Railway Program Coordinator

Job Information

Job Title : Railway Program Coordinator

Job Requisition ID : 52255

Ministry : Transportation and Economic Corridors

Location : Edmonton

Full or Part-Time : Full Time

Hours of Work : 36.25 hours per week

Permanent / Temporary : Permanent

Scope : Open Competition

Closing Date : May 7, 2024

Pay Grade : Program Services 3 Market Adjustment

Salary : $2,626.89 to $3,448.73 bi-weekly ($68,562 - $90,012 / year)

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Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) 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 as well as water management infrastructure.

With Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors, 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 striving 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 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 as well as enabling market access
• Preserving and developing the provincial highway network as well as water management infrastructure

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Role Responsibilities

The Government of Alberta, on behalf of Albertans, is exploring passenger rail in the province through the development of a Passenger Rail Master Plan.

In July 2023, Premier Danielle Smith tasked Minister Dreeshen of Transportation and Economic Corridors with exploring passenger rail in Alberta.

Work on this mandate will enhance the province’s transportation network and ensure a more safe and efficient transportation system in Alberta.

Alberta’s government recognizes the importance of passenger rail for the future of a rapidly growing province and looks forward to charting the path forward for passenger rail in Alberta, assessing feasibility and governance considerations, and hearing Albertan’s perspectives on passenger rail.

Come be a part of the team that takes this work forward!

Reporting to the Executive Director, Passenger Rail, you are responsible for supporting the development of quality policy in a timely manner to senior policy advisors, branch and department officials while keeping your supervisor fully informed and obtaining necessary approvals.

You will support overall coordination of issues, research and information collection, development of supporting materials, attending meeting and developing meeting minutes as well as program and issues coordination for passenger rail-related work.

Your responsibilities include (but are not limited to) :

• Providing support for information and coordination in the development of policy and issues related to passenger rail transportation
• Outlining, researching, preparing and drafting policy issues / options for senior leadership
• Coordinating and preparing a range of materials (e.g., letters, briefing notes, reports, presentations, visuals, decision-making documents, etc.

for recommendation for senior officials and executive team (e.g., Director, Executive Director, Assistant Deputy Minister, etc.)

• Developing briefing materials (presentations, documents, proposals, etc.) in a timely manner, often under short timelines and with competing priorities
• Collaborating with Section and Division operations in coordinating, facilitating, developing and managing internal communications for passenger rail related items
• Conducting the review of documents such as PowerPoint presentations, key messages, speaking notes, briefing notes, correspondence etc.

to ensure that they are aligned with current status and meet quality expectations

• Developing effective and efficient tracking mechanisms and tools to communicate as well as support timely and high-quality deliverables
• Supporting project teams to identify research and develop policy proposals and actions; and planning for the implementation of policy decisions whereby the analysis may include consideration of the structure, funding and operation of programs and / or services
• Undertaking research particularly with respect to passenger rail development
• Presenting conclusions and results in various different formats including reports, briefings, spreadsheets, tables, etc.

Role Continued

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate :

• Self-motivation and the capability of handling a wide range of administrative, research and project responsibilities
• The ability to work in a changing, complex, multi-disciplinary environment that includes group work requiring the ability to successfully present, engage and facilitate input from multiple stakeholders, particularly at a senior level and to manage varied expectations through the process
• The ability to coordinate a variety of projects, handle tight deadlines, multi-task and re-prioritize workload
• The ability to review branch deliverables to ensure high quality - clear, concise and precise briefings, reports, and other written documentation for manager and executive audiences
• The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and deal professionally with departmental staff, GoA staff, external stakeholder as well as the public
• The ability to develop creative solutions

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.