JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 68254
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: April 8, 2025
Classification: Scientific 3
Salary: $3,076.28 to $4,053.05 bi-weekly ($80,290- $105,784/year)
We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources.

Join our team as a Science and Technology Specialist in Edmonton, where you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and delivering reclamation policy across land use types, agriculture, forests, native grasslands, and wetlands for a broad range of industrial activity types.
Reporting to the Reclamation, Remediation & Pesticides Manager, the Science and Technology Specialist is responsible for leading provincial policy analysis and development in reclamation and liability management. Participation on a highly technical team that develops policy guidance and requirements for industry that prevents or addresses environmental pollution and manages reclamation liability is a key component of this position.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining provincial reclamation policy that incorporates new science and technology. While also acting as a resource for staff and stakeholders concerning Alberta’s reclamation policies. Industry and environmental professionals rely upon this guidance to prevent and address adverse effects to human health and the environment and manage reclamation liabilities.
The successful candidate will apply effective interpersonal and communication skills to provide inclusive leadership, effectively motivate, engage and develop technical policy, while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. The ability to foster and build relationships across the Department is necessary to deliver strategic advice and recommendations to Department leaders and Government Officials assisting the Government of Alberta in meeting their key mandates, goals and initiatives.
As the ideal candidate, you will exercise confidentiality, professionalism, flexibility and initiative. Your exceptional organizational and time management skills and your passion for teamwork will be crucial in ensuring that the diverse administrative and operational needs of our clients are provided in a consistent, accurate and timely manner. Communication, problem solving, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines are skills that will be essential to your success in this multi-faceted role.
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