Driver Programs Administrator

at  Government of Alberta

JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 66287
Ministry: Transportation and Economic Corridors
Location: Edmonton & Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary, until March 31, 2027
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: January 27, 2025
Classification: Administration 2
Salary: $2,400.86 to $3,151.07 bi-weekly ($62,662 - $82,243/year)
Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) is a centre of excellence for transportation in North America. We contribute to Alberta’s prosperity and quality of life by providing and supporting a safe, innovative, and sustainable provincial transportation system and water management infrastructure. With Transportation and Economic Corridors, you can engage in a fulfilling career with diverse room to grow. We believe in building careers, providing opportunities for growth within the organization, and strive to provide our staff with a work-life balance including reasonable hours of work to ensure time with family and to accommodate outside interests.

The department promotes a vital and diverse economy by:

• Managing transportation safety
• Supporting municipalities with public transportation and water/wastewater facilities
• Expanding and enhancing a well-integrated transportation system and enabling market access

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Reporting to the Team Lead, the Driver Programs Administrator is responsible for planning and conducting a suite of compliance inspections to uphold the integrity of the driver training and testing system with the intent of enhancing traffic safety in Alberta. Inspections include on-site monitoring of driver examiners and driving instructors to provide quality assurance for their actions, and auditing driver training schools to ensure multiple elements of their operations comply with requirements (e.g., records managements, classrooms, yards). The Driver Programs Administrator also completes inspections in response to ad hoc complaints or situations flagged through ongoing risk assessments. Based on inspection results, remedial and potential disciplinary actions are identified and communicated; significant disciplinary actions are recommended for management approval.
Advice is provided to multiple stakeholders regarding compliance and monitoring requirements and interpretation of related policy and legislation. Subject-matter-expertise is provided to the development and implementation of an effective program compliance accountability framework as well as inspection strategies, processes and schedules.

The core responsibilities include:

• Completing a suite of inspections in a timely, consistent, thorough, and unbiased manner, in compliance with appropriate legislation and policy.
• Managing records effectively. Information provided to stakeholders, ministry leadership is professional and accurate, and supports key performance indicators and other data purposes.
• Contributing to a continuous improvement environment, striving for modernized governance and systems that align with ministry business plan goals.
• Being a subject-matter expert by providing advisory services, in alignment with the mandate and goals of the department.

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