Job Description

Executive Director, Advanced Hydrocarbon

Alberta Innovates (AI) is seeking an Executive Director, Advanced Hydrocarbons to be responsible for the development and execution of Advanced Hydrocarbons programs, projects, and operations to support the realization of the broader department and organizational strategic priorities, identifying and driving innovative opportunities, and building and leveraging strong stakeholder relations to enable the achievement of desired outcomes.

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

• Have experience in overseeing strategic planning, advocacy, and thought leadership in the hydrocarbon industry.
• Possess a strong drive for innovation, collaboration with external partners, and securing funding for key projects.
• Demonstrate expertise in managing budgets, establishing protocols, and building internal relationships for successful project implementation.
• Have proven leadership skills in overseeing staff activities, goal setting, and career development.

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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s some more information about the position:

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

Qualifications;

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree or above in Engineering or Science

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree or above in Engineering or Science, or MBA is an assest
• Minimum 15 years broad based technical, operations and business management experience.
• 5 to 10 years progressive management experience

• 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
• Minimum 15 years broad based technical, operations and business management experience.
• Strategic planning and priority management skills
• Technical and business evaluation skills for innovation project and program opportunities
• Ability to manage strategic stakeholder relationships and generate respect and trust from a diverse group of external stakeholders
• Leadership and influencing skills
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Business management oversight and acumen and business case development skills
• People management, coaching, and career development skills

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.

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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.

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