Manager, Capital Infrastructure Planning

Government of Alberta; Alberta; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking government team dedicated to preserving Alberta's natural beauty through sustainable infrastructure planning. As the Manager of Capital Infrastructure Planning, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Alberta's parks and public lands. Your expertise will guide the development of innovative infrastructure proposals that enhance outdoor recreation while safeguarding the environment. Collaborate with diverse stakeholders and lead a passionate team in creating comprehensive plans that meet the needs of Albertans. This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on Alberta's natural spaces and contribute to the community's well-being.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Flexible work hours

Qualifications

• University graduation in planning, landscape architecture, or civil engineering.
• 4 years of experience in planning, park development, or recreation planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive infrastructure plans for parks and public lands.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and manage team operations effectively.
• Supervise planning processes and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

Skills

Infrastructure Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Team Leadership

Creative Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

University degree in related field

Tools

Project Management tools

Job description

Manager, Capital Infrastructure Planning

Job Information
Job Title: Manager, Capital Infrastructure Planning
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: January 20, 2025
Classification: Manager Zone 2
Salary: $3,241.74 to $4,362.44 bi-weekly ($84,609.414 - $113,859 /year)

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion, and innovation are valued and supported.

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.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

1. Infrastructure Planning:
   • Develop comprehensive plans to redevelop infrastructure, incorporating regional and provincial input, current status, future goals, strategic direction, regulatory requirements, operational realities, asset management, and stakeholder needs.
   • Perform field investigations in parks throughout the province to determine constraints and opportunities for various types of recreation amenities.
   • Collaborate with experts on environmental, recreational, and land management considerations.
   • Manage contracts for feasibility, planning, and engineering within budget.
   • Support the Project Management team during design and construction.
2. Stakeholder Engagement:
   • Develop engagement plans to notify, consult, or engage with Indigenous communities, stakeholders, and the public.
   • Secure necessary approvals and foster relationships across departments.
   • Lead external engagement activities, ensuring effective communication and advanced consensus-building and conflict resolution skills.
3. Team Leadership:
   • Supervise and guide Planners by assigning work, prioritizing tasks, and working within deadlines.
   • Analyze infrastructure development plans to ensure recommended site-specific development is appropriate.
   • Develop tools and processes to enhance planning efficiency and effectiveness.
   • Review planning products for clarity, consistency, and alignment with goals.
   • Establish strong relationships with planning teams and adopt innovative approaches for planning synergies.
4. Program Support and Strategic Initiatives:
   • Translate strategic direction into actionable infrastructure development plans and phased implementation strategies.
   • Support the development and implementation of infrastructure standards to guide capital planning, ensuring clear direction for infrastructure investment decisions.
   • Participate in collaboration opportunities with divisional and other relevant staff.
   • Prepare reports, briefing packages, action requests, business cases, and feasibility studies.

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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).

Term of Employment: Full time, permanent
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Locations: This is a provincial position. Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Edmonton, Calgary, Canmore, Cochrane, and other locations across Alberta will be considered.
The position is located in an office setting with approximately 10% field work required. Travel throughout the province will be required.

How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.