Manager, Infrastructure & Downstream

Role Responsibilities

Are you interested in helping shape the direction of low-carbon energy in Alberta? Do you have a high tolerance for ambiguity and an unrelenting knack for working through puzzles and programs? Do you thrive in navigating the unknown? If you said yes, consider joining our team!

The Natural Gas Strategy and Engagement Branch is currently seeking a dynamic Manager to oversee the research, stakeholder engagement, and analysis on priorities that have significant impacts on Alberta's economy and energy system. 

Reporting to the Director, Natural Gas Value-add, Logistics and Environment, the Manager, Infrastructure and Downstream brings solid understanding of the upstream, midstream, and downstream natural gas sector and experience in creating well-founded policy advice to senior officials and decision-makers.

The Manager, Infrastructure and Downstream will be responsible for:
 

• Leading the Infrastructure and Downstream team, supervising analysts tasked with understanding barriers to growing and sustaining the energy sector in Alberta, managing business administration for the unit, and supporting the Director and branch. 
• Leading the coordination and collaboration with subject matter areas in the department and across the Government of Alberta ministries to develop consistent advice, positions, and messaging for Alberta Energy on priority files for the department including, but not limited to natural gas, petrochemicals, plastic circular economy, liquefied natural gas and hydrogen. 
• Supporting meeting briefs, action requests, key policy and project documents, daily issues scanning and issue management support to Government, DMO, MO, and Energy Communications. 
• Representing the branch and the department in various meetings and forums, especially those that relate to natural gas and hydrocarbon policies and regulatory topics.
• Anticipating and proactively promoting desired outcomes through solutions and approaches to sensitive and rapidly changing strategies by regulatory bodies and stakeholders.
• Fostering a team atmosphere in achieving the mandate and goals of the unit, branch, division, and Ministry.

This position demands systems thinking, critical thinking, problem-solving, adaptability, leadership, and relationship-building skills to support high-profile public policy development. Ability to balance competing interests, requiring strategic and tactical planning to anticipate future needs, broad policy expertise and political acumen to shape and implement policies, well-developed consultation, and negotiation skills to manage stakeholder interests, and the ability to forge relationships across industry, government, and the Department to build consensus and support ongoing energy policy development and implementation. 

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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 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.
 

• Agility – Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change. Remains aware of changing government priorities/policies. Takes opportunities to improve work processes and anticipates and adjusts behavior to the changes occurring.
   
• System Thinking:  The role requires one who takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities, is proactive, collaborates to generate solutions, and anticipates potential impacts. 
   
• Creative Problem Solving: The successful candidate is one who engages perspectives to seek root causes, encourages debate and idea generation to improve complex systems while addressing risks. 
   
• Drive for results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes, encourages progress, monitors progress and performance, and acknowledges even indirect responsibility.
   
• Develop Self and Others: The successful candidate shapes group learning for team development, creates a shared learning environment, and works to develop personal development plans for themselves and their team members. 
   
• Build Collaborative Environments – Facilitates open communication and leverages team skill: Leverages skills and knowledge of others. Genuinely values and learns from others. Facilitates open and respectful conflict resolution. Recognizes and appreciates others.

Qualifications

Required:
University graduation in a related field (Law, Business, Arts, Public policy, Public Administration, Economics, Engineering etc.), supplemented by four (4) years related experience in government policy development and implementation. and issues management. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Preferred Assets:

• Prior experience working in the energy and minerals industry or related ministries and agencies with clearly established network and reputation within the provincial, national, and global oil and gas community.
• Experience interpreting legislation, regulations, and policies related to energy transition, and related topics (e.g. Mines and Minerals Act, Energy Transition and Climate Policy, and all Acts and regulations applicable to responsible energy development and environmental protection across the GOA. etc.) to provide feasible recommendations to Management and executive leadership.
• In depth knowledge and application of 2021 Alberta's Hydrogen Roadmap, 2020 Natural Gas Vision and Strategy, Natural gas climate policy including Article 6, TIER, and federal government climate policy.
• Experience working in the public sector or within public sector decision-making processes.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, coaching, and managing a team. Management training and experience in HR matters.

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 is a Permanent Full-Time position.

Working hours are 36.25 per week, Monday to Friday.

Working location is Petroleum Plaza Building North Tower, 9945 108 Street NW, Edmonton.

A Written Assignment may be part of the Assessment process.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening and academic credentials verifications.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. 

Successful candidates will be required to disclose any business or financial interests, including the owning of shares or financial investments in the energy sector, to comply with the Department of Energy & Minerals’ Supplementary Code of Conduct. 

What GOA offers:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - About the Alberta Public Service | Alberta.ca.

• 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.

• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.

• Leadership and mentorship programs.