Director, Regulatory Affairs

Role Responsibilities

The Market Access Branch is currently seeking an agile and driven individual to join their team as Director, Regulatory Affairs to drive key initiatives on advancing advocacy and development of regulatory strategy and policies around market access for Alberta's oil and gas. 

Reporting to the Executive Director, Market Access Branch, this position is accountable for regulatory affairs related to downstream pipeline and market access for Alberta's oil and gas, advocating for Alberta's position at Canadian Energy Regulator hearings, proceedings, and on shipper committees. 

This position will support the development of regulatory strategy and strategic policy, preparation of reports, presentations, and briefing notes, and guide analysis and research with a focus to achieve Government of Alberta's energy goals. It is a key player in supporting Alberta's regulatory positions during hearing processes, negotiations, and advocacy within industry task forces.

The Director is accountable for the following key deliverables for the Ministry: 
 

• Lead in the preparation and development of Energy's policy positions to ensure the province receives its fair share of resource royalty revenues and meets objectives contained within the Energy Business Plan and priorities of the Government of Alberta
• Ensure Energy meets filing requirements, review applicants and intervener's evidence, prepare information requests, review information responses, prepare cross-examination and final arguments, and review and summarize regulatory decisions,
• Monitor major industry catalysts, social license issues, and major impediments to achieving Alberta's goals, as well as current issues including balancing oil supply growth with constrained transportation capacity, pipeline safety, environmental concerns, First Nations, and overall trends in government policy, and provide constructive recommendations to the Executive Team.

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, Economics, International Relations or a related field supplemented by seven years progressively responsible managerial experience. 

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:
 

• Prior experience working in the energy and minerals industry or related ministries and agencies.
• Prior experience initiating and building effective working relationships with regional external stakeholders including governments, industry, non-government organizations (NGO), academia and key opinion leaders/influencers to support greater understanding of the energy regulatory system and natural resource market access.
• Understanding of high-level government strategies and the interaction between multiple unique priority areas and internal and external stakeholders.
• Prior experience working on complex projects between different commodities, regulators, and jurisdictions concurrently.
• Clear, effective written and verbal communication skills, including strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience in carrying out advanced level research and statistical analysis is an asset.

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. 

Successful candidates will be required to disclose any business or financial interests, including the owning of shares or financial investments in the energy sector, to comply with the Department of Energy & Minerals’ Supplementary Code of Conduct. 

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.