Regulatory Excellence Advisor

at  Government of Alberta

JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 61731
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Edmonton (other locations may be considered)
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary (2 years)
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: September 3, 2024
Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment (024PSAMA)
Salary: $2,757.39 to $ 3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967 - $94,068/year)
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.

Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is transforming its environmental regulatory system to improve regulatory efficiency, oversight and stewardship of Alberta’s natural resources. This strategic transformation involves implementing a new regulatory assurance framework that ensures environmental regulatory assurance and establishes guiding principles and enabling components. The comprehensive regulatory approach is risk informed, data driven, outcomes focused and integrated across the Water Act, Public Lands Act and Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
Reporting to the Manager of Regulatory Evaluation and Reporting (, the Regulatory Excellence Advisor is an experienced senior specialist who supports the digitization and sustainment of the department’s environmental regulatory system. This position functions as an internal consultant and works closely with senior staff and subject matter experts to lead and facilitate the identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of regulatory excellence projects.

The Regulatory Excellence Advisor will:

• Actively contribute to the success of the new regulatory framework and ensure it is functioning as intended, driving initiatives related to business excellence, performance enhancement and continuous improvement, and
• Build strong relationships and work collaboratively across the ministry to ensure initiatives are coordinated and aligned within the regulatory system and will achieve system outcomes.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading or supporting the design, implementation and maintenance of the digital regulatory assurance system to modernize EPA’s regulatory system.
• Providing leadership and undertaking project management responsibilities on projects to achieve regulatory excellence.
• Supporting the development and implementation of internal management systems and implementation plans to achieve regulatory excellence.
• Supporting cross divisional and cross ministry initiatives to enable coordination and alignment based on executive direction.

Activities will range across project life cycle, including identifying opportunities for regulatory excellence, building and leading task teams, developing collaborative relationships and managing feedback, supporting change management, leading or supporting data management for evaluation and reporting purposes, identifying recommendations on business requirements and processes, managing issues, and communicating on progress.
Join us in this exciting opportunity and make a significant impact and contribution to advancing Alberta’s environmental regulatory system.
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