Role Responsibilities

This role provides specialized regulatory implementation advice and technical expertise in greenhouse gas mitigation, estimation, measurement, verification and reporting for regulated facility emissions.  
 
As a Climate Change Engineer, you will:  

• Conduct reviews and assessments of reports and applications submitted by regulated facilities under Alberta's industrial greenhouse gas regulatory system.
• Perform complex technical assessments of facilities in a variety of regulated sectors and provide recommendations and strategies to resolve issues.
• Support Alberta’s Greenhouse Gas Regulatory System by developing and implementing reporting requirements, reduction standards, mitigation programs, and quantification procedures for offset credits and other carbon market instruments.
• Support policy development, assessment, and evaluation of key GHG mitigation technologies in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, and carbon capture.
  
  

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

Qualifications

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Requirements
   

• University graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree combined with a minimum of 4 years of related experience is required. Preferred engineering disciplines include chemical, petrochemical, environmental and mechanical.
• Selected candidates must be or eligible to be a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGA). This includes candidates who qualify as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT).

Equivalency: Additional related education considered in lieu of experience on a one-for-one basis. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
  

• Strong analytical skills with expertise in emissions and production quantification methodologies used provincially, nationally, and internationally.
• In-depth knowledge of industrial greenhouse gas emission sources, technologies, and accounting principles, including Alberta’s industrial GHG regulatory system.
• Understanding of air emissions data management systems, economic instruments (e.g., carbon offsets, emission performance credits), and carbon capture and storage fundamentals.
• Awareness of Alberta’s industrial landscape, including key sectors, operations, and locations, within provincial, national, and international environmental policy contexts.
• Ability to interpret and integrate scientific information using the latest methods, and present findings clearly to technical experts, stakeholders, and the public.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate and collaborate with colleagues, industry, and stakeholders to improve emission inventories and compliance reporting.
• Proven ability to work independently, in multi-disciplinary teams, and to lead specialist or cross-functional project teams.
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills to communicate effectively with government branches, industry operators, associations, and other agencies.

Notes

This position is based in Edmonton and works Monday – Friday, 36.25 hours per week.

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

Links and information on what the GoA offers to prospective employees:
 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.