JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 72155
Ministry: Infrastructure
Location: Edmonton (Calgary will also be considered)
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: August 5, 2025
Classification: Senior Manager Zone 1
Salary: $3,655.2 - $4,987.54 bi-weekly ($95,406 - $130,174/year)
Alberta Infrastructure designs, builds, manages, and maintains government-owned and operated facilities, and collaborates with other ministries to ensure that schools, hospitals, and government facilities infrastructure meet the needs of Alberta’s population. The Ministry also provides accommodation services and manages a large portfolio of owned and leased facilities while maintaining fiscal accountability and optimizing value for Albertans.

QUALIFICATIONS

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ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Director, Planning & Site Readiness, this position provides leadership, strategic direction and oversight in the implementation of the Schools Modular Classroom Program (MCP), PSI and school facility conditions and inventories. The Senior Manager oversees a highly technical team of experts ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of the inventories, modular orders/status, and the utilization of the facilities. The Senior Manager is also accountable for managing Post Secondary Institution (PSI) capital program and projects. The Senior Manager is the primary liaison for post secondary institutions, providing expert advice, and advocacy, while also ensuring accountability for the government’s capital programs. The Senior Manager proactively engages with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, working in close collaboration with Facility Directors, Senior Business Officers, Vice Presidents, Superintendents and Secretary Treasurers and other senior officials in the Alberta PSI system and manufacturing industry. The role provides expert advice and recommendations that inform executive level decisions with large impact on external stakeholders including the ministry of Advanced Education, Education, Post Secondary Institutions, and K-12 Schools.

THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE SENIOR MANAGER, MODULAR & POST SECONDARY PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Administering and managing an annual budget of up to $100 million, and up to $10 million for individual MCP Projects
• Overseeing the development and implementation of key performance indicators to measure facility utilization, capacity, and functionality, ensuring comprehensive consultation with industry, school boards and other ministries
• Collaborating with school boards and Education on the MCP and facilitate processes for gathering feedback for ongoing improvements to the modular classrooms and program
• Ensuring effective accountability reporting of distributed grants by administering a monitoring system that meets the needs of government and post-secondary institutions
• Recommending high risk projects for Value Management and develop RFP and manage consultants for oversight on project and to assist with the planning and costing development on behalf of Advanced Education
• Overseeing the program of all PSI and School building evaluations and schedules to ensure accurate information on condition is captured and reported
• Resolving escalated issues from the team and engages with owners and other stakeholders on quality control, issues management, contract amendments and negotiations etc.
• Proactively engage and consult with other ministries, including Advanced Education, Education and Childcare, Municipal Affairs, Health, Justice and Solicitor General, regarding priority projects that create synergies for the provinces capital priorities or have impact on multiple departments
• Identifying and fostering opportunities for innovative means to achieve continuous improvement in Capital Planning synergies for cross ministry projects such as school and PSI collaboration projects.

In this role, the Senior Manager, Modular & Post Secondary Programs contributes to the team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies:

• Systems Thinking: Integrates broader context into planning
• Creative Problem Solving: Creates the environment for innovative problem solving
• Agility: Proactively incorporates change into processes
• Develop Networks: Builds trust to fairly represent every party
• Build Collaborative Environments: Creates an open environment of communication