Infrastructure Manager

Role Responsibilities

The Government of Alberta’s Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridor’s is looking for an Infrastructure Manager to join their team in Red Deer. If you are looking for a challenging yet exciting opportunity, look no further and apply!

This position reports to the Regional Director, Central Region.

The responsibilities of these roles include:

• Identifying improvements to the provincial highway network to ensure the safe movement of people and goods.
• Accountable for the delivery of preliminary engineering assignments and planning studies through consultants.
• Accountable for the delivery of municipal funding assistance programs such as Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP), Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Program (AMWWP), Water For Life (W4L), and Federal Gas Tax Fund (FGTF).
• Managing the Development Planning Technologists' review and approval of development permits within the region.
• Contributing to the management of the Region.
• Timely application review to allocate funds and assisting municipalities with program guidelines, technical decisions and other information.
• Validating and processing payments to municipalities in a timely manner to ensure stakeholders’ satisfaction.

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate:

• Value engineering skills for complex or multiphase projects.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Problem solving and mediation to address complex issues.
• Strategic thinking.

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.

• Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Drive for Results: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external 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.
• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
   

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field supplemented by at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience with land use planning, highway planning, design, or construction and maintenance.
• Experience in diverse areas with a broad knowledge of transportation planning or programming.
• Experience and knowledge in highway design or contract administration.
• Extensive supervisory skills in a technical environment.
• Class 5 Driver’s License.

Equivalencies:
Directly related education or experience considered based on:

• A related two-year diploma in a related field from a recognized postsecondary institution and nine (9) years related experience; or
• A related one-year certificate in a related field from a recognized post-secondary institution and ten (10) years related experience.

Assets:

• Eligibility for membership in APEGGA (P.Eng. or P.L. (Eng.)).
• Experience in formal training in land use planning, stakeholder relations or public consultation.

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

Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position    

Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly – Monday to Friday (8:15 am - 4:30 pm).
 
Location: Red Deer. Hybrid working options will also be considered.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level. 

Applicants are advised to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies. 

Additional Information:

In your resume, please 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).

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 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