About the position

Duties
As a Director within the Digital Systems and Innovation Branch at the Canada Energy Regulator (CER), you provide strategic and operational leadership for the delivery of technology and digital services that enable the organization to achieve its regulatory mandate. This role is pivotal in ensuring the CER's IT investments, services, and platforms are secure, reliable, compliant, and aligned with organizational priorities and Government of Canada digital direction.

You lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering components of the IT Program. As a member of the business unit leadership team, you contribute enterprise level perspective, sound judgment, and collaborative leadership to support effective IT Program delivery.

Core Responsibilities:

People Leadership
Lead and support a team of technology and digital professionals by setting clear direction, establishing accountabilities, and fostering a respectful, inclusive, and high performing workplace. You provide coaching and guidance to support employee development, performance management, talent management, and succession planning, while ensuring accessibility, accommodation, and values based leadership are integrated into day to day management practices.

IT Program and Service Delivery Leadership
Oversee the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of the IT Program and associated projects and initiatives within your area of responsibility. You ensure that technology solutions and services, as well as IT program analytics and planning are delivered efficiently and reliably, meet client and business needs, and align with organizational priorities, service expectations, and approved strategies.

Strategic Planning and Portfolio Alignment
Contribute to enterprise and business unit planning by setting strategic and operational priorities for IT initiatives and services. You support the alignment of technology investments with organizational outcomes through portfolio planning, prioritization, and trade off analysis, ensuring an enterprise first perspective in decision making.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance Leadership
Ensure IT Program is delivered in alignment with applicable legislation, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat policies, directives, standards, and guidance, including those related to service delivery, digital, cyber security, and artificial intelligence. You identify and manage risks, implement mitigation strategies, and provide assurance to senior management regarding the integrity, security, and resilience of IT services and platforms.

Advisory and Stakeholder Engagement
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management by providing clear, timely, and well reasoned advice on IT and digital matters. You prepare and deliver high quality briefings and recommendations, communicate complex technical and risk based issues in accessible terms, and engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including central agencies, service partners, and business clients.

Financial and Resource Stewardship
Manage allocated financial and human resources with a focus on stewardship, transparency, and results. You oversee budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for IT and digital initiatives and services within your scope, ensuring resources are used effectively and adjustments are made in response to changing priorities or risks.

Work environment
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) works to keep energy moving safely across the country. We review energy development projects and share energy information, all while enforcing some of the strictest safety and environmental standards in the world. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the CER has approximately 600 employees.

The CER is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

The CER is dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, socio-economic background or lived experience.

The CER strives to be an employer of choice for First Nation, Inuit or Métis peoples. We are committed to implementing systemic changes and supporting each employee's Reconciliation journey. We offer Indigenous employees up to 5 days of leave to engage in traditional practices and, provide access to Elders, one-on-one coaching, and social and cultural events in the workplace.

Intent of the process
Intent to staff one Term position.

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be created to fill similar positions at the same or lower levels, security clearances, conditions of employment, and appointment types (e.g., term, acting, assignment, interchange or indeterminate).

This process may also result in an indeterminate appointment, even for candidates previously appointed on a temporary basis.

Positions to be filled
1

Important messages
This role is based in Calgary and requires in-person presence a minimum of four days a week.

This position is subject to CER's Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Collective Agreement.

The CER has the following forms of additional compensation that are separate from base salary, the eligibility for which is determined, in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement or terms and conditions of employment for the duration period specified:
• annual performance pay which includes elements of individual performance and corporate performance.

Application Requirements:

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. Your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your resume may only be used to validate this information. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.
• Provide responses in sentence format.
• Each response must include concrete, specific examples that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Each example must include WHEN and WHERE the example took place, background of each situation, WHAT you did, HOW you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Simply listing your job duties, or indicating 'refer to resume', is not sufficient.

Please ensure you provide a valid email address that remains active throughout the selection process. All updates, including invitations and results, will be sent by email. We encourage applicants to check their inbox and junk mail folders regularly to avoid missing important messages.

The CER requires applicants to submit their application online. Applications received via email will be rejected. Please submit your application by clicking "Apply".

Conditions of employment

1. Willingness to undergo, successfully pass and maintain a Reliaibility Status Check security clearance.

2. Compliance with the CER's Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the CER's Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the CER Website http://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/code-of-conduct.

3. Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements or as individual development needs are identified.

4. This role is based in Calgary, Alberta, and requires in-person presence according to our policies. Full-time telework is not available.

5. Must be willing to work overtime when required.

6. This role is based in Calgary, Alberta, and requires in-person presence according to the CER Hybrid Work policy.

Operational Requirements

This role is based in Calgary, Alberta, and requires in-person presence according to our hybrid work policy.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

Education: Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience in a field relevant to the position.

Learn more about degree equivalency .

Experience:

E1. Significant* experience leading and overseeing large and complex** information technology (IT) or digital projects or portfolios in a medium to large enterprise environment, including accountability for strategic direction, delivery outcomes and risk management.

E2. Significant* experience in leading or managing IT or digital professionals working on information technology or digital projects.

E3. Significant* experience providing strategic advice and recommendations related to information technology or digital programs, verbally and in writing, to senior executives and staff on the interpretation and application of legislation, policies, directives, standards, and governance requirements.

E4. Experience building and maintaining collaborative relationships with executives, internal partners, and Government of Canada digital central agencies to support the delivery of technology or digital priorities.

*Significant experience is defined by a depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of activities related to this task over several years (3 years or more).

** Large and complex is defined by the degree of integration, risk, and enterprise impact, not solely by budget or team size, and typically exceeds single project or single system delivery, such as enterprise scale IT or digital programs or portfolios that require integrated leadership across multiple domains.

Applied / assessed at a later date

Leadership Competencies:

LC1 Create Vision and Strategy (Apply)
LC2 Achieve Results (Apply)
LC3 Mobilize People (Apply)
LC4 Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders (Apply)
LC5 Promote Innovation and Guide Change (Apply)
OC1 Written Communication (Guide)
OC2 Oral Communication (Guide)

Competency Level Definitions :

Apply is defined as demonstrating sound understanding of the competency and ability to apply and contribute.
Guide is defined as demonstrating thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application.

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

Learn more about language requirements .

You may need (asset qualifications)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

Asset Qualifications:

AQ1 - IT Program or Portfolio Leadership
Experience leading IT programs or portfolios in one or more of the following specialized technology domains:
• Application or database development and maintenance
• Enterprise platforms, shared services, or operational IT services
• Cyber security, IT operations, or infrastructure services
• Data services, analytics, business intelligence, or decision support systems
• Enterprise architecture, technology roadmaps, or portfolio management

AQ2 - IT Governance and Policy Alignment
Experience applying, interpreting, or overseeing compliance with Government of Canada IT and digital governance policies, directives, standards, or frameworks, such as:
• The Policy on Service and Digital and related directives
• Enterprise architecture or digital governance frameworks
• Shared Services Canada enterprise services
• Information management, cyber security, or IT service management requirements

AQ3 - Cyber Security, IT Risk, or Operational Resilience
Experience overseeing or contributing to IT risk management, including one or more of the following:
• Cyber security governance, incident management, or compliance
• Protection of sensitive, regulated, or mission critical information or systems
• Business continuity, disaster recovery, or operational resilience
• Risk based decision making related to IT services or technology investments

AQ4 - Data, Analytics, or Digital Enablement
Experience enabling or overseeing data, analytics, or digital initiatives that support business, regulatory, or organizational outcomes, such as:
• Data platforms, analytics, or business intelligence solutions
• Data governance, stewardship, or decision support services
• Digital transformation initiatives or emerging technologies (e.g., AI, automation), applied in a responsible and policy compliant manner

AQ5 - Enterprise Architecture or Technology Investment Decision Making
Experience contributing to or overseeing enterprise or solution architecture, technology lifecycle management, or investment prioritization, including:
• Architecture governance or design oversight
• Technology roadmaps or modernization planning
• Portfolio prioritization, trade off analysis, or investment decision making
• Alignment of IT investments with organizational priorities and outcomes

AQ6 - IT Service Delivery and Client Centric Operations
Experience overseeing delivery of IT services or platforms in a client centric environment, including:
• Service desk, production support, or operational services
• Continuous improvement of IT services or service performance
• Balancing service reliability, demand, and modernization priorities

AQ7 - Change Management in Technology Enabled Environments
Experience leading or managing organizational change associated with IT or digital initiatives, such as:
• Adoption of new technologies, platforms, or ways of working
• Stakeholder engagement and communication related to IT transformation
• Supporting individuals and teams through technology enabled change

Organizational Needs:

The CER is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects Canadian society and increasing the representation of Indigenous Peoples, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.