Director, Capital Projects

Role Responsibilities

Are you a strategic leader who excels at navigating complex stakeholder environments, delivering large‑scale projects, and constructively managing competing priorities? This role offers the opportunity to lead high‑profile capital initiatives, engage with senior leaders and partners across government, and ensure investments are delivered effectively and with long‑term value for Albertans.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Capital Projects and Planning, the Director, Capital Projects provides strategic leadership and oversight for the planning, delivery, and management of capital infrastructure projects supporting addiction and mental health services across Alberta. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement skills, a solid understanding of capital project delivery, and the ability to manage risk, navigate differing perspectives, and resolve complex issues in a politically and operationally complex environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic leadership and direction for capital infrastructure projects to ensure facilities are developed, redeveloped, and maintained in alignment with Government of Alberta and ministry priorities.
• Overseeing end‑to‑end capital project and program delivery, including planning, approvals, execution, and monitoring, to ensure projects are delivered within approved scope, schedule, and budget.
• Leading engagement with Alberta Health, other ministries, delivery partners, consultants, and service providers to support integrated capital planning and delivery across organizations.
• Effectively managing stakeholder relationships by navigating competing interests, addressing issues and conflicts constructively, and maintaining alignment on objectives and outcomes.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards related to capital planning, procurement, and infrastructure delivery.
• Providing strategic advice, briefing materials, recommendations, and decision support to senior leadership and executive officials on capital project risks, issues, options, and progress.
• Managing branch operations, including financial oversight, workforce planning, performance management, and continuous improvement of capital planning and delivery practices.
• Supporting collaboration across the ministry and government to advance capital priorities, resolve complex challenges, and improve capital governance and delivery outcomes.

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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.

Systems Thinking - Integrates broader context into planning.  Plans for how the current situation is affected by broader trends.  Integrates issues, political environment, and risks when considering possible actions.  Supports organization vision and goals through strategy.  Addresses behaviors that challenge progress.

Drive for Results - Works to remove barriers to outcomes, sticking to principles.  Forecasts and proactively addresses project challenges.  Removes barriers to collaboration and achievement of outcomes.  Upholds principles and confronts problems directly.  Considers complex factors and aligns solutions with broader organization mission

Build Collaborative Environments - Involves a wide group of stakeholders when working on outcomes.  Involves stakeholders and shares resources.  Positively resolves conflict through coaching and facilitated discussion.  Uses enthusiasm to motivate and guide others.  Acknowledges and works with diverse perspectives for achieving outcomes.

Creative Problem Solving -  Works in open teams to share ideas and process issues.  Use a wide range of techniques to break down problems.  Allows others to think creatively and voice ideas.  Bring the right people together to solve issues.  Identifies new solutions for the organization

Qualifications

A university degree in a related field and a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience related to the role; or equivalent as described below.

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

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

Required Experience:

• Demonstrated senior‑level experience leading and providing oversight of complex capital infrastructure projects or programs, including responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and compliance.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with and influencing diverse stakeholder groups, including senior leaders, partners, and external organizations, in complex or high‑risk environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing organizational resources, including financial, operational, and human resources, and providing strategic advice and briefing materials to executive‑level decision makers.

Assets:

• Experience overseeing capital projects related to health, mental health, or addiction service infrastructure.
• Experience working within a public sector, government, or large regulatory environment.
• Professional certification related to project management (e.g., PMP or equivalent).
• Experience managing capital grants, procurement processes, or third‑party service providers.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and Ministry priorities (e.g., Financial Administration Act, Infrastructure Accountability Act, Mental Health Act, Compassionate Intervention Act).

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

Hours of Work:

• 36.25 hours per week (Full-time) 
• This is a permanent position
• 8:15am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
  
  

Location: Telus House, 10020 100 Street, Edmonton, AB

Applicants are required to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrate show their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

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.

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.
• 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.