Executive Director, Professional and Program Services

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Posting Date: May 14, 2025

Location: Edmonton, AB

Company: Government of Alberta

Job Information
Job Title: Executive Director, Professional and Program Services
Job Requisition ID:  70975
Ministry:  Energy and Minerals
Location:  Edmonton 
Full or Part-Time:  Full Time
Hours of Work:  36.25
Regular/Temporary:  Regular
Scope:  Open    
Closing Date:  May 23, 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 Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Financial Services and SFO for Energy and Minerals, this position provides strategic oversight and operational direction to the Professional and Program Services Branch within the Ministry Services Division. The branch, in addition to leading processes for tenure applications and continuations, oil sands allowed costs allocations, and resource evaluations, data/system management for mineral ownership and restrictions, as well as program implementation and monitoring, also provides expert and scientific advice and analysis in the areas of engineering, geology, geomatics, and program design to the department and broader Government of Alberta (GoA) and external stakeholders. 

 


Qualifications
You are a self-starter, with significant senior management experience within a large, complex organization, ideally within a resource related sector. Your career experience also includes significant program development and implementation, operational and business planning, and exposure to policy. 

 

Confident supporting senior leadership, you are skilled at providing unbiased advice and able to summarize highly technical, expert, and scientific subject matter for decision making. With an ability to deliver results, you are recognized for exceptional project and change management abilities, coupled with a demonstrated track record balancing multiple, high-profile initiatives. Your well-developed political and financial acumen helps you address complex and sensitive issues, and you have demonstrated success in fostering partnerships. You are a motivational leader, who purposely creates develops your team to new levels of personal and professional success.  Bachelor’s Degree (4 year) with a major in Science or Business, or in another related area is required. 

 

 

Salary
$5,234.94 - $6,879.68 bi-weekly ($136,631 - $179,559 annually)
 

Notes
Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.  

 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer:

 

Please see the attached position profile for more information on position responsibilities.  Position 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 applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.  

 


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.