Traffic Sergeant

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to a Staff Sergeant, the Sergeant, Traffic, provides frontline supervisory leadership for traffic enforcement operations at the shift or unit level. This is a frontline supervisory position with direct oversight of approximately 4 to 12 Constables (shift-dependent), providing clear operational direction during shift operations. This role ensures the effective execution of traffic enforcement priorities, operational compliance, officer safety, and consistent delivery of roadway safety outcomes. The Sergeant translates direction into operational action, supervises enforcement activities, and maintains situational awareness of roadway conditions and emerging risks. The position carries significant accountability, as decisions related to supervision of police operations and the exercise of police powers may be subject to judicial review, Charter challenge, and professional standards of oversight. Through sound judgment and effective coordination, the role contributes directly to reducing high-risk driving behaviors and improving public safety outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide frontline supervision, direction, and support to constables.
• Coordinate and deploy resources to address traffic risks, collisions, and operational priorities.
• Oversee compliance with legislation, policy, and professional standards, including report review and corrective action.
• Lead and coordinate response to traffic incidents, including collisions and high-risk enforcement activities.
• Execute and monitor enforcement priorities, ensuring activities focus on roadway safety outcomes.
• Coach, mentor, and manage performance, including feedback, development, and conduct management.
• Manage shift operations, including briefings, scheduling, reporting, and escalation of critical issues.
• Exercise independent operational judgment and ensure personnel maintain required certifications and readiness.

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.

Systems Thinking: Understands traffic enforcement within the broader public safety system and aligns operations to risks, legislation, and organizational priorities.

Creative Problem Solving: Assesses incidents and operational challenges to implement practical, compliant enforcement solutions.

Agility: Adapts quickly to changing conditions, priorities, and emerging risks while maintaining effective supervision under pressure.

Drive for Results: Sets clear expectations, monitors performance, and ensures enforcement activities deliver measurable roadway safety outcomes.

Build Collaborative Environments: Promotes teamwork, open communication, and effective conflict resolution to support coordinated operations.

Develop Self and Others: Builds team capability through coaching, feedback, and continuous development while maintaining personal readiness.

Qualifications

A university degree in Criminology, Police Studies, Criminal Justice, Adult Education or other behavioral sciences (Psychology, Sociology, etc.) relevant to law enforcement, plus seven (7) years of operational policing experience, including traffic enforcement, fatal collision investigation and supervision.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• one year of experience for one year of education.

Candidates must be eligible for appointment as a Police Officer in the Province of Alberta in accordance with the Police Act (Alberta).

Preference will be given to candidates with ten (10) or more years of operational policing experience, consistent with industry standards.

Requirement:

• Demonstrate experience providing frontline supervision, including shift management, operational briefings, incident leadership, and real-time decision-making in dynamic environments.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable legislation (Criminal Code of Canada, Police Act (Alberta), Charter, Traffic Safety Act (Alberta)) and ability to apply policing authorities, ensure compliance, and uphold professional standards.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and manage performance, including addressing conduct concerns through progressive discipline and clear, defensible documentation.
• Demonstrate ability to exercise sound judgment under pressure, including coordinating operations, managing critical incidents, and maintaining officer and public safety.
• Experience reviewing investigative files and operational documentation, ensuring evidentiary integrity, disclosure readiness, and compliance with reporting standards. This includes demonstrated experience in fatal collision investigations.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting motorcycle motorcade escorts.
• Demonstrate experience in conducting interviews with the media and attending community meetings.

Asset

• Experience coordinating joint operations and collaborating with internal units and external agencies during complex or multi-agency incidents.
• Demonstrate expertise in use-of-force principles, de-escalation, tactical communication, and officer safety practices.

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

There are two (2) permanent, full-time positions available.

Please note this position is subject to professional standards checks, enhanced background screening, and reference checks.

• Please note a cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements and assets of the role is required. 
• Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
• Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications and maintain fitness for duty.
• 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.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.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.