Strategic Advisor, Built Environment

Strategic Advisor, Built Environment, (Part-time, Contractor, Remote)
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Job Description
Foresight Canada is seeking a strategic and community-minded Strategic Advisor, Built Environment, to provide high-level guidance and industry connectivity for our Manitoba Built Environment Cluster. This is a part-time, advisory role designed for an established leader in Canada’s sustainable building sector.

The Manitoba Net Zero Innovation Network (MNZIN) serves as the operational engine driving Manitoba’s ambitious Path to Net Zero strategy. Designed to deliver the 2026–2029 Action Plan, MNZIN accelerates decarbonization by assembling expert teams and funding high-impact projects across three key economic clusters: sustainable agri-food, clean transportation, and the built environment. Built on a proven, high-performance model that leverages public investment to catalyze significant private capital and job creation, the network also features a dedicated workforce stream to upskill local talent for the green economy. Fundamental to the program’s success is an understanding that a sustainable future is impossible without the meaningful participation and leadership of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.

Working in close partnership with Foresight’s Built Environment manager, you will act as a strategic sounding board, a door-opener for high-value partnerships, and a primary architect of the cluster’s long-term roadmap. Your role is to ensure the program is market-aligned, technically rigorous, and positioned to attract the private capital necessary to hit Manitoba’s 2029 Action Plan targets.

The successful applicant will be an established player in Canada’s built environment sector who is passionate about reducing Canada’s climate impact through technology adoption. This means that you are a great writer and communicator, a team player, an entrepreneurial self-starter, are comfortable working remotely, and have strong time and project management skills. 

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Strategic Direction: Provide expert oversight on the cluster’s roadmap, ensuring that prioritized projects and technology scouting efforts align with global best practices and Manitoba’s specific building stock needs.

• Relationship Facilitation: Leverage your existing national and regional network to facilitate high-level introductions between MNZIN and key industry rightsholders, developers, and potential financial partners.

• Partnership Development: Assist with fundraising and sales efforts to secure private sector matching funding for projects. 

• Technical & Market Validation: Act as a subject matter expert, ensuring that funded initiatives are both technically viable and market-ready.

• Mentorship & Support: Provide strategic coaching to the MNZIN team, assisting them in navigating the nuances of the built environment ecosystem and complex stakeholder management.

Experience:

• Sector Experience: 15+ years of leadership in the Canadian built environment, with a proven track record in decarbonization, energy policy, technology innovation and adoption, or sustainable development.

• Established Network: A robust network of contacts within the Canadian built environment sector, including developers, utilities, the construction industry, cleantech innovators, etc.

• Strategic Resilience: Strategic resilience in ambiguous landscapes, with a knack for translating complex, ambiguous challenges into actionable guidance for the execution team.

• Strong Business Acumen: The ability to identify market opportunities, develop business cases, and drive commercialization strategies.

• Communication Mastery: Ability to influence C-suite executives and government officials, translating technical net-zero requirements into compelling business cases.

Job Type: Part-Time Consulting Role (Remote). This is a 1-year contract with the expectation of renewal and extension to a 3-year term, with the potential to transition into a long- term consulting role.
Rate: $100–$150/hour, depending on experience and qualifications, with a maximum of 20 hours monthly. This is a part-time, flexible engagement based on project needs. Applications for this role will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the role is filled.

About Foresight​​Foresight Canada helps the world do more with less, sustainably. As Canada's largest cleantech innovation and adoption accelerator, we de-risk and simplify public and private sector adoption of the world’s best clean technologies to improve productivity, profitability, and economic competitiveness, all while addressing urgent climate challenges. 

Since 2013, Foresight has supported 1,725 ventures, 104+ industry partners, and 433+ investor firms to deploy $2.45B+ in capital, achieve $622M+ in revenues, and create 10,000+ high-paying jobs. Our domestic and international engagement includes working in collaboration with 2,000+ rights holders and partners. 

Find out how we’re redefining acceleration at foresightcac.com, and join the conversation on LinkedIn.

Foresight is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We tackle pressing environmental challenges and bring transformative technologies to market. All applications are personally reviewed by our team, no AI is used, and we welcome questions or requests for accommodation throughout the hiring process.