Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Employment Type: Full Time – Permanent
Salary Range: SP3, Level 5, $98,090- $115,400 per year. The final compensation for this position will be determined based on individual factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and internal equity.
Specialist, Regional Engagement
The Opportunity
Do you find public service and helping others rewarding? Are you an excellent communicator, interested in understanding and sharing multiple perspectives related to regulation and the energy sector? Do you understand a broad range of technical information about oil, gas, and mining? If so, this dynamic role may interest you.
As an Engagement Specialist, you'll take proactive steps to enhance awareness of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) initiatives through outreach efforts, relationship nurturing, and strategizing engagement activities focused on regulatory evolution and modernization. You will provide information and education to the public, Indigenous communities, industry, municipalities, and environmental groups within Alberta. Your role is responsive to issues and concerns raised to the AER and you will be comfortable assisting others to work through conflict. You are also equipped to support your colleagues to manage challenging behaviours exhibited by external parties.
As an Engagement Specialist, you are a subject matter expert in several areas, including effective communication, engagement assessment and planning, and you are knowledgeable in providing advice about potentially impacted communities and Albertans related to incidents or regulatory orders.
As a passionate Engagement Specialist, you will be part of a supportive, tight knit team placed strategically throughout Alberta who work hard every day to support the entire organization.
What your day-to-day will look like:
- Support the organization’s strategic goals, ensuring your priorities reflect building the AER’s credibility and trust.
- Interact with local industry, Indigenous communities and stakeholders about the AER and our mandate throughout the entire lifecycle of oil, gas, and mining activities.
- Represent the AER at local meetings and multi-stakeholder tables, providing holistic insights to regional challenges and opportunities.
- Interpret and navigate regulatory information and processes for others, influencing improvement opportunities for the AER. Anticipate and respond to inquiries, complaints, and feedback.
- Assess and plan engagement as new decisions, regulatory tools and AER initiatives are contemplated, analysed, and installed, including public feedback processes.
- Ensure the provision of situationally aware advice to internal business units. Ensure local intelligence, including trends, potential gaps, and opportunities, are elevated to influence an effective organizational response.
- De-escalate conflict and make appropriate referrals to other AER technical and professional experts.
What we’re looking for in you:
- Technical Diploma in Conflict Resolution, Communications, Education, Environmental, Land Agent, Land Management, or a related Field.
- 5+ years' experience working with industry, Indigenous communities and stakeholders.
- Advanced knowledge and experience in effective communication, adult education and public speaking is a must.
- Proven experience in conflict resolution with the ability to adapt to change and evolving work priorities.
- Knowledge of AER mandate, energy industry, government, industry, and public perspectives related to energy industry.
- Public policy and policy implementation processes, conflict resolution, facilitation training or certification is considered an asset.
- Indigenous awareness training, H2S Alive, Standard First Aid training is considered an asset.
- Ability to work independently and make situational decisions, experience with online engagement techniques, including social media.
Additional Information:
- All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada at the time of application.
- Should an individual with the required qualifications not be available, applicants with closely related qualifications may be considered. As a result, the position may be redesigned and/or reclassified.
- Pre-placement Medical required
- Possess a fully valid class 5 driver’s license along with a positive driving record
- Required physical demands: must be able to lift over 30 lbs.
- Additional training required but will be provided: First Aid and H2S Alive.
- A combination of field work and office work is a requirement.
- If you need accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please email [email protected]. Information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
What we offer you:
- Opportunity to make a difference and be part of a performance driven team that is responsible for the efficient, safe, orderly, and environmentally responsible development of Alberta’s energy and mineral resources.
- The ability to leverage your expertise and critical thinking skills to contribute in wide-ranging, challenging, and complex work.
- Robust total reward packages including; a competitive compensation program, defined benefit pension plan(s), flexible benefits, and wellness programs.
- Flexible work options and hours, aligned with organizational policies.
More information about working at the AER including our comprehensive Total Rewards package can be found in the careers section of our website https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/about-the-aer/careers/what-we-offer.
Our Commitment to Diversity:
At the AER, our values of Accountability, Collaboration, Transparency, and Trust & Respect are foundational to our culture – a culture where every individual, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected factors, thrives and contributes their unique perspectives.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion fuels innovation, creating a brighter, more sustainable Alberta for all. Join us in shaping this dynamic future.
Application closing date: November 9, 2026, at midnight
Skills Required
- Technical diploma in conflict resolution, communications, education, environmental studies, land agency, land management, or a related field
- 5 or more years of experience working with industry, Indigenous communities, and stakeholders
- Advanced knowledge and experience in effective communication, adult education, and public speaking
- Proven conflict-resolution experience and ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Knowledge of the Alberta Energy Regulator mandate, energy industry, government, industry, and public perspectives
- Ability to work independently and make situational decisions
- Experience with online engagement techniques, including social media
- Public policy and policy implementation process knowledge
- Conflict resolution or facilitation training or certification
- Indigenous awareness training
- H2S Alive training
- Standard First Aid training
- Fully valid Class 5 driver's license and positive driving record
- Successful completion of a pre-placement medical assessment
- Ability to lift over 30 pounds
- Ability to perform both field and office work
What We Do
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is Alberta’s single regulator for energy development, overseeing the sector from application and exploration through construction, operations, decommissioning, closure, and reclamation. Its mandate is to support efficient, safe, orderly, and environmentally responsible development of the province’s energy and mineral resources, while allocating and conserving water, managing public lands, protecting the environment, and supporting responsible resource development.
