Environmental Compliance Manager (2 Positions)

Job Information

Job Title: Environmental Compliance Manager (2 Positions)

Job Requisition ID: 63060

Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas

Location: Calgary and Red Deer (alternative locations may be considered)

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary: Permanent

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: November 12, 2024

Classification: Senior Manager, Zone 1

Salary: $3,548.95 to $4,842.27 bi-weekly ($93,567 - $126,383 /year)

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx .

We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources.

For more information about the Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas, please visit our website at: https://www.alberta.ca/environment-and-protected-areas .

Role Responsibilities

Are you an experienced environmental compliance manager with a desire to be a leader of a dynamic team? This is the position for you!

Reporting to the Regulatory Assurance Manager ( RAM), the Compliance Manager holds the legislated designated authority as a Statutory Decision Maker for key pieces of legislation within the Ministry's mandate and is responsible for compliance activities under the Alberta Land Stewardship Act, Climate Change and Emission Management Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Public Lands Act, and the Water Act, in addition to those Acts associated Regulations and Codes of Practice. The position has the authority to issue Enforcement Orders, Environmental Protection Orders and Water Management Orders and, as such, requires a thorough knowledge of legislation and the various authorizations issued by the department.

• The Compliance Manager is responsible for the delivery of the Compliance Assurance Program through the application of a balanced approached using education, prevention and enforcement. This will involve staff from Environmental Investigation Section, Approvals section, Lands Division, and Emergency Response Branch and requires the compliance manager to coordinate the program utilizing staff who are not necessarily direct reports.
• The Compliance Manager provides direct supervision and leadership to Compliance staff within the district in an effort to ensure that Departmental goals and objectives are being achieved effectively and that financial and human resources are being expended within policy and budget.
• The Compliance Manager is the Statutory Decision Maker for many regulatory assurance actions taken under the mandate of the Department such as remedial enforcement orders and water management orders. This position is responsible to ensure that the statutory decisions are informed, consistent with legislation and Departmental and Government's policies, and are considerate of all relevant matters demonstrating the principles of natural justice and procedural fairness.
• The Compliance Manager provides leadership, direction and response during and after environmental emergencies and incidents, and in response to public complaints, to ensure immediate and timely response to prevent and mitigate damage to the environment or natural resources. Emergencies can include both natural and manmade events and may involves the release of substances into the environment (air, land or water bodies).
  
  

The Compliance Manager position requires a thorough knowledge of legislation and the various approvals and authorities issued by the department to ensure effective regulatory assurance. With an operational focus, you will be responsible for informed decision-making consistent with legislation using a defensible and transparent process, defending your decisions in front of quasi-judicial appeals board as required.

The Compliance Manager supports effective internal and external relationships and strategic alliances to ensure citizens, industry, communities and governments understand their collective responsibility for the health of Alberta's environment and the appropriate management of the provinces natural resources.

About Your Work Environment

You will primarily be working in an office setting in either Red Deer or Calgary, however, travel throughout the district is required to effectively support the priority work of the program. You will have regular and on-going contact with other Ministry and government (provincial and federal) departments and agencies as well as industry and provincial regulators.

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: For this role you will need the ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

Build Collaborative Environments: Your ability to work with other managers is key to providing effective regulatory assurance in Alberta. You will be expected to collaborate with program areas in the department and other departments to ensure a coordinated regulatory assurance system with an effective, consistent, firm and fair compliance response.

Drive for Results: Your desire to complete processes will be critical to ensure that your program completes the inspection and investigation processes in a timely and effective manner. Achieving results in a timely fashion is critical to holding responsible parties accountable and these processes can be complex and require tenacity to complete.

Systems Thinking: A systems thinking is needed at all levels of the APS because the results of our work impact our colleagues and a wide range of stakeholders in a variety of different ways. Systems/Strategic Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind while assessing options and implications when decision making.

Develop Self and Others: Your ability to provide guidance, leadership, advice and direction to a team of Environmental Protection Officers is critical to effective program delivery. The Compliance Manager role is broad in scope and your focus on personal growth is important to ensure that you increase your ability to take a broad view on regulatory compliance issues. Having a solid foundation in competency development experience will help you develop yourself in this role and your team to meet the high demands on the compliance program in EPA.

Creative Problem Solving: Ability to asses options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Qualifications

Required:

• University graduation in a related field as environmental sciences, general sciences, resource management, business administration.
• (06) six years of related experience related management experience, including leading a team of professionals and engaging stakeholders. Leadership experience in developing, administering and delivering regulatory programs for environmental and/or natural resources.
  
  

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

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

The position requires extensive knowledge and understanding in the following areas:

• Government of Alberta and Ministry mandate, business goals and objectives.
• Applicable legislation, regulations, Codes of Practice and guidelines (i.e.: Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Water Act, Climate Change and Emissions Management Act, Alberta Land Stewardship Act, Public Lands Act.
• GoA and Ministry decision-making processes and applicable directives and policies.
• Procedural fairness and the principles of Natural Justice.
• Environmental issues, environmental impacts, and environmental media experience.
• Natural resource management and sustainable development practices.
• Risk and issues management principles, primarily in terms of application to environmental and human health risks.
• Strategic thinking, planning and visioning and the ability to translate strategy into business and operational plans.
• Expertise in process and procedures development, accountability frameworks and understanding of corporate and administrative operations.
• Issues management, risk management and change management principles, methodologies and processes.
  
  

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

• 1 permanent position in Red Deer ( Red Deer is the preferred location. Alternative locations such as Rocky Mountain House, Calgary and Edmonton may be considered on a exceptional basis)
• 1 permanent position in Calgary
• Monday – Friday, 36.25 hours per week.
• 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 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.
  
  

How To Apply

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

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles , for more information.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)( https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx ) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information ( https://canalliance.org/en/default.html ).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

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

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Jane McEwen, TAS Administrator via email at [email protected] .