Regulatory Municipal and Industry Data Lead

Role Responsibilities

As the Municipal/Industrial Water Data Supervisor, you will lead a team of subject matter experts responsible for managing critical environmental data related to municipal drinking water, wastewater, industrial discharges, and hazardous waste manifests. Your leadership will ensure data quality, regulatory compliance, and support for environmental monitoring and decision-making across Alberta.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and mentor a team of data stewards and technical experts.
• Oversee data acquisition, validation, storage, and distribution from regulated facilities.
• Lead the development and enhancement of databases and reporting systems.
• Provide expert guidance to internal and external stakeholders on data use and compliance.
• Collaborate with policy makers, scientists, and regulatory teams to ensure data supports environmental outcomes.
• Represent the department on committees and working groups, contributing to system-wide improvements.

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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 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.

Position Specific Competencies:

• Systems Thinking: To take a long-term view towards the organization’s objectives and how to achieve them. Works to continually improve processes, standards and systems to support regulatory data stewardship.
• Creative Problem Solving: To resolve complex challenges surrounding the acquisition and validation of regulatory data from external parties into EPA systems.
• Build Collaborative Environments: This position requires effective communication and collaborative skills in order to facilitate interactions with the public, industry, consultants and departmental staff.
• Agility: To anticipate, assess and adapt to changing priorities, and make effective decisions. Engage with team and stakeholders to communicate decisions as part of change management.

Qualifications

Requirements

Education:
A two-year technical diploma in Environmental Sciences, Water Resources Management or a related field.

Experience:
Six years related experience in environmental data management, water resource management, or analytical chemistry.

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:

• Knowledge of department business functions related to water assessment, water program design, water quality project implementation methods, water quality objectives and data interpretation processes
• Strong understanding of EPEA, related legislation, regulations, policies, standards and guidelines, codes of practice.
• Extensive knowledge of wastewater and drinking water sample collection methods and scientific standards is highly desired.
• Working knowledge of SQL, suite of Microsoft 365 and PowerBI, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and adaptability to learn new technology, as required.

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 full-time, permanent position located in Edmonton, Alberta. The role requires 36.25 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

Please submit your cover letter and updated resume. In your resume, clearly indicate the duration of each role by providing the month and year, and specify the employment status (e.g., casual, part-time, or full-time). For example: Customer Service Representative, July 2015 - December 2017, Part-time (20 hours/week).

For your post-secondary education, specify your major, the length of the program, and your year of graduation. For example: Diploma in Water Resources Technology, 2-year program, Sept 2014 - June 2016.

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.
• 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.