Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 41541

Ministry: Agriculture and Irrigation

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: May 11, 2023

Classification: Subsidiary 02B 3625 Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

About Us

Financial Services Division
This division supports the achievement of ministry outcomes, and the continued delivery of corporate services to clients and stakeholders. The Assistant Deputy Minister of Financial Services and Senior Financial Officer role is shared with Alberta Forestry Parks and Tourism.

Facilities & Fleet Services Unit
Staff manage core ministry services for departmental divisions including program accommodations, space change requirements and renovations, lease agreements, fleet procurement and maintenance, driver safety training, ministry parking requirements, and capital improvements.

Staff work daily with cross ministry staff in Alberta Infrastructure, Service Alberta Red Tape Reduction and Technology and Innovation.

Emergency Management Services Unit
Emergency Management Services includes Prevention and Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. Emergency Management staff play a vital role in supporting program areas in their business continuity response to an emergency.

Role

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Fleet Lead to join our Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Management team.

As the Fleet Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the department's fleet operations, ensuring that divisional requirements are met for program operations, and providing advisory support to program staff involved in fleet operations. You will also be responsible for overseeing the delivery of a driver safety program and engaging with multiple stakeholders to ensure that fleet operations are conducted in compliance with relevant regulations and policies.

Primary responsibilities would include:

• Supervising and leading department fleet coordinators: You will be responsible for overseeing the work of the department fleet coordinators and providing leadership to ensure the divisional requirements are met for program operations. This involves ensuring that fleet procurement and preventative maintenance program requirements are met, and that driver safety programs are developed and delivered.
• Providing advisory support: You will be responsible for providing advisory support to program staff involved in fleet operations, emergency response fleet, and Financial Services for all fleet related enquiries. This will involve responding to queries, providing guidance, and ensuring that fleet operations are conducted in compliance with relevant regulations and policies.
• Fleet procurement and preventative maintenance: You will be responsible for overseeing the fleet procurement and preventative maintenance program requirements for department fleet operations. This will involve working directly with divisional fleet coordinators to ensure that divisional requirements are met for program operations.
• Driver safety program: You will oversee the delivery of a driver safety program, including the development and delivery of driver training requirements, policies, and manuals. This will involve working closely with stakeholders, such as department managers and their teams, Service Alberta Red Tape Reduction (Fleet Management and Fleet Safety) teams, Alberta Transportation and Alberta Infrastructure.
• Stakeholder engagement: You will work with multiple stakeholders, including department managers and their teams, Service Alberta Red Tape Reduction (Fleet Management and Fleet Safety) teams, Alberta Transportation and Alberta Infrastructure. This will involve developing and maintaining relationships with these stakeholders, collaborating with them to ensure that fleet operations are conducted in compliance with relevant regulations and policies, and representing the organization in external forums.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, and four (4) years of directly related experience.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Additional Requirements:

• Class 5 driver’s license and supervisory experience.
• Knowledge and experience with:
  • application of the Travel Safety Act (regarding commercial vehicles)
  • the National Safety Code (NSC)
  • any other applicable legislation
  • safety standards impacting fleet vehicles and fleet drivers.
  
  

Preference will be given to those with:
Working in complex environments or units involved with managing large fleet inventories.

Assets:

• Project management knowledge and experience are considered
• PROSCI, change management and project management certification and/ experience.
• Completion of ICS 100
• First Aid certification or experience
• Experience with system applications such as ARI, DMIS, FOCUS, OSSI as well as electronic logging devices, will be considered a strong asset.

APS Competencies

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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following APS Competencies:

• Agility
• Drive for Results
• Develop Self and Others
• Build Collaborative Environments
• Develop Networks
• Systems Thinking
• Creative Problem Solving

Salary

$2,716.64 to $3,550.90 bi-weekly. ($70,904 - $92,678 / year)

Notes

Position Information:
Office located in Edmonton
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week (permanent full time)
Monday to Friday (08:15 am-16:30 pm)
Evening and weekend work is sometimes required

Additional Applicant Information:

Instructions for your Resume:

For Employment Experience:
Please indicate duration of employment (month, year)
Ex: Youth Worker, Jan 2006 - June 2009

For any Post-Secondary Education:
Please specify your major and length of the program
Please specify the year of graduation
Ex: Bachelor of Social Work, 4-year Degree (Graduated 2017)

What we offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service –
• Pension plan: Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) –
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreements
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool –
  

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:

• Apply for Jobs with the Alberta Public Service:
• Understanding the Alberta Public Service Hiring Process:
• ALIS:
  

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 Karen Jackman at Karen.Jackman@gov.ab.ca

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