Wetland Valuation Tool Technician

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Wetlands Team Lead, the Wetland Valuation Tool Technician supports wetland assessments across the province and provides services to stakeholders requesting a wetland value determination to meet the requirements of the Alberta Wetland Policy.

Key Responsibilities:

• This position is a front-line position responsible for supporting and managing the Alberta Wetland Rapid Evaluation Tool - Actual (ABWRET-A) and Alberta Wetland Rapid Evaluation Tool – Desktop (ABWRET-D) submissions required by the Alberta Wetland Policy.
• This position ensures ABWRET submissions are processed in a consistent and timely manner and comply with the requirements of the Alberta Wetland Policy and associated directives and guidelines.
• ABWRET tools are used to determine the relative functions of a wetland which impacts regulatory requirements under the Water Act and determines the wetland replacement an applicant owes to permanently impact a wetland. 
  
  

 Other Skills:

• Must have a strong understanding of the Alberta Wetland Policy and its supporting tools and documents, as well as working knowledge of the Water Act, Public Lands Act, and provincial environmental regulatory processes. 
• Requires basic skills and knowledge of GIS and ArcMap software, air photo wetland interpretation methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills are necessary to work with stakeholders and clients, request submission corrections, and respond to general inquiries on the wetland policy and wetland inventories and assessment tools.
• Ability to work effectively and independently.

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: Observes and understands larger impact of role.
• AGILITY: Works in changing environment and takes initiative to change.
• DEVELOP NETWORKS: Maintains collegial internal relationships and understands external network.
• CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING: Focuses on continuous improvement and increasing insight.
• DRIVE FOR RESULTS: Actively sets goals and remains open to advice on reaching them.

Qualifications

Required:

• Two-year technical diploma in Environmental sciences or a related field plus four years related field experience in Freshwater or Wetlands system; or equivalent as described below.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to present and prepare written information to various stakeholders.
• Working experience in Microsoft office tools, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), ArcMap software, air photo wetland interpretation methodologies (wetland delineation and classification).

Equivalency: 

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year education.

Skills, Abilities and other assets:

• Excellent communication skills are necessary to work with stakeholders, request submission corrections, and respond to general enquiries on the wetland policy and wetland inventories and assessment tools.
• Excellent organization skills, particularly in data and records keeping.
• Strong team working 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

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

This position will be located in Edmonton.

In your application, please a include cover page detailing your interest, and role related experience. In your resume include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

This position will require final candidates to undergo a security clearance.

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.