Risk Lead

City of Calgary Risk Lead Location: Calgary, AB

The City of Calgary has approved the establishment of a new dedicated Water Utility, established to deliver safe, reliable, and industry‑leading drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services for Calgarians. Formed as part of a major transformation of the City’s service delivery model, the new utility represents a shift toward an increased focus on safety, risk management, financial discipline, and long‑term infrastructure stewardship.

Operating with a dedicated budget and a workforce transitioning from the existing water services functions within the City of Calgary, the Utility will work closely with the new Water Utility Oversight Board. Its mandate spans everything from source water protection and treatment operations to network maintenance, customer service, environmental compliance, and emergency response. Central to the organization’s success will be operating as a modern utility organization that emphasizes safety leadership, risk‑informed decision‑making, regulatory readiness, accountability, and transparency.

Reporting directly to the new Chief Operating Officer, Water, the Risk Lead will serve as the Water Utility’s senior risk lead, responsible for implementing a modern, best-practice approach to risk and asset integrity management. The Risk Lead sits at the intersection of engineering, operations, finance, governance and public trust. The role ensures that risks are consistently identified, evaluated, and mitigated across the organization, supporting transparency and accountability from the frontline to executive leadership, the Water Utility Oversight Board (WUOB), and City Council.

The ideal candidate brings significant experience in critical infrastructure management, specifically in risk and asset integrity functions, with experience designing and implementing enterprise-level risk frameworks that shape risk decision quality. Armed with a strong understanding of asset management including engineering, operational, and financial risk, the preferred candidate will have worked either within critical infrastructure or public sector environments. Success in this role requires strong integrity, sound judgment, and exceptional people leadership skills, combined with the ability to influence, lead change, and build trust across diverse stakeholder groups.

Located in Calgary, Alberta, this is a career-defining opportunity for a senior utility risk specialist to impact one of the city’s most essential services and contribute directly to the health, resilience, and long‑term sustainability of a growing world-class city.

To explore this opportunity further, please submit your resume by clicking Apply.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Please note that we will only be in contact with those individuals moving forward with our client.

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