Professional Practice Standards Advisor

**APEGA Career Opportunity**:
**Professional Practice Standards Advisor**:
**Full-time, Permanent**
**Location: Edmonton**
**Competition #22-38**
- Want to be part of a team that makes a difference? Come be part of the change._

Since 1920, APEGA has been regulating the practices of engineering and geoscience to serve the public interest in Alberta.

We are looking for energetic individuals who thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and challenging environment. You need to be committed to serving the community with integrity, accountability, and innovation, and have a desire to deliver exceptional service. If you reflect these values, have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to make a difference through your work, and are passionate about acting in the best interest of public safety - then come be a part of our diverse team

Together we can help shape the present and future practices of professional engineers and geoscientists of Alberta.

**Position Summary**:
Reporting to the Professional Practice Standards Manager, the Professional Practice Standards Advisor is responsible to develop, maintain, and revise APEGA’s professional practice standards, guidelines, and bulletins.

As a professional practice ambassador of APEGA, you are a principal advisor to all stakeholders - the public, licensed professionals, and permit holders. Focused on ensuring the public interest is protected, and that APEGA earns and maintains the confidence of its membership and the public, the Professional Practice Standards Advisor assists Staff, APEGA Statutory Boards and Committees, and Council to exercise self-regulation by providing guidance and advice on practice standards, guidelines, and bulletins, as well as the practice standards development process.

**Responsibilities**:

- Developing and executing APEGA’s professional standards development and maintenance program
- Providing developmental reports and updates to the Practice Review Board (PRB)
- Coordinating and controlling the professional practice seminars related to the consultation, implementation, or continuing education of APEGA professional practice standards, guidelines, or bulletins
- Advising the Manager, Practice Standards, Director, Professional Practice, and Executive Leadership of professional practice trends that may require practice standards development resources
- Supporting other regulatory functions such as legislative interpretation and implementation, licensing, investigations, or enforcement in issues related to the assessment of professional conduct and skilled practice of licensed professionals
- Supporting volunteer management for all Professional Practice volunteers
- Planning and executing practice standards development to meet annual goals set by the Manager, Practice Standards and Director, Professional Practice as coordinated with the Chief Regulatory Officer
- Providing recommendations on practice standards, guidelines, or bulletins that must be developed or revised to allow licensed professionals and permit holders to practice ethically and competently
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining policies and processes for initiating, executing, and finalizing practice standards development and maintenance
- Developing and managing professional practice databases to allow progress reporting that will allow successful follow up action and assist performance measurement and KPI development
- Developing and maintaining tools, templates, and standardized messaging to ensure consistent execution of the practice standards development program, and communication on progress to all stakeholders
- Ensuring APEGA is a definitive source of advice and information regarding the professional and ethical aspects of the practice of engineering and geoscience
- Providing timely and well researched responses to any questions or inquiries from the public, permit holders, or licensed professionals on the practice of engineering and geoscience particularly related to practice standards, bulletins, and guidelines
- Providing excellent customer service that reflects positively on APEGA
- Review content of other APEGA stakeholders to ensure alignment with practice standards, guidelines, or bulletins
- Provide recommendations, updates, and support to the Practice Review Board (PRB) and its subcommittees to facilitate timely professional practice decisions.

**Competencies, Skills & Attributes**:

- Sound familiarity with engineering and/or geoscience practice requirements across several industry sectors or disciplines, as well experience in an operating or consulting role
- Strong knowledge of shaping standards - leading and facilitating the process of reaching consensus among experts
- Knowledge of the principles of self-regulation and the legislated authorities of regulators, especially those related to APEGA (_EGP Act_, General Regulation, Bylaws and APEGA standards and bulletins)
- Working knowledge of the responsibilities and duties of other business areas in AP