Procurement Lead

Role Responsibilities

Are you an experienced procurement professional who understands trade agreements, construction procurement, and best practice contracting? Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a high performing team and support key capital initiatives across Alberta?

Reporting to the Director, Capital Program and Project Delivery, the Procurement Lead manages a team of two Procurement Specialists and support staff. You will ensure that all procurements and contracts issued by the department comply with provincial trade agreements and Government of Alberta procurement requirements.

This position plays a key role in developing and maintaining business practices, process maps, solicitation templates, and contracting standards that support Capital Programs and Capital Maintenance Renewal (CMR) projects. You will also provide expert advice on procurement processes related to architectural, engineering, construction, and specialized consulting services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert procurement policy advice to the Ministry and Government of Alberta.
• Develop and maintain business practices, processes, and templates for construction and consulting services procurement.
• Implement and support innovative procurement strategies aligned with trade agreement obligations.
• Collaborate closely with ASHC staff, project teams, and external consultants to support consistent procurement and contracting practices.
• Lead, mentor, train, and develop procurement team members.
• Oversee documentation and ensure procurements comply with:
  • Canadian Free Trade Agreement
  • New West Partnership Trade Agreement
  • Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
  • Agreement on Government Procurement

The successful candidate will apply strong analytical skills to interpret complex policy, assess risk, and provide recommendations to leadership.

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.

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

Please be advised we will be conducting a competency-based interview for this competition. These competencies have been deemed as critical for this role:

• Agility: Must be flexible, dependable and creative, enabling you to manage a diverse workload.
• Systems Thinking: Considers the inter-relationships at all levels, in order to meet ministry standards.  
• Drive For Results: Our goal is to deliver projects on time, on budget and within scope. The Procurement Lead must drive to support this goal, by supporting the Capital Program and Project Delivery Team as required.
• Creative Problem Solving: Will use tact and judgment to provide creative solutions to various problems.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

University graduation in a related field such as business, engineering, or architecture or a professional designation as a Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) issued through the Purchasing Management Association of Canada, plus 4 years progressively responsible supervisory experience 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.

Assets:

• Proven track record of developing stakeholder buy-in.
• Familiarity with standard construction industry systems and formats.
• Knowledge of the principles of contract law and competitive bidding law.
• Knowledge and experience of contracts and contracting methods used to procure architectural, engineering, and construction services.
• Knowledge of process management and business analysis.
• Demonstrated teamwork skills and ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Experience building, leading, and managing teams.

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 are 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday. This is a full-time position working 36.25 hours per week.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

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.
• 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.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.