Industrial Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Specialist Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 52553)

Description

The City of Edmonton is looking for an Industrial Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Specialist to join our Industrial Growth Hub team. This role, reporting to the Industrial Growth Hub Program Manager, will serve as the primary point of contact to provide direct support for the retention and expansion of industrial businesses located within Edmonton. This will involve assisting industrial businesses with challenges they are experiencing in relation to: continued successful business operation, expansion, and relocation within city limits.

This position will also directly support BRE activities for Indigenous, ethnocultural and all equity deserving industrial businesses within Edmonton. This will include leading the development and coordination of new programs both in the City and across the Edmonton economic ecosystem.

Individuals with a passion for economic development, a strong understanding of Edmonton's existing industrial businesses, and a desire to positively influence Edmonton's future are encouraged to apply.

What will you do?

• Provide guidance and support to industrial businesses in understanding and navigating complex policies and processes both in the City and across Edmonton's economic ecosystem to facilitate smooth industrial business operations
• Provide dedicated industrial support and customer service to Indigenous, ethnocultural and all equity deserving community members in navigating the industrial investment and development landscape
• Build new and maintain existing strategic relationships with industrial businesses, corporate decision-makers, business associations and industry leaders and establish and maintain an industrial business database
• Follow up with industrial businesses that have completed the permitting process, and maintain an annual contact for BRE support (i.e. aftercare)
• Conduct annual assessments with a diverse range of industrial businesses to understand their challenges, opportunities, and growth aspirations
• Connect industrial entrepreneurs and businesses with relevant programs, funding opportunities, and support services, such as grants, loans, mentorship, and training programs
• 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
• Develop strategies and plans to support existing industrial businesses including the creation of process efficiencies to reduce red tape
• Work with organizations and agencies to lead the development of new and enhance existing industrial business support programs that foster industrial startups, encourage new industrial investors/land developers, and create resources to address the specific needs of underrepresented entrepreneurs, such as mentorship programs, business skills training, and on access to funding opportunities
• Actively work with Edmonton Global to connect Edmonton's industrial businesses with potential international partners, distributors, and international export programs
• Represent Edmonton's industrial sector at trade shows, conferences, speaking engagements, professional networks and business missions to network with potential investors, partners, and customers
• Contribute to and develop management briefings, reports and presentations on industrial economic metrics for various audiences