Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 35399

Ministry: Transportation and Economic Corridors

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: November 28, 2022

Classification: Administration 2

About Us

Alberta Transportation is a Centre of excellence for transportation in North America. We contribute to Alberta's prosperity and quality of life by providing and supporting a safe, innovative, and sustainable provincial transportation system and water management infrastructure. With Alberta Transportation, you can engage in a fulfilling career with diverse room to grow. We believe in building careers, providing opportunities for growth within the organization, and strive to provide our staff with a work-life balance including reasonable hours of work to ensure time with family and to accommodate outside interests.

The ministry consists of the Department of Transportation. The department promotes a vital and diverse economy by:

• Managing transportation safety
• Supporting municipalities with public transportation and water/wastewater facilities
• Expanding and enhancing a well-integrated transportation system and enabling market access
  

For more information, visit

Role

Alberta Transportation has an exciting opportunity for a Driver Program Administrator to join the team. The Driver programs/ MELT (Mandatory Entry Level Training) & License Branch is looking for detail oriented, highly motivated, and independent individual.

Reporting to the Senior Driver Programs Administration, this position administers driver licensing, driver training and driver examination regulatory programs.

The main responsibilities for Driver Program Administrator are (but not limited to):

• Conducts operation and performance reviews under section 38 of the Driver Training and Driver Examination Regulation (e.g., audits and monitoring sessions) of licensed driving instructors, and licensed driver training schools to ensure compliance with legislation, regulations, policies, procedures, and good practices.
• The incumbent inspects regulated stakeholder’s records related to driver training or driver examinations to determine if there is compliance with legislation, regulations policies, procedures, and good practices.
• The Administrator will assess applications and applicants for driving instructor, driver training school, and driver examiner licenses/ designations to ensure they comply with legislation and policies. Recommendations are made as to whether to license/designate applicants.
• Assesses applicants, inspect facilities, and approve licenses for driver training schools.
• Writes reports and documents, including responding to ministerial action requests as required.
• Gathers, retains, and processes evidence, such as interviewing complaints, victims, witnesses, suspects, and accused persons. These are done in a consistent, thorough and in unbiased manner.
• Participates in team projects, special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• 2 years diploma in administration plus 5 years progressively responsible experience in related field is required. At minimum, a valid Class 4 Operator’s license is required. Preferences will be given to the holder of an Alberta Class 1 and Class 6 operator’s license. Possession of an ‘S’ endorsement is considered an asset. Candidates with similar or related experience are encouraged to apply.
  

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered based on:

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

Assets:

• Driver examiner experience.
• Driver Instructor experience.
• Experience working with the Traffic Safety Act and Regulations.
• Experience conducting audits and/ or providing monitoring or oversight.
• Knowledge of the Government of Alberta, department, and business areas.
• Knowledge of all classes of license types (e.g., Class 1,2,3,4,5, air brake, school bus) including Class 1 and Class 2 MELT programs. This will require a Class1 driver’s license with an air brake and school bus endorsement and a satisfactory record.
• Proficiency in office information technology used for tasks, including Microsoft office suite, Adobe, ARTS, 1GX, BERNIE, Corporate Registries System etc.
  

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:

• Drive for Results: Actively sets goals and remains open to advice on reaching them.
• Develop Networks: Works on maintaining close relations with all stakeholders.
• Creative Problem Solving: Focuses on continuous improvement and increasing breadth of insight.
• Agility: Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change
• Build Collaborative Environments: Works in an open honest manner with colleagues.

Salary

$2,336.16 - $3,066.17 bi-weekly ($60,973.77 – $80,027.03/year) approximately.

Notes

Hours of Work:

7.25 hours / 36.25 hours a week

Location:

This position is located at the Twin Atria Building, 4999 98 Avenue NW, Edmonton AB, T6B 2X3.

Additional Information:

There is currently 1 full-time permanent position open for this role.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at the same or lower classification level.

Links and information on what the GOA has to offer to prospective employees:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service –
• Pension plans:
  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) –
  • Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) –
• 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:

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 Abdul Rafey at Abdul.Rafey@gov.ab.ca.

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check