Manager,Oil Royalty Assessment

Role Responsibilities

Are you interested in using your knowledge of the Alberta oil industry to lead the collection of $4 billion in revenue for Albertans? Are you looking for a new opportunity to work collaborative with an amazing team? To support our efforts in making a difference for Albertans, the Royalty Operations Branch is looking for a new leader to join our management team.

As the Oil Royalty Assessment manager, you will report to the Director of Oil Royalty Operations and will be responsible for all aspects of the collection of oil royalty for the Province of Alberta. You will have the opportunity to collaborate effectively with the Alberta oil and gas industry, the Alberta Energy Regulator, and the Alberta Petroleum and Marketing Commission to ensure significant government revenue is collected accurately and in a timely manner. You will also work closely with other teams in Energy and Minerals to develop and implement strategic policies governing conventional oil and natural gas royalties in the best interest of Albertans.  

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Manage the calculation, delivery, collection, and settlement of conventional oil royalty
• Provide leadership and direction to the calculation and administration of C* for the department.
• lead the Conventional Oil Royalty Assurance team. 

To be successful in this position you will need:

• Strong project management, verbal and written communication skills,
• The ability to work with and influence others, 
• Strong analytical and decision making skills, and 
• the ability to overcome hurdles to meet critical processing deadlines.

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.

Develop Self and Others: You will devote time to self-development and supports individual development and develop team through coaching and listening

Drive for Results: Strong project management and delegation skills are needed to ensure all tasks are completed accurately, and in a timely manner.

Develop Networks: You will build trusting and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Creative Problem Solving: You will continually looks for innovative solutions to improve efficiency and service delivery. Anticipate, solve and challenges as well as creating new opportunities to the existing royalty systems and work-flows used by the department.

Qualifications

Minimum University Degree in a related field plus fours years of related experience is required.

Equivalencies may be considered. 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.

The following will be considered assets:

• Knowledge of government administration, policy and process.
• Experience in the oil and gas industry.
• In-depth knowledge of well data, oil and gas production accounting, and principles associated with oil and gas industry activities. 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and to collaborate strategically with a wide variety of stakeholders;
• Excellent project management, verbal and written communication skills;
• Experience developing public policy options and providing strategic policy advice to senior officials; 
• Supervision and leadership experience.

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) Monday to Friday.

Term of Employment:

• This is a full-time temporary position until April 15, 2026.

Location:

• Petroleum Plaza Building North Tower, Edmonton.

Other information:

• Final candidates will be required to undergo a academic credentials verification and security screening.
• Please outline how your experience relates to the qualifications in detail in your cover letter.
• Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. 
• This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.
• Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

What GOA offers

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