Senior Land Analyst
About The Position
The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. The Ministry of Energy and Minerals is responsible for sustaining the interests of Albertans through the stewardship and responsible development of energy and mineral resource systems. The Energy Operation division is responsible for leasing and maintaining Alberta’s Crown mineral rights and for calculating, assessing, collecting, and reconciling royalty revenues from natural gas, natural gas liquids, helium, conventional oil, oil sands, coal, and metallic and industrial minerals on behalf of Albertans. In addition, the division looks after Petrinex, which is a key volumetric reporting system for industry and western Canada. The Oil Sands, Coal and Minerals Operations branch is seeking a Senior Land Analyst to support the Oil Sands Tenure unit. Reporting to the Tenure Manager, the Senior Land Analyst is responsible for administering approximately 5,000 active oil sands agreements and supporting processes related to the disposition of Crown oil sands rights through public offerings and direct purchases. The role focuses on managing the lifecycle of oil sands leases, ensuring compliance with legislation and accurate records, and efficient resource management. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the responsible management of Alberta’s Crown oil sands mineral resources. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to apply legislation and policy in a complex environment.
Requirements
- Minimum two-year diploma in a related field such as Land Administration or Business Administration, Legal Administration or Geology, plus two years progressively responsible related experience preferably in the Land Tenure.
- Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
- Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities.
- Demonstrate a strong focus on achieving daily tasks and anticipate outcomes and how they align with the goals of the branch.
- Open to perspectives towards long term goal and maintain stakeholder relationship
- Contribute and discuss ideas with the team and work collaboratively and maintain open communication
Nice To Haves
- Strong knowledge of Crown oil sands tenure programs and related administration.
- Experience supporting process improvements, including testing, issue resolution, and documentation.
- Experience working with land or mineral tenure systems and maintaining accurate data and financial records.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel, including intermediate to advanced functions (e.g., pivot tables).
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and process applications for lease continuation, extension, and amendments based on legislative and policy related criteria.
- Communicate with industry stakeholders regarding application requirements and deficiencies.
- Collaborate with technical teams for their review and interpretation.
- Prepare official correspondence and agreements (continuations, cancellations, amendments, issuance, etc.)
- Review and apply relevant regulations and policies.
- Manage financial records including rental adjustments, refunds and credits.
- Maintain accurate records in relevant internal systems applications.
- Administer processes for the disposition of Crown oil sands rights in accordance with legislation and policy.
- Interact with industry to clarify regulations and resolve disposition issues.
- Prepare and review public offering notices, direct purchase requests and related agreement issuance and documentation.
- Participate in the reviews for development and maintenance of internal tenure systems to ensure accurate reflection of business requirements.
- Contribute to the creation of test cases and execute testing.
- Identify system deficiencies in need of resolution.
- Conduct research and prepare reports/projects as requested by senior staff.
- Coordinate statistical information related to agreement data.
- Resolve outstanding sales and continuation issues.
- Provide updates and participate in stakeholder meetings.
- Update operational processes as necessary.
- Administer production unit allocation agreements.
Benefits
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
