Associate Director, Environmental Risk Management

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The Associate Director, Environmental Risk Management is responsible for leading and evolving a scalable environmental technical services program across the global asset lifecycle ensuring consistent technical standards for environmental due diligence, development and operations.

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. Our hybrid work guideline requires teams to come to the office a minimum of 4 days per week.

Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Senior Director, Insurance Risk Management, the successful incumbent would be working collaboratively with various business units including Investments, Legal, Asset Management, Property Management, Development, Leasing, Financing and other internal departments to navigate environmental risk and compliance management issues in an effective and appropriate manner and make appropriate recommendations.

Transaction, Development, Construction and Project Support:
Define and review findings for environmental due diligence (Phase I & II, BCA, remediation) for acquisition, disposition, financing and credit transactions

Advise on environmental representations, covenants, and warranties during financing and joint ventures

Provide required documentation to support planning, entitlement, insurance and development execution

Collaborate with Legal, Investment, Development and other business teams to ensure environmental risk is proactively addressed.

Obtain the required environmental and geotechnical reports to support planning, entitlement, financing, and insurance placement for development projects.

Obtain hazardous material reports required to abatement required due to renovations or demolition

Operations and Compliance Execution

Develop and oversee execution of operational plans (e.g. hazardous materials plans, mold audits, radon testing, indoor air quality)

Monitor remediation projects and regulatory closures for brownfield sites and contamination events

Assist with regulatory permit and reporting compliance across jurisdictions

Communicate updates and train relevant teams on evolving environmental regulations and internal protocols.

Business Enablement and Insurance Risk Management Support

Establish fit-for-purpose environmental standards that reflect jurisdictional nuances and Oxford's risk appetite

Act as internal consultant and strategic partner across departments (e.g., Leasing, Asset Management, Legal)

Identify and advise on emerging risks and provide actionable recommendations for mitigation

Provide insurance support including underwriting data, policy placement, and claims management for environmental risks

Standards & Governance

Develop technical standards, templates and programs with consistent practices and controls across jurisdictions

Operationalize risk management tools (e.g management plans, audits, reporting templates, dashboards etc.) to ensure compliance and performance tracking

Lead consulting performance expectations, including prequalification, performance monitoring, and scope development standards

Define interaction points with Physical Risk, Legal, Investment, Development + Construction, Asset Management and Property Management to ensure clarity and avoid duplication.

Qualification Requirements:
Degree in Environmental Sciences, Engineering, or a related field, relevant professional designation preferred.

4-7 years of relevant work experience.

Extensive experience with Building Condition, Phase I & II ESAs, Remediation/Risk Assessments, Hazardous Materials and Indoor Air Quality reports

Demonstrated ability to operationalize environmental policies, plans, and audit programs in a real asset context.

Experience building or managing consultant programs and regulatory relationships

Familiarity with environmental risk transfer mechanisms and insurance placement

Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills, able to balance technical depth with practical business guidance.

To be successful in this role:
Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and asset types

Skilled at translating technical issues into business impact and recommendations

Able to lead through influence and establish systems that scale

Naturally collaborative, organized, and forward-looking

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected salary for this position is $130,000-$180,000 per year.

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

Oxford's purpose is to strengthen economies and communities through real estate.

Our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the customers we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our committee and employee recognition programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.