Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 73740

Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: August 4, 2025

Classification: Executive Manager I

About Us

Environment and Parks supports environmental conservation and protection, sustainable economic prosperity, quality of life and outdoor recreation opportunities by:

• • Working to protect and enhance Alberta’s environment and ecosystems to ensure a sustainable future, making life better for Albertans;
  • Working with Albertans, Indigenous communities and stakeholders to ensure the province’s environmental, social and economic outcomes for the future are met; and
  • Engaging Albertans to understand the challenges in ensuring Alberta’s natural resources are managed using innovative and responsible approaches.

For further information, visit the ministry website:

Role

Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Lands Division, the Executive Director (ED), Lands Planning is responsible for leading key aspects of Alberta’s land management system, including sub-regional plans, Environment and Parks (EPA) contributions to regional planning, and cumulative effects management frameworks, all of which contribute to Government of Alberta priorities.

In this ED role, you will lead a high-performing team of professionals, all working towards developing sub-regional plans, issue specific plans, water management plans; environmental management frameworks (for air quality, water (quality/quantity), groundwater, and biodiversity); and regional assessments. You will also lead the transition to implementation of plans, development of cumulative effects decision support tools, reporting of results, and evaluation and improvements to the effectiveness of plans and environmental frameworks.

This work is done in collaboration across the Government of Alberta, requiring the ability to build strong relationships with other leaders in a variety of different ministries. In addition, exceptional stakeholder relations skills are required to build similarly strong relationships with a diverse set of external audiences, including industry representatives, land user organizations, First Nations and Metis.

You will also be responsible for briefing senior leaders and elected officials about the work, providing the best, most comprehensive advice possible.

Qualifications

You have extensive related senior management experience with a background in leading teams, developing strategy and directing multi-disciplinary programs in large public sector organizations. You bring exceptional systems approach to strategic and operational planning. Familiarity with applicable legislation and regulations along with an understanding of policies associated with the Land-use Framework and the Integrated Resource Management system will support your success in this role.

Your systems approach will enable you to foster a collaborative culture to work effectively with stakeholders on sensitive issues in a dynamic environment. You are an effective communicator with strong organizational and project management skills, and a proven ability to successfully brief senior leaders. Your reputation for empowering teams and capacity for facilitating change will support your success.

A graduate degree and/or a degree with a combination of related experience is preferred.

Salary

$5,234.94 - $6,879.68 bi-weekly ($136,631 - $179,559 annually)

Notes

This Executive Director position is located in Edmonton.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer:

Compensation overview:

Working for the Alberta Public Service –

• Pension plan: Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) –

• Leadership and mentorship programs

• Professional learning and development

Please see the attached position profile for more information on position responsibilities. Search Profile

How to Apply

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system,

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at

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.

Resources for applicants:

It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

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.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Executive Search at psc.executivesearchservices@gov.ab.ca.

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