Operations Engineer

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Operations Manager, this position is responsible for the day-to-day administration and delivery of the highway maintenance program and completing engineering reviews related to roadway operations. Working within the district, the Operations Engineer assists the Operations Manager by providing the leadership, technical support and expertise required to ensure that the highway maintenance program and other projects are delivered within scope, cost, time, and quality and within a safe work environment. Due to the high traffic volumes on certain roadways and the political sensitivity attributed to this position, the position demands exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. The position also provides recommendations and solutions for issues regarding conflict resolution, problem solving and decision-making.

Responsibilities include: 
 

• Administer the Highway Maintenance Contracts within the prescribed budget.
• Provide technical analysis for roadway operations, new projects, and programming.
• Communicate with the public, municipal authorities and other stakeholders.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.
 

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.

• Systems Thinking: Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them.  Takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities.  Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives. Works towards actions and plans aligned with APS values.  Works with others to identify areas for collaboration.
• Builds Collaborative Environments: Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict.  Encourages broad thinking on projects, and works to eliminate barriers to progress.  Facilitates communication and collaboration.  Anticipates and reduces conflict at the outset.  Credits others and gets talent recognized.  Promotes collaboration and commitment.
• Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes.  Uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards.  Acknowledges even indirect responsibility.  Commits to what is good for Albertans even if not immediately accepted.  Reaches goals consistent with APS direction.
• Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues.  Engages perspective to seek root causes.  Finds ways to improve complex systems.  Employs resources from other areas to solve problems.  Engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.
   

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Qualifications

Required: 

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering PLUS 5 year’s related experience in highway maintenance/construction or equivalency as described below.

Equivalency: 
 

Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

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

The successful candidate MUST also have: 
 

• Solid working knowledge/expertise in engineering, specializing in roadway operations engineering.
• Working knowledge of highway maintenance, construction and planning.
• Class 5 driver’s license and ability to provide a clear driver abstract.
• Registered or eligible to register as a professional member with APEGA.

Assets:
 

• Supervisory experience.
• Urban transportation experience.
• Knowledge of contract administration.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient with MS Office applications.

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

Term of Employment: Permanent Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Location: Stony Plain

• Final candidate will be required to undergo security screening.
• Resume: For Employment Experience, please indicate duration of employment (month, year). Please specify employment status (i.e., Casual, part-time, or full-time) Ex: Youth Worker, Jan 2006 - June 2009, Part-time (three 8 hr. shifts/week).
• Cover Letter: Please provide a cover letter outlining your skills, experience and knowledge as they relate to this opportunity.
• For any Post-Secondary Education: Please specify your major and length of program and the year you graduated. Ex: Bachelor of Social Work, 4-year Degree (Graduated 2017).
   

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.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.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.