Bridge Asset Management Specialist - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

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Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 53023

Ministry:
Transportation and Economic Corridors

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date:
February 29, 2024

Classification:
Engineering & Related Level 4 (524ERA)

Salary:
$3,620.87 to $4,806.28 bi-weekly ($94,505 - $125,444/year)

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans.

Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported.

Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) is a centre of excellence for transportation in North America.

We contribute to Alberta's prosperity and quality of life by providing and supporting a safe, innovative and sustainable provincial transportation system and water management infrastructure.

With Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors, you can engage in a fulfilling career with diverse room to grow.

We believe in building careers, providing opportunities for growth within the organization, and striving to provide our staff with a work-life balance including reasonable hours of work to ensure time with family and to accommodate outside interests.

The ministry promotes a vital and diverse economy by:

Managing transportation safety
Supporting municipalities with public transportation and water/wastewater facilities
Expanding and enhancing a wellintegrated transportation system and enabling market access Preserving and developing the provincial highway network and water management infrastructure

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Role Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director of Bridge Engineering, you will take the lead role in: developing, implementing and maintaining a bridge asset management program; the development of standards and providing expert engineering advice for bridge rehabilitations; and the development of guidelines for bridge service life design criteria throughout the life cycle of a bridge, including assessment criteria for evaluating bridge replacement and rehabilitation alternatives.

You will also be involved with the evaluation of deteriorated bridges and supporting the development of guidelines for managing deteriorated bridges.

You will also support the Transportation Infrastructure Management System (TIMS) update activities, and the implementation of a new bridge asset management system.

You will work closely with the bridge preservation specialist, other members of the Bridge Engineering section, as well as the Regional Bridge Managers.

Your responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Developing and implementing models for prioritizing bridge rehabilitations and replacements, including benefit cost models and risk-based models.
Utilizing outputs from the Level 1, 1.5, and 2 bridge inspection programs to support the development of bridge rehabilitation and replacement programs.
Utilizing the outputs from the bridge state of the asset report to assess the success of the prioritization models and develop improvements to attain ministry objectives.
Providing expert engineering advice for bridge rehabilitation projects during design and construction.
Developing and maintaining standards/guidelines for bridge assessment and rehabilitation.
Developing and maintaining standards/guidelines for implementing bridge service life design concepts throughout the entire bridge life cycle.
Working with other bridge engineering specialists to thoroughly implement service life design criteria into the planning, new design and construction of bridges.
Working collaboratively with bridge engineering staff and Regional staff to evaluate the current bridge management tools, identify gaps in the current system, identify new tools/techniques, and support the implementation of improvements.
Working with others to identify and evaluate possible new bridge asset management systems.
Providing mentoring to staff through technical advice and guidance.

APS Competencies:

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.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

Systems Thinking:

you will need to understand the interaction between bridge inspections, assessments, optimization, privatization, capital budget requests and capital programming.

Creative Problem Solving:

you will interact very closely with the regional bridge manager to improve bridge management tools, improve prioritization techniques and to develop the capital rehabilitation and replacement programs.

Build Collaborative Environments:
you will facilitate and communication and collaboration and anticipate and reduce conflict at t