Regulatory Compliance Officer

Role Responsibilities

Do you have great working knowledge in environmental management or the Transportation of Dangerous Goods? If so, this role may be for you! Alberta EDGE (Environmental and Dangerous Goods Emergencies) is looking for a Regulatory Compliance Officer to work in their busy office.

• Reporting to the Manager, Alberta EDGE, this position is solely responsible for the operation of the 24-hour Alberta EDGE. The incumbent provides information promptly and accurately on all aspects of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (DG) legislation and regulations to the public, industry, DG Inspectors, provincial enforcement agencies and government departments.
• The incumbent will be responsible for receiving and entering all incoming reports of environmental incidents for Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (EPA), ensuring all incidents are appropriately directed to the Alberta Environment Support & Emergency Response Team (ASERT) on-call staff or the correct regional officer. 
• The incumbent processes all emergency and complaint calls for the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) ensuring the emergency calls are directed to the designated staff of AER that are on call.
• The incumbent will accurately log complaints and incidents regarding intensive livestock operations and forward them to the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) and on-call staff, as appropriate.
• The incumbent will also operate digital databases and accurately enter information into the Dangerous Goods Incident database maintain a resource library and conduct research, analysis, and reports on subjects such as trends in transportation, manufacture, and distribution of dangerous goods, etc. 

The main responsibilities for the Regulatory Compliance Officer are (but not limited to): 
 

• Provide immediate information to Dangerous Goods Inspectors, enforcement agency personnel, industry, government department personnel and other persons on all aspects of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods legislation Responds to all emergency calls involving an incident or dangerous occurrence
• Maintaining the Dangerous Goods electronic applications, by inputting, updating or accessing the information in an accurate and timely manner.
• Responds to industry requests by researching and preparing information bulletins to assist industry in moving dangerous goods in compliance with legislation
• Respond to questions or inquiries from DG Inspectors and includes the retrieval of information on regulations, chemicals, companies, incidents and Permits for Equivalent Level of Safety (provincial and federal).
• Processes incidents and complaints pertaining to EPA, AER, or NRCB.

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.  

Qualifications

Required:

• University Graduation in a physical science field such as biology, chemistry, engineering or equivalent, supplemented by at least 2 years of progressively responsible experience in environmental management or Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG).

Preferred:

• Regulatory and Enforcement experience.

Equivalencies are:

• A related two-year diploma and a minimum of four (4) years of related experience; a related one-year certificate and a minimum of five (5) years of related experience; or a minimum of six (6) years of related experience in lieu of formal education.

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

Additional Position Details:

• This position is a permanent, full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25. 
• This is a shift position that includes “evening”, “nights”, “weekends”, “statutory holidays”, and “Christmas Closures" days.
• Due to the essential nature of the work, this role requires in-office presence at Twin Atria Building, 4999 98 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta

Recruitment Process:

• Pre-employment checks will be conducted to assess candidates’ suitability. These checks may include (but are not limited to): references, academic verification, etc.
• Testing may be administered as part of our assessment process. 
• 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. 
• Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

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.