About E’NERGYS

E’NERGYS (France) is a leading company in the energy transition sector. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SOCOMEC, which has 4,200 employees and had sales of over CAD 1.2 billion in 2023.

E’NERGYS offers a complete value chain of services that optimize energy performance and water cycles for its customers. The company aims to export its expertise by partnering with Quebec-based companies that already operate in the market.

E’NERGYS has 260 collaborators across 6 entities and generates CAD 70 million in sales with an annual growth rate of 20%.

The Group combines the expertise of energy, water, and digital specialists to encourage its customers to commit to energy efficiency and take responsibility for preserving the planet. Their solutions help manufacturers, building managers, and local authorities meet the challenges posed by sustainable development and the energy and digital transitions.

E’NERGYS intends to provide practical solutions to companies and public institutions across Quebec, Canada, and North America as they navigate the environmental and energy transitions.

Culture, Mission, and Values

When you join E’NERGYS, you become a part of a group that is both ambitious and focused on human connections. You’ll be able to take concrete actions on the challenges that will shape tomorrow’s world, develop your expertise while ensuring our customers’ satisfaction, and work in a safe environment with a strong sense of teamwork.

At E’NERGYS, innovation is at the core of our business. We’re constantly finding new ways to combine our traditional knowledge with the latest digital tools to stay ahead of the curve.

Our managers are dedicated to recruiting new talent and managing skills proactively. They do this by providing a dynamic and supportive management structure that encourages growth and development.

Description

As a part of E’NERGYS’s international development strategy and medium-term plan, the selected candidate will be responsible for successfully implementing and deploying E’NERGYS CANADA. Quebec will be the starting point for this two-phase project aiming at covering North America in medium-term.

We are seeking someone with real entrepreneurial DNA, who is stimulated by the challenges of growth and is a true builder. The ideal candidate will bring to E’NERGYS CANADA a dual focus: strategic thinking and a results-driven approach.

Your key asset: a solid background in the energy performance or building sector, with technical, technological, equipment, or similar expertise.

In this role, you will be able to use your high-level managerial and professional skills to manage all aspects of E’NERGYS CANADA’s establishment and development.

Main responsibilities

• Manage the company under the guidelines laid down by the Board of Directors and achieve the objectives set.
• Be a full member of E’NERGYS’s Executive Committee and take part in strategic discussions to support the company’s local and international development.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships in line with the Group policy.
• Ensure organic and acquisition-led growth.
• Manage all the subsidiary’s activities, setting concrete development objectives in partnership with the Board of Directors.
• Ensure the leadership needed to operate an entrepreneurial organization, including building the strategy to develop the commercial operations
• Manage the legal, financial, and human aspects of the subsidiary, and report on key elements in line with the Group’s practices and policy.
• Ensure the company’s growth: recruit and manage new talent and systematically develop and promote employee potential.
• Direct and implement the company’s sales strategies and be involved in the sales process of certain major projects, as required.
• Adapt and create a business model offer (based on existing E’NERGYS offers) that will be adapted to the market and allocate the proper human and financial resources required.
• Develop a positive working environment based on trust with the stakeholders: teams, customers, partners, shareholders, and authorities.
• Represent the company through involvement in key ecosystem events.

Required Qualifications

Education

• University degree in engineering or other relevant degree
• Master’s in business administration (MBA) or equivalent
• Dual degree relevant for the role (an asset)

Professional Experience

• A minimum of 10-15 years experience in a senior management position
• Experience in the energy / environmental field (an important asset)
• Experience in the North American market and collaborating with international partners
• Successful experience in leading business development projects

Competencies

• Strong entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial experience
• Ability to manage an organization in VUCA mode (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity)
• Excellent knowledge/expertise of technical/technological elements related to energy efficiency
• Knowledge and networks related to energy / environmental
• Strong business development, customer management, and negotiation skills
• Mastery of financial and business management aspects – the ability to model a suitable strategic plan
• Ability to federate a rich ecosystem of entities (acquisitions, partnerships) with complementary businesses and different cultures
• Ability to interact with government institutions
• Oral and written bilingualism (French and English)

Specific Skills

• Natural leadership (charisma and decision-making ability)
• Keen mind with systemic analytical abilities
• Entrepreneurial and strategic mindset
• Intuitive adaptability
• Situational and emotional intelligence
• Excellent communication skills in Canada’s two official languages
• Interpersonal skills, ability to network and to integrate/develop a business network

Among the Challenges of the Position

To support this project, E’NERGYS is looking for a CEO capable of embodying E’NERGYS vision in Canada and developing it on a long-term basis.

• We’re looking for a dynamic, internationally-minded leader to take charge of E’NERGYS CANADA.
• Quebec will be our base for medium-term coverage of North America.
• Our entire management team in France will be at your side to ensure the success of this project.
• Two essential elements for your success in the first few months will be: The rapid understanding of our DNA and the proposed acculturation, including a period of integration with our different entities.
• A key component of this challenge is that you will be partnering with E’NERGYS CANADA to lead a partnership that is in the process of being integrated (acquisition of a minority stake, then a majority stake in 3 years) with a leading local player in the energy efficiency building sector.
• The quality of your relationship with the management of this entity, and the trust you will be able to establish, will be decisive.

Why Join E’NERGYS

• Opportunity to develop a new division within a recognized Group
• Notoriety in the field of Global and Sustainable Performance
• Participate in the mission of an innovative, eco-responsible, and socially responsible company, while having an impact on future societal and economic challenges.

Remuneration

• Excellent employment remuneration including base salary, bonus, and profit-sharing program
• Salary package: competitive benefits and meeting the best market standards
• Competitive bonus
• Shareholding (based on results achieved and following validation by E’NERGYS General Management).
• Other benefits: health and dental care, medical insurance, vacation, pension plans, etc.

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