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Position Description

Job posting closes: April 22nd, 2026, at 05:00 p.m. (Yukon Standard Time)

At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity, while advancing reconciliation and accessibility.

The City promotes work-life balance for its employees and offers flexible work arrangements, such as working from home and compressed workweeks, subject to applicable administrative directives.

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition – the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term or casual vacancies within the same department and classification based on the organizational needs by going to the next highest-ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

This position is covered by a collective agreement between the City of Whitehorse and the Public Service Alliance of Canada/Yukon Employees Union. 

The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted.  Note that only those candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.

SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Job Code: 284

Department: Planning and Sustainability Services

Job Summary:

The incumbent leads, plans, researches, implements, evaluates and maintains sustainability programs and planning efforts for the City of Whitehorse, including but not limited to: energy management and greenhouse gas mitigation, climate change adaptation, economic resiliency.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Oversees, and coordinates the development and implementation of sustainability programs and strategies. This includes preparing the scope and coordinating corporate initiatives such as the Sustainability Plan and the City's response to the Climate Emergency.
2. Conducts and oversees the preparation of studies, research, reports, and plans related to sustainability.
3. Evaluates, monitors and proposes changes and additions to bylaws and policies on corporate and community sustainability matters.
4. Maintains project management tools to ensure effective, on-time, on-budget project delivery.
5. Prepares and evaluates tenders, quotations, proposal calls and reports and awards or recommends awards in accordance with the City's Purchasing Policy.
6. Lead stakeholder and public engagement and communications related to sustainability and climate initiatives, including coordinating responses to residents, partners, external agencies, and when assigned, media inquiries.
7. Coordinates and liaises with City departments, agencies, First Nations governments on a wide-range of sustainability issues. Initiates and participates in City committees and in intergovernmental working groups on key initiatives impacting portfolio. This may include advice and support related to project scoping, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
8. Develop and advance funding proposals, including preparing business cases, to secure external funding and leverage investment in sustainability initiatives.
9. Prepare and deliver presentations and reports to senior leadership, Council, and Committees to inform policy direction, support decision-making.
10. Plans, schedules, directs and ensures, the quality of work of assigned staff. Also trains assigned staff and contributes to their recruitment, performance appraisals and disciplinary action.
11. Follows, and ensures that reporting staff follow, so far as is reasonably practicable, established safety procedures and standards.
12. Acts as Manager of Planning and Sustainability Services as required.
13. Other related duties.

Category: Science & Related Occupation

Position Requirements

Working Conditions:

Majority of the work is performed under normal office conditions.  Some intra-city travel will be required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Degree in Sustainability Studies or related field.
• 3 years previous related experience.
• On-the-job experience — 6 months
• Knowledge of municipal bylaws, policies and planning processes.
• Experience in organizing and maintaining environment sustainability and/or climate resilience programs.
• Proven inter-personal skills related to team building, liaison with stakeholders, and collaborative problem solving.
• Proven skills relating to communications, team building, liaise with stakeholders. Public engagement training is an asset.
• Proven written and oral communication and analytical skills to develop and present data and reports and communicate with the public.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with a wide range of people.
• Good analytical, organizational, prioritizing skills with the ability to multitask with minimal supervision.
• Class 5 driver's license.

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Examples of Required Equipment to Operate:

General office equipment including computer skills to operate software programs related to intranets, spreadsheets, word processing, electronic mail, etc.

Accommodation Requests:

Shortlisted candidates who require accommodation or have accessibility needs during the selection process are encouraged to reach out to the Recruiter and make requests to ensure their full participation. The City of Whitehorse is committed to reviewing requests and making arrangements for reasonable accommodation and accessibility requests. You may email to chetna.singh@whitehorse.ca and careers@whitehorse.ca.

Other Details:

Job seekers are required to create an online profile and submit their application electronically through the City's online Applicant system via www.whitehorse.ca/careers. Instructions on applications are provided at https://www.whitehorse.ca/our-government/employment/how-to-apply/. If you have any further questions regarding this posting, please contact the recruiter at careers@whitehorse.ca.

To apply for this position, you are required to submit your resume. 

Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the recruiting process. 

At the time this posting close, candidates must have valid and current licenses/certifications/education that match the position requirements. Candidates who are selected to continue with the recruiting process will be required to provide proof of qualifications during their interview. 

Employment Contract: YEU Local Y046

Range: $48.75 - $57.36

Hours Per Week: 5 X 7 Hours

Guaranteed Minimum Hours: 35

Organizational Unit: City of Whitehorse -> Development Services -> Planning and Sustainability Services

Location: City of Whitehorse - Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1C2 CA (Primary)