Job Information
Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 88872
Ministry: Infrastructure
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Temporary up to 24 months
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 6, 2026
Classification: Engineering & Related 4
Salary: $4,523.63 - $6,004.58 bi-weekly ($118,066 - $156,719/year)
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.

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 Director of the Engineering, Environment & Sustainability Section, this position is the Ministerial Authority on Electrical Engineering as it relates to learning, healthcare and government facilities. This is a specialized engineering position that requires extreme technological depth and develops electrical engineering design standards and guidelines as they relate to the design, construction,



maintenance and upgrading of healthcare and government facilities. This position actively participates in projects, providing design expertise for new construction and solving problems in existing facilities and is a "go-to" and a "write the book" position for the GOA and industry for electrical engineering as it relates to learning, healthcare and government facilities. This position is required to maintain current technical and construction knowledge in the field of electrical engineering and to introduce this information to the design process.

The primary responsibilities for the Senior Electrical Engineer include, but are not limited to:

- Establishing design standards and policy by developing and maintaining electrical engineering design standards and guidelines.
- Providing technical advice for the design/renovation of facilities by participating in meetings with stakeholders, reviewing project drawings and specifications, defining electrical engineering criteria, and conducting discussions with consultants and contractors.
- Investigating electrical engineering problems in existing facilities by conducting on-site investigations and preparing reports, coordinating, and reviewing work of consultants engaged in the investigation of such facilities, and identifying recurring problems and implementing appropriate changes in design standards.




- Introducing current technology and construction methods into projects and maintaining competency and currency through developing current and innovative methods and systems and evaluating performance of new projects using established or new methodology.
- Providing leadership in communicating with stakeholders as it relates to electrical engineering by conducting presentations of lesson learned and updated standards/guidelines, and meeting and discussion with stakeholders to understand their needs.
- Providing leadership in research projects as by identifying recurring issues, conducting research internally for small projects and managing consultants to conduct large projects.

The successful candidate will have:

- Strong leadership skills
- Well-developed consulting and communication skills (verbal and oral)
- Extensive knowledge and experience related to electrical engineering in healthcare and government facilities.

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.

- Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes. Uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards. Acknowledges even indirect responsibility. Commits to what is good for Albertans even if not immediately accepted. Reaches goals consistently with APS direction.
- Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues. Engages perspective to seek root causes. Finds ways to improve complex systems. Employs resources from

📌 Senior Electrical Engineer (Edmonton)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Edmonton