Land Analyst

**Job Information**:
Job Requisition ID: 40676

Ministry: Energy

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Classification: Legal Administration 2

**About Us**:
The PNG Tenure Operations Branch (the branch) plays a key role in the development of the petroleum and natural gas, geothermal and pore space resources in Alberta. The Branch leases petroleum and natural gas rights (PNG), geothermal and pore space rights owned by the Province of Alberta to oil and gas companies so that they can explore for and develop these resources. The branch’s business is complex and highly confidential; decisions made have an immediate and direct impact on industry and the energy sector in Alberta.

**Role**:
Do you enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative team environment? Do you pride yourself on your exceptional organization and communication skills? Does solving unique and complex issues that require in-depth analysis interest you? If so, a Land Analyst position with PNG Tenure may be the role for you

The PNG Tenure Branch is looking for two Land Analysts to fill an immediate need within the Wells, Offsets, Units & Trespass group and the Continuation and Validation group. This competition may also be used to fill future vacancies across the branch.

An analyst may be assigned to work in one of several areas within the branch:

- **Wells, Offsets, Units & Trespass**: Analysts review well production and drilling activity and interpret geological analyses to ensure production aligns with legal rights, serving notices and levying penalties as appropriate. The analyst accepts proposals for and administers unitization agreements.
- **Agreement Administration**: Analysts process requests for agreement surrenders, collect overdue accounts, process encumbrances and transfers of various tenure agreements.
- **PNG Sales**: Analysts approve or deny requests for sale of undisposed Crown petroleum and natural gas and geothermal rights, ensuring the appropriate restrictions and conditions are advertised and made part of the agreement.

**Role Cont'd**:
To be successful as a Land Analyst, you must have following skills:

- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills to efficiently work with Alberta’s energy industry, Land Agents, Legal Services, Alberta Energy Regulator, and Auditor General staff etc.
- Analytical skills to assess options and implications.
- Sound judgment and creative approaches to solve problems and make decisions.
- Technical skills to analyze and decipher information on maps, reports and geological notations.
- Proven high integrity to maintain confidential information and manage financial transactions.
- Strong knowledge of Excel to provide statistics, analyze data and create reports.

**Qualifications**:
**Required**:

- Minimum two-year diploma in either Land Administration, Legal Administration or Business Administration.
- Minimum one year progressively responsible related experience

**Equivalency**:

- Directly related education or related experience may be considered based on one year of education for one year of experience; or one year of experience for one year of education.

**Assets**:

- Excellent verbal and written and communication skills.
- Strong computer skills and proficiency with MS Office 365 and SharePoint.
- Understanding of the business processes and systems required within PNG Tenure such as: Alberta Mineral Information System (AMI), Electronic Transfer System (ETS), and Corporate Accounting Reporting System, (CARS2).
- Knowledge of relevant Acts and Regulations including but not limited to Mines and Minerals Act, Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act, Petroleum and Natural Gas Tenure Regulation, and the Mines and Minerals Administration Regulation.
- Knowledge of the Alberta Survey System and Geological Table of Formations.

**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:
In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following competencies:

- **Agility**: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities.
- **Drive for Results**: You will demonstrate a strong focus on achieving daily tasks and anticipate outcomes and how they align with the goals of the branch.
- **Develop Networks**: Proactively build networks, connect and build trust in relationships with different stakeholders.
- **Systems Thinking**: Demonstrate the ability to think broadly while developing and creating processes.
- **Creative Problem Solving**: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

**Salary**:
$2,042.85