Senior Capital Planner

Role Responsibilities

Are you a strategic planner who thrives at the intersection of infrastructure, finance, and public service delivery? Children and Family Services is seeking a Senior Capital Planner to lead the development and delivery of the ministry’s accommodation capital plan—ensuring facilities that support vulnerable children, youth, and families are safe, sustainable, and aligned with future service needs.

Reporting to the Director, Accommodations, Capital Planning and Administration, this role provides end-to-end leadership across the capital planning lifecycle. You will guide long-term facility planning, lead annual capital submissions, and provide strategic oversight of accommodation projects to ensure alignment with approved scope, budget, timelines, and outcomes. As the ministry’s primary liaison with Treasury Board and Finance and a key partner to Infrastructure and Corporate Finance, you will deliver evidence-based analysis, sound advice, and clear recommendations that support informed decision-making at the executive level.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

1.    Lead ministry-wide capital planning and budgeting: Coordinate the annual capital plan, STIP and capital equipment budgets, and quarterly fiscal updates; review, analyze, and prioritize capital project submissions to
       support decision-making.

2.    Assess, evaluate, and prioritize capital project proposals: Analyze and score internal and external (including unsolicited) capital proposals using established criteria; prepare recommendations, scoring reports, and capital
       submission documentation.

3.    Develop and maintain the capital planning framework: Research current and future capital needs, maintain scoring tools and processes, identify policy or process gaps, and recommend improvements to strengthen
       transparency and consistency.

4.    Provide strategic oversight across the capital project lifecycle: Support early project definition and provide oversight during implementation by monitoring scope, budget, schedule, risks, and alignment with approved
       business cases and funding.

5.    Lead the Unsolicited Proposal (USP) process and capital grants: Manage review and development of USP submissions, liaise with partners and INFRA, prepare capital grant documentation, and monitor funded projects
       for compliance and performance.

6.    Build partnerships and support governance and reporting: Collaborate with Corporate Finance, INFRA, Treasury Board and Finance, NGOs, and internal stakeholders; prepare briefings, reports, and updates to support
       governance, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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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.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

•    Systems Thinking: Takes a holistic, long-term view of organizational goals by anticipating impacts, integrating stakeholder perspectives, and aligning actions with APS values. Identifies opportunities for collaboration and
      works across areas to address complex challenges and achieve sustainable outcomes.
•    Creative Problem Solving: Proactively identifies root causes of complex issues and seeks diverse perspectives to understand problems holistically. Improves systems and processes by drawing on insights, resources,
     and expertise from across the organization and community. Engages others in constructive dialogue, encouraging debate and idea generation to develop practical, risk-aware solutions.
•    Build Collaborative Environment: Proactively fosters strong partnerships across functions by encouraging open communication, shared problem-solving, and broad thinking. Anticipates and addresses potential conflicts
     early, removes barriers to progress, and promotes collaboration, mutual respect, and shared ownership of outcomes while recognizing and valuing others’ contributions.
•    Drive for Results: Takes accountability for outcomes by setting and monitoring performance standards, using available data and feedback to assess progress and adjust actions. Accepts responsibility for results,
      including indirect impacts, and remains focused on achieving goals aligned with APS direction and the best interests of Albertans, even when decisions are challenging or not immediately supported

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field (i.e. Interior Design/Architecture, Finance, Business, Economics, etc.) plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below. Project Management Professional ceritification is a strong preference.

Equivalency: Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of: one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Assets:
•    Demonstrated experience in capital planning, budget management, project scope development, and project/contract management within a government or large public-sector environment; space planning experience is an
      asset, and AutoCAD proficiency is considered an advantage.
•    Strong knowledge of government capital planning, budgeting, and decision-making processes, including working within established policies, standards, and approvals frameworks.
•    Proven ability to collaborate and build effective relationships with senior ministry leadership, central agencies (e.g., Treasury Board and Finance), Infrastructure, Corporate Finance, and external partner agencies to
     advance capital projects and resolve issues.
•    Experience engaging with non-government organizations and external stakeholders to assess proposals, gather operational requirements, provide guidance, and support effective capital project submissions.

    
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 competition is for 1 permanent full time position available.

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

Hours of Work: This position works Monday to Friday, 36.25-hours a week.

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Travel Requirement: This role requires atleast 25% travel across the province. Therefore, if shortlisted a valid driver’s license and driver’s abstract would be required.

The final candidate for this position will undergo appropriate pre-employment checks and provide a suitable 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. 

Application Requirements: 
•    In your application, include a cover letter outlining your experience that aligns with this position.
•    In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also indicate indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time.
•    Complete all pre-screening questions.
•    Please be advised that your current supervisor and manager will be contacted as references.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
•    Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
•    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.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs.