Senior Manager, Environmental Economics

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Industrial Climate Policy, the Senior Manager of Environmental Economics is responsible for the delivery of socio-economic modelling and analysis for policy development within Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The development and maintenance of a complex and detailed modelling framework is critical to achieving Alberta’s desired environmental outcomes while understanding socio-economic impacts and supporting economic opportunities. The Environmental Economics team is responsible to develop and implement robust mechanisms to assess and predict the impacts to inform policy and program options and recommendations of Alberta Environment and Protected Areas as well as support cross-ministry initiatives. The team is also responsible to assess the impacts of emergent regional, federal and international polices that impact Alberta related to environment. This team will also work across Alberta Environment and Protected Areas to provide detailed economic analysis on air, climate, energy, water, waste, circular economy, plastics, biodiversity and land policy and programs.

The Senior Manager is responsible for building and maintaining effective working relationships with ministries, governments, industry, Indigenous peoples, academic, think tanks, and other stakeholders that will help achieve the Government’s and Ministry’s environmental outcomes.  The Senior Manager must work within the context of multiple interests and distributed influence, and of broad interests and objectives of the Government of Alberta in developing modelling and analysis informing Alberta’s environmental policy and programs.  The Senior Manager’s role is one of leadership and oversight to direct and guide the efforts of the team in developing analysis and frameworks that contribute to achieving Alberta’s objectives.

Responsibilities include:
•    Leading analysis, including forecasting and modeling where required, to quantify costs and benefits of projects, programs and policies associated with implementation of Alberta’s environmental policy and conservation. This includes supporting all divisions of the department, and assessments related to air, climate, biodiversity, water, land, waste, circular economy, plastics and energy initiatives. 
•    Leading greenhouse gas emission forecasting and modeling to quantify and analyze costs and benefits of projects, programs and policies associated with implementation of Alberta’s approach to climate policy.
•    Leading the preparation of province-wide greenhouse gas emissions reporting related to actual and forecasting progress toward targets. This includes influencing the baselines, models and accounting of the Government of Alberta and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
•    Ensuring team members have outstanding relationships and helping ensure outstanding departmental relationships with multi-stakeholder partners, neighbouring provinces, federal staff and municipal governments and within their areas of responsibility.
•    Being responsible for management and due diligence on contracts and grants delivered through the section.

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.

How Competencies will apply to this role:

Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Build Collaborative Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Develop Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

Systems Thinking: The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.

Qualifications

Required: 
•    A degree (Masters preferred) in law, environmental science, engineering, business administration, economics, or other related fields.
•    Minimum 6 years of extensive experience managing policy advisors, strategic analysts, economists, and engineers in a complex environment.

Equivalences may be considered: Additional related education considered in lieu of experience on a one-for-one basis.


Assets 
•    Experience in administration, regulatory program delivery, and systems design, operation and improvement.
•    Knowledge of Alberta Environment and Protected Areas business plan goals, priorities, issues, programs and resources.  
•    Thorough knowledge of the government’s environmental legislation, regulations, and associated policies – including air, climate, water, waste, circular economy, plastics, land, biodiversity, and energy. 
•    Understanding of energy generation, distribution and consumption systems, including challenges and opportunities in Alberta. Understanding of possible economic tools and policies that could be applied to the energy systems in Alberta to achieve to achieve increased energy efficiency and emissions mitigation. 
•    Understanding of both economic and socio-economic analysis, models and tools. 
•    Financial practices experience. 
•    Significant experience working with stakeholders that have competing interests.
•    Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
•    Knowledge of strategic planning, issues management, public administration practices, including the Alberta government policy development process.
•    Experience leading a group of professionals, including senior subject matter experts.
•    Strong project management skills. 

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 competition is for 1 full-time permanent position located in Edmonton. 
•    Monday – Friday, 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

Any costs associated with obtaining 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.

Instructions for your 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 hour shifts/week)

For any Post-Secondary Education:
Please specify your major and length of program
Please specify the year you graduated
Ex: Bachelor of Social Work, 4-year Degree (Graduated 2017)

 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.
•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages- working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
•    Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.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.