Description
The Economic Investment Services team is seeking an exceptional and proactive Industrial Growth Hub Program Manager to leverage Edmonton's status as a top industrial investment location. This key position involves leading a team to spearhead the creation and execution of programs and services designed to foster the expansion and prosperity of industrial enterprises within the City.
The Industrial Growth Hub Program Manager is responsible for leading a team that serves as the main liaison between the City and its industrial clients. This role involves managing the development and implementation of key industrial strategies, specifically focusing on investment attraction and business retention and expansion (BRE). A core duty is overseeing the complete investment lifecycle to successfully facilitate final investment decisions.
In this role, you will lead your team in verifying industrial investor requirements and develop proposals to encourage industrial investors to locate in the City of Edmonton. You will also take a direct role in meeting with established industrial business partners and industry leaders, fostering the long-term partnerships and strategic relations that ensure their continued growth and retention within the city.
What will you do?
- Direct a team of experts to facilitate interactions with industrial investors and potential industrial businesses, ensuring a seamless transition from initial inquiry to final investment
- Serve as a lead point of contact for high-profile industrial business partners and facilitate new investments and expansion opportunities
- Oversee the development of investment proposals, ensuring the team produces high-quality responses to Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposals (RFP) that meet global industry standards
- Manage industrial business retention and expansion (BRE) efforts, ensuring staff maintain regular communication with businesses and provide support for permitting and compliance, infrastructure improvement, financial incentives and networking opportunities
- Oversee and direct the team to review existing processes, support the reduction of red tape and the creation of process efficiencies to respond faster to and better support industrial businesses and potential investors
- Create and lead the development and delivery of projects and programs to support the operation and efficiency of the Industrial Growth Hub in alignment with corporate, branch and section strategies and policies
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with industry leaders, government officials, economic development organizations, educational institutions and community groups
- Oversee the program's budget, ensuring efficient and effective use of resources
- Serve as a champion, within the organization, for advancing work of the Industrial Growth Hub by including and leveraging internal staff, resources, policies and programs
- Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the federal, provincial, and municipal investment attraction ecosystem
- Report on industrial economic metrics and indicators to Council, Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and external partners as needed
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