City of Richmond
Arzan Balsara is a Senior Climate Action Specialist at the City of Richmond, a position held since November 2023. Previously, Balsara served as the Senior Sustainability and Energy Coordinator and the Sustainability and Energy Coordinator at the City of Port Moody from September 2021 to November 2023. Balsara's experience also includes working as an Energy Specialist for Northern Health - BC, where stakeholder engagement and sustainability initiatives were key responsibilities. Additional roles encompass energy and environmental support roles at Vancouver Coastal Health and provincial health services. Balsara's early experience includes positions at BC Housing in sustainability management and as a Co-Op student, as well as a service attendant at Coast Mountain Bus Company. Balsara holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences from The University of British Columbia and an Advanced Certificate in Building Controls and Energy Management with Distinction from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
City of Richmond
Do you have what it takes to help make the City of Richmond the most appealing, livable and well-managed community in Canada? Here at the City of Richmond, we employ over 2,000 passionate and driven people from a wide range of expertise: engineers, recreation leaders, financial experts, artists and more. Working with us means a competitive compensation, attractive benefits, positive work environments, the opportunity to work with like-minded people and more. We take pride in providing a high quality of life to our residents. Richmond is a community –200,000 strong—that celebrates diversity: offering flavours from world-class restaurants; promoting rich and colourful history and culture through museums and several public heritage sites; hosting high-calibre events; and of course, welcoming people from all walks of life. Our city has been experiencing growth and change, balancing a thriving metropolitan centre while preserving a rich, agricultural community. Join the City of Richmond---a recipient of numerous national and international awards for excellence; a leading municipality in metro Vancouver, Canada.