Senior Policy Limnologist

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Water Quality and Industrial Wastewater, the Senior Policy Limnologist is the provincial authority on managing aquatic ecosystem health in Alberta (lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands). The position provides leadership, expertise, and policy advice on the management of diverse surface water quality conditions and aquatic ecosystem issues across Alberta.

Responsibilities include but not limited to: 

• Provide policy leadership in developing and evaluating policies, strategies, management tools, and programs.
• Evaluate data, information, and research from a variety of sources and communicate findings to the department, GoA and external partners to ensure current and leading-edge information is available to support the development and implementation of integrated policies, planning and program initiatives.
• Provide scientific leadership in developing and assessing environmental indicators and performance measures, which offer assurance that policy design and implementation strategies support intended outcomes.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders to enable shared environmental stewardship of provincial water resources and promote a cumulative effects management approach.
• Enable the transfer of knowledge on surface water quality, aquatic ecosystem health, and water resource management within the department, other GoA ministries and agencies, external partners and the scientific community.
• Support other initiatives and priorities of the branch, division, department and GoA as needed.

 
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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.

• 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.
• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Develop Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required: 
•    Ph.D. in a scientific field related to limnology or aquatic ecology.
•    Minimum of five (5) years progressively responsible related work experience.


Equivalencies considered: 
•    Master’s degree in a related field plus 7 years related experience.
•    University graduation in a related field, plus 9 years related experience.

Assets:
Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate the following:

• Familiarity with Alberta’s industrial sectors especially oil sands mining.  
• Knowledge of reclamation landforms (aquatic) including end pit lakes as well as the reclamation and policy framework.
• Good understanding of the fundamentals of water quality modelling.

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 Monday – Friday, 36.25 hours per week in Edmonton.

This role primarily works in an office setting, with field visits required when necessary and attendance at meetings within and outside the Region. Regular and ongoing contact will be maintained with regional staff, departmental specialists, representatives from other ministries and agencies, industry and municipal officials, and the general public.

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.