Manager oversees project delivery, contributes to strategic policy development, and leads engagement with government and external partners.
Your key responsibilities
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and workflows to deliver high-impact projects.
Provide guidance, coaching and support to team members across electricity projects and initiatives.
• Oversee project planning and execution, ensuring alignment with program objectives and strategic priorities.
• Monitor program progress against goals, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery of outputs and outcomes.
• Support project budgeting, including planning, allocation, and tracking of resources.
• Contribute to fundraising efforts, including identifying opportunities, developing proposals, and engaging donors and stakeholders.
• Develop policy options and provide strategic advice on key electricity and climate policy issues.
• Lead and coordinate stakeholder engagement activities, including relationships with government, media, and external partners.
• Co-manage strategic external relationships and act as a spokesperson; support media and communications activities.
• Contribute to the development and execution of program strategies, plans, and communications initiatives.
• Direct and indirect leadership
• Apply project and program leadership skills to guide team members and contractors across initiatives and the project lifecycle.
• Provide mentorship and support to team members, fostering collaboration, accountability, and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Contribute to peer review and cross-team collaboration, offering insights to strengthen planning, coordination and delivery.
• Represent the program in external settings, influencing stakeholders and contributing to trusted, productive relationships with government, partners and other key audiences.