Manager. North Planning

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63392
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: October 21, 2024
Classification: Manager Zone 2

**Salary**: ($3,241.74 - $4,362.44 bi-weekly ($84,609 - $113,859/year)

Alberta Infrastructure is responsible for leading the development of the provincial Capital Plan, which addresses the provincial infrastructure needs of Alberta’s population that support key social programs and services and economic development.

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

**Role Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Planning and Site Readiness, the Manager, Planning and Grant Oversight will provide support services to the Ministry of Education for project and capital planning, and to school jurisdictions for planning advice and oversight of grant funded projects and Internal Stakeholders. A key component of this position is to provide assistance and guidance to school jurisdictions through the use of sound knowledge of project management principles including procurement, design and construction disciplines.

The Manager, Planning and Grant Oversight is fully responsible for effectively delivering the branch's Central and North grant funded programs and preparatory work for the internal project delivery teams within the management area and must ensure that business goals of the Ministry are achieved.

**The primary responsibilities for the Manager North Planning include, but are not limited to**:

- Knowledge of government policy directions for determining capital funding program priorities and allocation of government funds to school facilities including extensive knowledge of the School Capital Manual.
- Responsible to ensure that all site readiness components have been addressed and if not, then appropriate risk factors have been identified and budgeted for.
- Providing guidance and assistance for excellence in project service delivery
- Assisting and guiding school jurisdictions in compliance with all applicable legislation (_Education Act, Municipal Government Act,_ Regulations for Disposition of School Properties, Agreement on Internal Trade, Canadian Free Trade Agreement and New West Partnership Trade Agreement)
- Providing technical expertise and advice to Alberta Education in the review and evaluation of three-year capital plans and long term facility plans submitted by school jurisdictions
- In depth knowledge of all planning, implementation and reporting activities required of school jurisdictions by Alberta Infrastructure in the provision of school facilities to meet Treasury Board policies and targets.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with external stakeholders, primarily school board personnel including superintendents, secretary treasurers and facility directors, but also including consultants, contractors, municipalities stakeholder organizations, including the Alberta Educational Facilities Administrators Association (AEFAA) and Association of School Business Officials of Alberta (ASBOA) and the public.
- Providing high level monitoring and assessment of project management activities by managing project milestone submission reviews. Ensuring compliance with Ministerial approval in relation to scope, budget, and schedule.
- Leading team members in maintaining current and accurate data for internal records, audit purposes, and as a basis for executive decision-making by monitoring the project budget and processes (incurred costs, cash flow, forecasts, reporting) from initial planning to construction completion.

**Role Responsibilities (continued)**:

- Administration and oversight of Grants to school jurisdictions.
- Oversight of planning support to Education, including value scoping participation school tours of school division's highest capital priority projects and technical and costing input for the project options.
- Oversight of grant funded capital project design and construction phases, including the monitoring of scope, budget, cash flow and schedule performance. Ensuring compliance with the provisions of the grant agreement and that the objectives of the Alberta Education approval are achieved.
- Assistance and oversight of RFP document preparation including representing Infrastructure at RFP evaluations.
- Assistance and oversight of school board construction tenders including review of specification front end documents as well as coordinating technical reviews at specific design stages.
- Assistance and oversight of Learning Faci