Reports To:

Examinations Manager

Position Summary Reporting to the Examinations Manager, the incumbent is responsible for development, review, validation, and maintenance of high-quality examination content for professional registration or licensure of Engineers and Geoscientists in Canada.This involves working with the Professional Practice Exam Screening Committee (PPESG) in developing appropriate questions for a current, defensible, and relevant National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) for assessing the professional, ethical, regulatory, and legal responsibilities of a practicing licensed professional for working with Canadian regulators, psychometricians, the role supports the regulator’s public protection mandate by developing appropriate assessment tools.

Responsibilities

Develop, review, validate, and maintain high-quality examination content for professional registration or licensure of Engineers and Geoscientists in Canada

Conduct research and analysis in developing new questions for the NPPE, leveraging AI assisted tools.

Conduct item analysis and make recommendations for revisions based on examination performance data

Incorporate revisions to address identified wording, structure, and alignment issues, ensuring the questions meet National Professional Practice Exam writing standards

Prepare revised drafts for PPESG review

Integrate PPESG feedback from peer review, apply final wording and formatting standards, and approve items for field testing

Translate complex technical, legal, regulatory, and ethical concepts into clear, concise, audience-appropriate language without changing the intended meaning





Interview and consult subject matter experts to gather information, verify facts, resolve content gaps, and ensure technical accuracy

Perform substantive editing, copy editing, and proofreading to improve clarity, grammar, tone, structure, consistency, and readability

Apply plain-language principles and inclusive, bias-aware writing practices while preserving the technical rigour and defensibility of examination content

Maintain consistent terminology, voice, style, and formatting across examination questions, guidance documents, templates, and related communications

Develop and maintain editorial standards, writing guidelines, templates, and reference materials that support consistent content development

Adapt content for different audiences and formats, including committee materials, training resources, reports, workflow documentation, and internal communications

Coordinate review and approval cycles, track edits and feedback, and maintain accurate version control for content moving through the development workflow

Work with APEGA staff to identify exam needs, item trends and performance

Protect NPPE question integrity by ensuring questions are handled only within secure, approved workflows

Create examination content that aligns with competency models, body-of-knowledge frameworks, and professional practice requirements





Review examination items for technical clarity, accuracy, and relevance

Research emerging trends and best practices in qualified assessment, examination development, technical writing, and editorial communications

Assists the PPESG with the review and assessment of new questions developed for consideration for experimental testing questions to ensure that they are appropriate for their jurisdiction, the profession, the NPPE Blueprint and for comprehension

Ensures questions meet formatting, fairness, and participate in blueprint standards

Keep questions organized and move through the review workflow, ensuring items are moved into the appropriate bin/folder at the appropriate stage

Work with subject matter experts, committees, and external consultants to develop content

Targeted follow up where needed to manage PPESG team members capacity and momentum

Manage the PPESG volunteer group (recruiting, training, onboarding, item generation)

Provides critical feedback directly in the question comments

Project work (health of banks)

Assist with PPEC workflow and reporting (Provides stats to support monthly reporting)

Core

Exemplifying Integrity

Fostering Communication

Results Orientation

Teamwork

Functional

Attention to Detail

Creativity and Innovation

Integrated Marketing Communications

Media and Public Relations

Writing Skills

Core

Exemplifying Integrity

Fostering Communication

Results Orientation

Teamwork

Functional

Attention to Detail

Creativity and Innovation

Integrated Marketing Communications

Media and Public Relati

📌 Technical Question Writer (Winnipeg)
🏢 The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
📍 Winnipeg