Job Information

Job Title:                 Executive Director, Business Relationships and Implementation 

Job Requisition ID:  76726

Ministry:                   Energy and Minerals

Location:                  Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:     Full Time

Hours of Work:         36.25

Regular/Temporary: Regular        

Scope:                      Open            

Closing Date:            November 14, 2025

Classification:           Executive Manager 1                    

About Us

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. For more information, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/about-the-alberta-public-service

Alberta Energy and Minerals has a focused agenda on diversifying markets for Alberta's resources, promoting environmentally responsible development and encouraging investment that builds economic prosperity. As a steward of the social, economic, and environmental impacts of resource development, we examine energy options and advancements in energy processing.

For further information, visit the ministry website: Energy and Minerals | Alberta.ca.

Role

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister (COO/ADM), Strategy and Market Access, this position plays a crucial role in developing strategic relationships and partnerships with stakeholders, including energy and minerals industry, the Federal Government, and other provinces. Through coordination of key initiatives within Energy and Minerals, you will advance Alberta’s transition to a low-carbon jurisdiction, including relationship management, strategic planning and risk assessment, and support for implementation of carbon-reducing initiatives. Your team serves as a single point of contact and convenes other areas of the department and ministries in government to support commercial initiatives. Under your leadership, the team will work with industry and relevant ministries to develop a pathway for implementing carbon-reducing technologies and liquefied natural gas exports, and credits to achieve carbon neutrality in Alberta’s energy sector by 2050. Your exceptional communication skills will support your work with both internal and external stakeholders and your relationship-building skills will be demonstrated through leading department-wide programs and initiatives.

Qualifications

You bring extensive senior management experience in a large, complex organization, ideally within a resource-related sector, and an understanding of the oil and gas industry, mining, and public policy development. Your career experience includes operational and business planning, with demonstrated financial acumen, including budgeting, grant funding, or financial planning experience. A respected leader with experience leading staff, you have led cross-organizational initiatives and multidisciplinary teams. With strong interpersonal and engagement skills and stakeholder awareness, you have a proven ability to build partnerships and consensus and are skilled at providing unbiased advice and recommendations to senior leadership. A related degree is preferred.

Salary

$5,234.94 - $6,879.68 bi-weekly ($136,632 - $179,560 annually)

Notes

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer:

• Compensation overview: https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca/careers/Executive-Management/(type/Executive-Manager//jobLevel:level/Executive-Manager-2)
• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Pension plan: Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development

Please see the attached position profile for more information on position responsibilities.  Search Profile

How to Apply

Click on the “Apply Now” button.  

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/navigating-online-jobs-application.aspx to learn more about creating a candidate profile and other tips for the Government of Alberta’s online application system.

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system, click here to access the main log in page where you are able to ‘Create an account’, reset your password (‘Forgot your password’) or ‘Sign In’ should you already have an account.

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-jobs.aspx

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.  

Resources for applicants:

https://www.alberta.ca/apply-for-jobs-with-the-alberta-public-service.aspx

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-hiring-process.aspx

https://alis.alberta.ca/look-for-work/

It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) https://www.alberta.ca/iqas-overview.aspx. Applicants are encouraged to include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Executive Search at psc.executivesearchservices@gov.ab.ca.

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check http://www.jobs.alberta.ca for a listing of current career opportunities with the Government of Alberta.