Continuous Improvement Specialist

3 months ago

Edmonton, Canada Government of Alberta Full time

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63632
Ministry: Infrastructure
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 05, 2024
Classification: Program Services 2

**Salary**: $2,345.14 - $3,076.28 bi-weekly ($61,208 - $80,290/year)

Alberta Infrastructure designs, builds, manages, and maintains government-owned and operated facilities, and collaborates with other ministries to ensure that schools, hospitals, and government facilities infrastructure meet the needs of Alberta’s population. The Ministry also provides accommodation services and manages a large portfolio of owned and leased facilities while maintaining fiscal accountability and optimizing value for Albertans.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Do you have a mind for process improvement in the Public Sector? We are looking for you to join our team

The Continuous Improvement Team supports business units with their problem solving and project management needs. Specializing in Lean Six Sigma tools and methodology, we work with business areas to improve processes and guide them to success backed by strong project management and change management techniques. We drive Continuous Improvement by focusing on business innovation, knowledge, and experience from the Subject Matter Experts within the business area to improve stagnant processes and eliminate rework.

The position provides services related to evaluating, planning and implementing improvements in processes and practices. This position will provide frontline process improvement support working with senior continuous improvement specialists and branch resources to ensure change implications are managed.

Acting as a change agent, the Continuous Improvement Specialist is accountable to analyze business requirements in order to develop business solutions to meet the business needs. The position will question the current way of doing things including considering people capacity, workflow, change leadership, and technology; build consensus, harmonize disparate processes; and recommend changes to business practices that result in increased efficiencies and effectiveness of organizational business functions.

The Continuous Improvement Specialist will provide input into the defining, designing, and facilitating the implementation of continuous improvement programs. The position will function within the parameters of applicable legislation, regulations, policies, directives, and guidelines. In addition to analyzing process improvement programs and potential results (including mapping “as is” and “to be” processes), the Continuous Improvement Specialist will be involved in establishing and maintaining performance metrics to measure the success of continuous improvement programs; and the development and facilitation of the implementation of process excellence supports in relation to program governance, project reviews, communications, and training.

**Role Responsibilities Cont'd**:
**The primary responsibilities for the Continuous Improvement Analyst include, but are not limited to**:

- Supporting business areas to identify and facilitate business improvements and initiatives to meet business needs. Providing support from a business process perspective to ensure that changes can be translated from high-level business requirements into feasible and efficient business and operational process
- Analyzing the business change and assess the impacts on the organization and the business
- Reviewing and evaluating system deliverables combining technical ability with a user perspective to ensure satisfaction is met.
- Assessing or streamlining opportunities that are manual or automated and making recommendations to the business sponsor or senior management Conducting business requirements review sessions with staff to identify requirements that are needed and document the process.- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to articulate complex concepts and write logical, well thought through documents in a clear and concise manner
- Research and investigative skills, and commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through use of creative thinking
- Organizational and time management skills, including ability to prioritize and manage multiple activities and project tasks in a fast paced and rapidly evolving environment with multiple and often conflicting priorities and deadlines.

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

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**Required**:

- University graduation in a related field (Social Sciences, Operations Management, Business, Economics, or related field)

**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

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