Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to make a tangible impact on transportation safety and policy in Alberta? As a Compliance Analyst, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of Alberta’s compliance programs. This is your opportunity to apply deep regulatory expertise, guide the administration of essential programs, and help shape the future of road safety across the province.

In this specialized role, you will serve as the operational lead for Alberta’s Auditing Program and a subject matter expert across multiple elements of the Compliance Program. You’ll work independently and collaboratively with teams across the Ministry, industry partners, and auditors to ensure that approximately 18,000 commercial carriers operate within the boundaries of Alberta’s and Canada’s safety standards. Your contributions will directly inform program decisions, policy development, and strategic improvements that impact both industry operations and public safety.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a lead analyst in the development and administration of Alberta’s Auditing Program.
• Preparing detailed reports, briefings, and recommendations that support senior decision-making and ongoing program improvement.
• Monitoring compliance trends, evaluating operational outcomes, and identifying areas for innovation and policy enhancement.
• Leading the recruitment, onboarding, and contract management processes for the Auditing Program.
• Managing program records, correspondence, and documentation with precision to uphold fairness and regulatory integrity.
• Engaging internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure program transparency, consistency, and alignment with changing legislation.

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: Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them. Takes holistic long-term view of challenges and opportunities. Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives. Works towards actions and plans aligned with APS values. Works with others to identify areas for collaboration. 
• Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues. Engages perspective to seek root causes. Finds ways to improve complex systems. Employs resources from other areas to solve problems. Engages others and encourages debate and idea generation to solve problems while addressing risks.  
• Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes. Uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards. Acknowledges even indirect responsibility.   Commits to what is good for Albertans even if not immediately accepted.  Reaches goals consistent with APS direction.
• Develop Networks: Leverages relationships to build input and perspective. Looks broadly to engage stakeholders. Open to perspectives towards long-term goals. Actively seeks input into change initiatives. Maintains stakeholder relationships.  
• Agility: Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks.  Identifies alternative approaches and supports others to do the same.  Proactively explains impact of changes. Anticipates and mitigates emotions of others.  Anticipates obstacles and stays focused on goals.  Makes decisions and takes action in uncertain situations and creates a backup plan

Qualifications

Required:  

• University degree in Public Administration, Business Analysis, Business Management, or related, PLUS 2 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 1 year certificate PLUS a minimum 5 years of experience
• Related 2-year diploma PLUS a minimum 4 years of experience
• Related minimum 6 years of experience 

The successful candidate MUST also have:

• Demonstrated experience in audit, regulatory compliance, and evidence-based analysis, including applying audit principles, investigative techniques, and quality assurance methods to support defensible compliance decisions.
• Extensive experience interpreting and applying complex legislation and regulatory frameworks, including the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, Traffic Safety Act, National Safety Code, and related standards, with the ability to provide authoritative advice to industry stakeholders.
• Direct experience with carrier compliance and Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) programs, including strong knowledge of associated regulations, policies, procedures, and operational requirements.
• Proven experience in business analysis, program/policy analysis, and project delivery, including supporting program evaluation, continuous improvement, and implementation of regulatory or compliance-based initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influence skills, including demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, gain compliance, and support enforcement actions (e.g., imposing operating conditions).
• Advanced understanding of transportation industry operations, public safety principles, and compliance environments, including auditing and investigative methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, high-pressure workloads, exercise sound judgment, and analyze issues to recommend appropriate, risk-based actions.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s licence (or equivalent) and ability to provide a clear driver abstract.
  
  

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: Edmonton.

Recruitment Process:

• Cover Letter: Please provide a cover letter outlining your skills, knowledge and experience as they relate to the role. Candidates who do not provide one will not be considered.
• Written Assessments: Candidates will be required to complete a written assessment to further evaluate their skills, knowledge, and experience related to the role.
• 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.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.