Director, Business Relationships & Implementation

Role Responsibilities

The Energy Transition Division under the Ministry of Energy & Minerals is currently seeking an agile and driven Senior Manager to join their team to drive key initiatives advancing policy development around emerging resources including critical minerals and nuclear. 

As the Director of Business Relationships & Implementation, you will assist the Executive Director in leading a team of professionals focused on developing strategic engagement with various stakeholders, including members of the energy and minerals industry, the Federal Government, and other provinces. Your primary goal will be to reduce emissions and achieve net zero status by 2050. Additionally, you will support Alberta’s transition to a low-carbon energy jurisdiction by attracting investment in emerging energy technologies and opportunities. You will also contribute to the secretariat’s work with industry on negotiating tables involving bilateral, trilateral, and Ammonia Transportation Trilateral Pathways.

The Director oversees all aspects of program delivery and issue resolution while collaborating with the management team in the Branch. You will be looked upon to conduct long-term environmental scanning and risk management to understand emerging decarbonization technologies, manufacturing opportunities, threats and risk as well as ensure Alberta’s competitiveness in attracting investments in low carbon energy opportunities. In addition, you will be relied upon to collaborate and influence broader and regulatory and program policy options. 

The successful candidate will support Energy Transition Emerging Resources in developing and improving regulatory regimes to incentivize investment in hydrogen, ammonia, helium, lithium, liquefied natural gas, geothermal and mineral development in the province.

It is critical that the Director can anticipate, quickly adapt, take advantage of opportunities, and make effective decisions. The ability to see the big picture, recommend solutions leveraging critical analysis skills and viable network of stakeholders and resources will be required for success in this role.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Critical Competencies:
 

• Agility: Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change. Remains aware of changing government priorities/policies. Takes opportunities to improve work processes and anticipates and adjusts behavior to the changes occurring.
• System Thinking: The role requires one who takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities, is proactive, collaborates to generate solutions, and anticipates potential impacts. 
• Creative Problem Solving: The successful candidate is one who engages perspectives to seek root causes, encourages debate and idea generation to improve complex systems while addressing risks. 
• Drive for results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes, encourages progress, monitors progress and performance, and acknowledges even indirect responsibility.  
• Develop Self and Others: The successful candidate shapes group learning for team development, creates a shared learning environment, and works to develop personal development plans for themselves and their team members. 
• Build Collaborative Environments: Facilitates open communication and leverages team skill: Leverages skills and knowledge of others. Genuinely values and learns from others. Facilitates open and respectful conflict resolution. Recognizes and appreciates others.   

Qualifications

Minimum University graduation in Business, Public Policy, Public Administration, Environmental Science, Economics, or a related field supplemented by seven years progressively responsible experience in policy administration, strategic stakeholder engagement, leadership, and management. 

Equivalencies may be considered. Directly related education or experience considered based on: 
 

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

The following are considered as assets:
 

• Master’s degree in a related field (e.g., business administration, economics, accounting, or finance). 
• Prior experience working in the energy and minerals industry or related ministries and agencies.
• Experience interpreting and implementing legislation, regulations, and policies related to energy transition, and related topics (e.g. Mines and Minerals Act, Energy Transition and Climate Policy, and all Acts and regulations applicable to responsible energy development and environmental protection across the GOA. etc.) to provide feasible recommendations to Management and executive leadership.
• Sound understanding and experience in applying knowledge of provincial, national, and international issues, trends, and drivers in the Energy Transition space to support decision making. 
• Experience managing a large and diverse group of staff.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a full-time permanent position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Location: Petroleum Plaza Building North Tower, Edmonton or AMEC Place Building, Calgary, AB.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. 

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. 

Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

What GOA offers:
 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages- working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Management Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.