Senior Specialist, Compliance Assurance

Alberta Energy Regulator • Calgary, AB

7d • CA$130,050 - CA$153,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Specialist, Compliance Assurance is part of a team that backstops everything we do at the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). This role involves managing complex compliance files with varying degrees of organizational visibility and significance. The position also provides advice, education, and support on the strategic design and tactical delivery of all aspects of Compliance Assurance. In a changing industrial landscape, this individual will assess, recommend, and support compliance assurance with challenging licensee files, and consistently provide compliance advice, education, and ensure the integrity of enforcement actions. This role is ideal for someone passionate about compliance assurance, working with a cohesive group of compliance experts, and looking to deliver on the AER’s mandate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or related experience in regulatory, environmental sciences, enforcement, business or a related field is preferred.
• 7+ years of related experience in an environmental, oil and gas, or regulatory field or a combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Experience communicating with stakeholders within the energy industry, government, and the public is preferred.
• Experience managing complex compliance files and a broad understanding of oil and gas operations specifically related to regulatory compliance and risk assessment is considered an asset.
• Ability to provide planning expertise and reporting.
• Sound judgement, critical thinking skills, as well as decision-making skills.
• Excellent communications skills; written, listening, and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and in a team and fast paced environment, managing multiple and complex priorities, often simultaneously and dealing with change.
• All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada at the time of application.

Nice To Haves

• Infrequent travel within Alberta required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct the evaluation, prioritization, and management of complex and comprehensive compliance files.
• Conduct evaluations, investigations, and develop briefing packages to provide recommendations as to the most effective and appropriate regulatory actions to take.
• Support statutory decision makers (SDM) and actively work files to a compliance achieved result.
• Provide advice to SDM’s and engage with industry management to ensure consistent application and enforcement of the compliance assurance program.
• Review and edit proposed compliance assurance responses, submissions for appeals, and advise on compliance decisions.
• Support development of action plans and assist staff with regulatory principles, options and the use of enforcement tools.
• Monitor industry performance and regulatory actions to improve overall compliance.
• Provide subject matter advice and support to all AER staff who undertake inspection, audit, investigation, and enforcement activities across the organization.
• Provide education to internal and external stakeholders on the AER’s compliance assurance program.
• Monitor the delivery of compliance assurance activities to ensure continuous improvement and consistency.
• Provide subject matter advice and support of the strategic design and tactical delivery of AER’s compliance assurance program, including supporting the development and standardization of compliance assurance processes to create greater efficiencies and consistency in the delivery of compliance assurance activities across the organization.
• Work with the Major Investigations Team (MIT) on enforcement actions such as administrative penalties.
• Work across all AER business units as required to ensure an integrated and enterprise-wide approach with regards to compliance assurance activities, including providing customized problem solving and developing tools and procedures to support and promote continuous improvement.
• Provide education and recommendations to improve the overall effectiveness of the compliance assurance program.

Benefits

• Great benefits from your first day of work
• Hybrid work - employees may work remotely up to five days per calendar month, with a limit of two remote days per week
• Defined benefit pension plan(s)
• Flexible benefits program options, including Personal & Health spending account(s)
• Generous vacation entitlement and flex days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior