Field Support Technologist

Role Responsibilities

Are you looking for a career where your technical expertise makes a real difference in public safety and transportation infrastructure? As a Field Support Technologist, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring Alberta’s highways remain safe, efficient, and well-maintained. Join a team dedicated to innovation, excellence, and sustainability in transportation!

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Field Support Technologist provides support to the Maintenance Contract Inspectors to ensure compliance with maintenance contracts and technical standards. This role involves field inspections, data collection, and contractor oversight to maintain Alberta’s transportation network. You'll collaborate with internal teams, contractors, and external stakeholders to optimize highway infrastructure while ensuring the safety and efficiency of transportation corridors.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Assessing contractor performance to ensure compliance with emergency response and routine maintenance requirements.
• Patrolling roadways to identify potential hazards and taking corrective actions.
• Investigating vehicle collisions to determine road damage and recommend repairs.
• Verifying contractor compliance with material use and work specifications.
• Monitoring budget expenditures and preparing financial reports for contract oversight.
• Preparing inspection reports, deficiency documentation, and technical assessments.
• Recommending long-term maintenance strategies and providing input for future budget planning.
• Assisting in the preparation and administration of minor highway contracts and service agreements.
• Collecting inventory data for highway assets and ensuring proper asset control.
• Supporting roadside development control initiatives and monitoring utility work within the highway right-of-way.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess road conditions, contractor performance, and asset needs.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with stakeholders, contractors, and government representatives.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and contract compliance.
• Proactive decision-making and problem-solving abilities, particularly in emergency situations.
• Strong organizational skills to track maintenance activities, budgets, and reporting requirements.
• A collaborative mindset, working effectively with teams and external partners to achieve common goals.
• Adaptability to anticipate and manage changes in highway maintenance and contract administration.

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.    
 

Qualifications

Required:

• A related technical diploma (e.g., Engineering), supplemented by at least four (4) years of related experience. Equivalencies may be considered. 
• A valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s Licence or equivalent.
• Knowledge of road design, construction, maintenance, and contract administration.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Assets:

• C.E.T. designation (or eligibility) through the Association of Science & Engineering Technology Professionals (ASET).

Equivalencies are:

• A related four-year degree and a minimum of two (2) years of related experience; a related one-year certificate and a minimum of five (5) years of related experience; or a minimum of six (6) years of related experience in lieu of formal education.

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

Additional Position Details:

• This position is a permanent, full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday (8:15 am – 4:30 pm). 
• Due to the essential nature of the work, this role requires in-office presence at the Provincial Building, 10320 - 99 St, Grande Prairie, AB
• Eligible GoA employees who work and live between the 55th and 57th parallels (except Fort McMurray) will receive an annual retention bonus of $6,000, minus deductions.
• Travelling will consist of 75% or more of the work schedule. 

Recruitment Process:

• Pre-employment checks will be conducted to assess candidates’ suitability. These checks may include (but are not limited to): references, academic verification, driver’s abstract, etc.
• 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. 
• Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.
   

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.