Senior Procurement Officer

Role Responsibilities

Are you a procurement professional looking for a challenging opportunity in public service? Do you enjoy leading procurement processes, working through complex business needs, and supporting fair and defensible outcomes? If so, we invite you to join our Procurement Services team!  

The Senior Procurement Officer plays a key role in supporting the Ministry’s procurement function by providing guidance, expertise, and leadership across a diverse portfolio of goods and services. Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will act as a knowledgeable advisor, leading procurement processes from planning through to contract award, while supporting sound decision making, risk management, and ethical practice.

By gaining a strong understanding of program area needs, you will lead and facilitate procurement projects of varying complexity. This includes defining procurement approaches, establishing timelines, developing solicitation documents, obtaining approvals, and facilitating the evaluation and award process. The role contributes to consistency, accountability, and integrity across divisions, and supports the objective of achieving best value for money through fair and transparent procurement practices.

Operating within the Government of Alberta’s procurement framework, your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Leading and facilitating competitive procurement processes for goods and services, from planning through to contract award, in accordance with applicable legislation, policies, procedures, and trade agreements.
• Developing and managing RFx processes, including Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Pre‑Qualification Requests (PQRs), Requests for Quotes (RFQs), and Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Providing expert procurement advice and guidance to program areas and stakeholders on process, compliance considerations, and procurement‑related risk.
• Facilitating evaluation planning and consensus meetings, supporting fairness, consistency, and the absence of bias, without acting as an evaluator.
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners, including the vendor community.
• Promoting best practices and continuous improvement, contributing to the development and enhancement of procurement processes, tools, and procedures.
• Providing mentorship and informal guidance to team members to support knowledge‑sharing and professional development.
• Supporting contract administration activities by creating and updating contract workspaces within the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (1GX) following contract and amendment execution.
  
  

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.

• Systems Thinking: you will consider how work completed can impact a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the Alberta Public Service. 
• Creative Problem Solving: you will assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Agility: you will need to provide results in a complex, diverse, and changing environment.
• Drive for Results: you will work with your team to set goals and priorities and to deliver outcomes that are consistent with the direction of the department.
• Build Collaborative Environments: you will liaise between stakeholders, client ministries and contracted services ensuring business goals and client requirements are fulfilled.
• Develop Self and Others: you will drive by example a team culture that is focused on continuous learning and growth and encourage self-development through experience sharing.

Qualifications

University degree in a related field (e.g. Business Management, Commerce, Supply Chain Management) and a minimum of 4 years progressively responsible procurement-related experience.

Equivalencies may be considered:

• Diploma and a minimum of six (6) years of procurement-related experience.
• Certificate and a minimum of seven (7) years of procurement-related experience.
• No formal education and a minimum of eight (8) years of procurement-related experience.
  
  

Required:

• A detailed cover letter outlining how your experience relates to the qualifications listed below. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
• Experience managing and facilitating end‑to‑end competitive procurement processes for goods and services, including solicitation development, evaluation planning and support, and contract award.
• Ability to provide expert advice and guidance to stakeholders and program areas on procurement process, risk and compliance.
• Strong written communication skills demonstrated through the preparation of procurement documents (e.g., RFQs, RFPs) and related materials.
• Proven ability to work independently, exercise sound professional judgment, and identify and mitigate procurement‑related risks.
  
  

Assets:

• Professional procurement certification (e.g., SCMP, NIGP – CPPB/CPPO)
• Experience in a public‑sector, broader public‑sector, or highly regulated environment.
• Experience with complex and/or high-risk procurements.
• Experience mentoring or providing informal guidance to colleagues.
• Experience contributing to the development or improvement of procurement policies, procedures, or templates.
• Experience supporting contract administration activities, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying procurement legislation, regulations, policies, and trade agreements in a public‑sector environment.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem‑solving skills, including recommending solutions to complex issues involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in project coordination or management, including strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Proficiency with common business and procurement systems, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Pro, and enterprise ERP / procurement systems.
  
  

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: 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (36.25 hours/week).

Location: ATB Place North, 10025 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 1S6.

Position Type: Permanent (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.