Manager, Capital Infrastructure Planning
at Government of Alberta
Cochrane, AB, Canada -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 22 Nov, 2024 | USD 84609 Annual | 26 Oct, 2024 | 1 year(s) or above | Civil Engineering,Interpersonal Skills,Outdoor Recreation,Recreation Planning,Landscape Architecture | No | No |
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Description:
JOB INFORMATION
Job Requisition ID: 64140
Ministry: Forestry and Parks
Location: Various locations across Alberta
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 22, 2024
Classification: Manager Zone 2
Salary: $3,241.74 to $4,362.44 bi-weekly ($84,609.414 - $ 113,859 /year)
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:
Systems Thinking - Considers inter-relationships and emerging trends to achieve goals, seeks insights on the implications of various options, analyzes long-term outcomes while focusing on goals and values, and identifies unintended consequences.
Creative Problem Solving - Engages the community and available resources to address issues by seeking root causes, improving complex systems, leveraging external resources, and encouraging debate and idea generation to solve problems while managing risks.
Develop Networks - Maintains close relations with stakeholders by identifying key relationships, engaging with a range of interested parties, incorporating the needs of a broader group, and influencing others through effective communication techniques.
Drive for Results - Strives to exceed goals by planning based on past experience, holding oneself and others accountable for results, partnering with groups to achieve outcomes, and aiming to surpass expectations.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
University graduation in a related field (such as planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, natural resource, environmental, outdoor recreation) plus 4 years of progressively responsible related experience in planning, park development or recreation planning.
Equivalency:
Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:
- 1 year of education for 1 year of experience
- 1 year of experience for 1 year of education
Requirements:
- Progressively responsible supervision experience managing and leading a team to success.
- Demonstrated success in planning to manage a wide variety of issues, mobilize resources and find innovative solutions to complex issues and problems.
- Experience in public, stakeholder, and Indigenous engagement.
- Proficient communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated strength in building consensus, mediating disputes, and resolving conflicting interests.
Assets:
- Registered Professional Planner (RPP)
- Knowledge of Alberta’s Provincial Parks Act and associated regulations.
- Awareness of construction practices, park operations, outdoor recreation and environmental or natural resource policy.
- Able to work and travel in a variety of remote and rugged terrain and degrees of isolation in all weather conditions, sometimes in the backcountry (i.e., hike, OHV, bike).
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Responsibilities:
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the Way: Plan Sustainable Infrastructure for Alberta Parks!
Your passion can help protect Alberta Parks - be part of the team that ensures their vitality and enjoyment for all who visit.
The Manager of Capital Infrastructure Planning is crucial in shaping Alberta’s parks and public lands for sustainable outdoor recreation while preserving natural landscapes. This role involves collaborating with diverse and passionate stakeholders to identify needs and plan appropriate infrastructure. The position must consider site-specific impacts, broader system effects, and long-term factors like operational costs, maintenance and staffing levels.
Leading a team, the Manager oversees the creation of detailed infrastructure proposals for campgrounds, day-use areas, trails, and other recreation sites that align with the ministry’s goals for outdoor, nature-based recreation, conservation and tourism. This involves navigating complex situations, managing significant budgets, and balancing conflicting interests to create comprehensive development plans.
Operating independently, the Manager visits parks across the province to meet with stakeholders, analyze options and provide recommendations for development of recreation amenities that meet the mandate of Alberta Parks. Take the lead in making a lasting impact by helping to enrich Alberta Parks, where your work will create spaces for nature to thrive and visitors to connect.
ROLE CONTINUED
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:1.0Max:6.0 year(s)
Other Industry
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Graduate
Planning park development or recreation planning
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Cochrane, AB, Canada