Senior Consultant – Retrofit Planning, Strategy

HIGHMARK | Building Efficiency

Senior Consultant in retrofit planning and strategy driving decarbonization for FRESCo. Managing complex projects, client relationships, and mentoring team members in a flexible remote environment.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$80,000 - CA$120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead multi-workstream projects from scoping through delivery: define methodology, set QA standards, oversee analysis, and drive decision-ready recommendations
Own client relationships: clarify scope, manage change, present to executives and program owners, and steward satisfaction and follow-on opportunities
Design and facilitate stakeholder engagements (focus groups, workshops, technical roundtables) that reconcile competing priorities into actionable plans
Author high-impact deliverables: executive summaries, decision memos, technical appendices, implementation roadmaps, and conference-ready presentations
Drive business development: shape win themes, lead proposal strategy, price level-of-effort, and coordinate teaming; coach others to write winning bids
Mentor & quality-assure: review work products, coach intermediate/analyst staff, and institutionalize templates and best practices
Represent FRESCo: thought leadership, panel appearances, and client briefings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in building retrofit planning/strategy and/or program/policy consulting
Relevant education (engineering, planning, public policy, economics, building science, or related)
Strategic communicator: adept at framing trade-offs, clarifying decisions, and aligning technical, financial, and policy considerations
Advanced project leadership: budgeting, risk management, change control, multi-vendor coordination, and executive-level reporting
Deep familiarity with decarbonization/retrofit technologies, implementation barriers, incentive structures, and regulatory/policy levers, or capacity to learn and master content quickly
Analytical depth: comfort directing modeling/analysis, reviewing assumptions, and challenging results; fluency in Excel and comfort deploying AI tools to enhance throughput
Proven proposal leadership with measurable RFP wins in public-sector/utility/private sector.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from home with flexible hours
Supportive, mission-driven team
Competitive salary & benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

project leadershipbudgetingrisk managementchange controlmulti-vendor coordinationmodelinganalysisExcelAI toolsdecarbonization technologies

Soft Skills

strategic communicationstakeholder engagementmentoringquality assuranceclient relationship managementbusiness developmentdecision-makingpresentation skillscoachingproblem-solving