Role Responsibilities

Are you driven by public safety and confident in making informed, high-impact decisions? As a Compliance Coordinator, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring commercial carriers meet the safety standards that keep Alberta’s highways secure. This is a dynamic, solutions-focused position for someone ready to interpret policy, manage complex files, and support continuous improvement across a province-wide compliance program.

As a Compliance Coordinator, you’ll lead the administration of Alberta’s Carrier Compliance Program—monitoring and enforcing both federal and provincial safety standards for approximately 18,000 carriers. You’ll coordinate multiple regulatory functions, manage compliance interventions, assess risk, and work directly with commercial carriers and Third-Party Auditors. Your work will influence safety outcomes on Alberta’s roads, support fairness for commercial operators, and shape program direction through collaboration and informed decision-making.

Your key responsibilities include:
 

• Administering and updating carrier profiles, issuing penalties, and ensuring compliance with safety legislation.
• Assessing collision review applications and updating carrier records in line with regulatory standards.
• Responding to public, industry, and auditor inquiries with clear, policy-aligned guidance.
• Developing reports, correspondence, and program communications, including monthly newsletters.
• Monitoring high-risk carriers, identifying compliance gaps, and initiating appropriate corrective actions.
• Supporting policy updates, system enhancements, and quality control across program processes.
• Evaluating carrier eligibility for Alberta’s Excellent Rating Program and monitoring ongoing compliance.

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

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: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.    

• Systems Thinking: Considers inter-relationships and emerging trends to attain goals. Seeks insight on implications of different options. Analyzes long-term outcomes, focus on goals and values. Identifies unintended consequences.
• Drive for Results: Works to exceed goals and partner with others to achieve objectives. Plans based on experience. Holds self and others responsible for results. Partners with groups to achieve outcomes. Aims to exceed expectations.
• Develop Networks: Works on maintaining close relations with all stakeholders. Identifies key stakeholder relationships. Has contact with range of interested parties. Actively incorporates needs of a broader group. Influences others through communication techniques.
   

Qualifications

Required:  
 

• 2-year diploma in Public Administration or in a compliance field of study, PLUS 3 years related experience or equivalent as described

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

For Example: 

• Related 4-year degree and 1 year experience
• Related 1 year certificate PLUS a minimum 4 years of experience
• Related 2-year diploma PLUS a minimum 3 years of experience

The successful candidate MUST also have:

• Thorough knowledge of the Compliance Program to administer multi-faceted program operations and provide program information to multiple stakeholders; this includes relevant legislation, policy, standards and program operations processes.
• Ability to research, analyze, coordinate, and prioritize tasks and address a high volume of complex and often sensitive issues.
• Well-developed decision-making skills.
• Ability to integrate multiple pieces of information to assess and formulate a decision.
• Strong writing and oral communication skills.
• Able to maintain JOIN, MOVES, MOTRIS, ROADS security access. (e.g., ROADS/MOTRIS/TRAVIS/CORES). 
• Prepare information/reports/correspondence (using Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, etc.).

Assets: 

• Experience working with systems such as JOIN, MOVES, MOTRIS, and ROADS.
• Certification or training in areas such as compliance monitoring, investigation, or transportation safety

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.
 

Notes

Additional Position Details:
 

• Term of Employment: Permanent Full-time position 
• Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
• Location: Red Deer
   

Recruitment Process:
 

• Please be sure to include a cover letter outlining your skills, knowledge and experience as it relates to the role. Cover letters will be used to assess written communication skills. Candidates who do not provide one will not be considered. 
• Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 
   

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer 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.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.