Procurement Specialist (Non-IT) - Senior We are seeking to hire two Senior Procurement Specialists on behalf of our government client for a 6-month contract. This opportunity is with a team that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation within the Procurement Services branch, which is committed to efficient, open, and transparent procurement processes. These full-time positions (7.25-hour workday) are based onsite in Edmonton. The contract is for 6 months, with the possibility of a 6-month extension. Responsibilities Solicitation Document PreparationSupport development of a strategy for procurement preparation based upon project goals and criteria. Refine identified business and technical requirements. Preparation of RFx and draft review documents. Identify any subprojects where separate RFxs may be required to acquire specific vendor services. Assist the Department in providing RFx interpretations to vendors by developing written responses to questions. Evaluation & DebriefPrepare RFx selection methodologies, evaluation plans, evaluation criteria mandatory, evaluation schedules, and final award recommendations. Review vendor proposals for quality accuracy and adherence to required standards. Creation of supporting project documentation as per the guidelines of the Government of Alberta procurement policy. Assist in debriefing unsuccessful vendors. Contract Execution & Post RFx activitiesAssist the Department in finalizing contracts with recommended vendors. Conduct post procurement reviews and vendor evaluations lessons learned. Prepare evaluation reports and procurement recommendations for Department reviews and signoffs. Project ManagementPlan, coordinate, and prepare controlling documentation for procurement plans and processes. Develop effective communications processes to ensure adequate project progress and issue reporting to all participants and stakeholders. Plan and coordinate procurement activities including financial estimate, business technical requirements and contracting options. Additional procurement related responsibilities as required by the Procurement Manager Experience / Requirements Must Have Clear verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group. Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize work. The ability to work on multiple projects at one time and to prioritize tasks. Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy. Minimum 6 years of experience in public sector procurement processes including an understanding of trade agreements and competitive bid law. Minimum 3 years of experience using Microsoft Office Suite tools. Nice to Have Completion of SCMP or other equivalent courses and associated certificates. Experience with trade agreements, Financial Administration Act, and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Public Works Act. 3 years of experience using ERP systems such as SAP 3 years of experience with tender systems (E-bidding). Contract 6 months contract with a potential of another 6 months extension #J-18808-Ljbffr
Overview Our government client is looking to contract a Senior Front-End Designer to join their Digital Design and Delivery Division (3D), formerly the Digital Innovation Office (DIO). The Front-End Designer(s) will work with 3D on service innovation, program review and digital transformation projects across the organization. The Front-End Designer(s) will be part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams led by product owners, participating in a full range of activities including field research, backlog definition and refinement, and sprint planning and execution. Digital transformation projects review the current state of services, identify future opportunities, and deliver new services that are efficient, effective, and affordable. From research and findings, the Front-End Designer will develop design documentation, including interfaces. Duties Creative, evidence-based front-end design solutions for digital service delivery. Solutions must be aligned with corporate design methods and standards. Foundational design of artifacts on a variety of platforms and fidelities, such as prototypes and wireframes, design pattern libraries and components, graphic design style guides, and fully documented build-ready design specifications. Plans for design research components. Justifiable recommendations for design decisions to ensure alignment of project teams, program areas, and senior management. Participation in agile project management processes and ceremonies such as sprint planning, sprint review, demos, and retrospectives. Usability test plans and reports evaluating the effectiveness of current and future designs. Analysis and recommendations on design accessibility to ensure compliance with applicable standards. Experience Requirements Must Have 2 years of experience as a Front-End Designer designing and enhancing services via web and other channels. 2 years of experience developing UX artifacts, including streamlined scenarios, storyboards, wireframes, flows and other interactive prototypes. 2 years of experience working within a cross-functional product team in an Agile environment. Nice to Have 2 years experience building and maintaining component libraries/design systems. 2 years of experience exploring multiple design solutions to a given problem or feature, and communicating those solutions visually through sketches, user flows, wireframes, functional prototypes, and/or high fidelity designs as necessary. 2 years of experience in production design for multiple digital devices (web, mobile, etc.) or complex enterprise applications. 2 years of experience using accessibility standards and principles including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. 2 years of experience with current methodologies and design thinking, especially in relation to improving service experience. 2 years of experience with frontend design applications such as Axure, Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, etc. 2 years of experience working as a Front-End Designer on a project comparable in size and complexity to service innovation, program review, and/or digital transformation projects such as a provincial government. 2 years of experience working in a dedicated public sector central digital office. Contract Details Contract: 1 year with potential for a 1-year extension. Hourly Rate: 45 minimum. Job Category: Front-End Designer Job Type: Contract Job Location: Alberta; Remote options available. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Overview Our government client is looking to contract a Business Intelligence Analyst to join their team. This role focuses on developing a new dashboard to provide vital Human Capital Management (HCM) metrics, empowering the public sector and its departments to make well-informed, data-driven decisions. As a Business Intelligence Analyst, the position will be responsible for creating a consolidated workforce dashboard that integrates key HCM data metrics to help Human Resources (HR) and management teams across the public sector make data-driven decisions for strategic workforce planning. This role will also involve producing technical and business documentation in support of the work, requiring close collaboration with cross-functional teams to understand data needs, gather feedback, and implement solutions aligned with strategic decisions. Collaboration with team members will be key to implementing data visualization enhancements on existing dashboards. Responsibilities Design and build a new PowerBI workforce insights dashboard which consolidates HCM data metrics. Responsibilities will include project planning, stakeholder engagement, prototype design, testing, and release. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, both internal and external, to ensure alignment with business objectives and data reporting requirements, including collaboration with both technical and non-technical resources. Capture and maintain documentation of business and technical information, ensuring transparency and traceability. Develop training materials and strategies to enable end-users to effectively use the new dashboard. Provide training to the internal team as needed. Identify and escalate issues and risks as appropriate, and work to resolve them to ensure smooth project progression. Manage tasks, action items, and timelines for the project. Follow up on outstanding items and escalate as needed. Effectively communicate findings, insights, and project progress to stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner for both technical and non-technical audiences. Prepare presentations and demonstrations for engagement with stakeholders. Ensure data governance and data quality practices are adhered to in the creation and maintenance of the new dashboard. Ensure that data security and privacy guidelines are followed in all aspects of the work. Deliverables A consolidated, user-friendly dashboard which provides key workforce metrics and aligns with existing dashboards. Technical and business documentation, including an updated data warehouse data and definitions catalogue. Dashboard user guides. Status reports - weekly and monthly. Experience Requirements Must Have The successful candidate must meet or exceed one of the following: University graduation in business, management or a related discipline and 2-year Business Analyst (BA) experience; OR 2-year diploma in business, management or a related discipline and 4-year BA experience; OR 1-year certificate in business, management or a related discipline and 5-year BA experience; OR 6-year BA experience 4 years of experience creating data visualizations, dashboards, and other information products for clients using BI/Analytics software, including SAS Visual Analytics, SAS Visual Investigator, MS Power BI, Tableau, Looker, R, Python. 5 years of experience in facilitating business workshops. 5 years of experience in gathering requirements from a diverse group of stakeholders across various departments. 4 years of experience with BI and advanced data analytics in an organization of a size comparable to the public sector. 4 years of experience with Power BI reporting and SQL Server Analysis Services/Integration Services/Reporting Services. Nice to Have 5 years of direct, hands-on experience performing business requirement analysis, solution architecture and design, and deployment related to data management, acquisition, preparation, quality and data lineage/provenance. 5 years of experience dealing with clients and explaining complex data principles in a thoughtful manner. 5 years of experience in building analytical and quantitative analysis models. 5 years of experience making decisions and recommendations on highly technical or complex issues without formal guidelines or precedents. 2 years of experience using human capital data for workforce analytics and reporting. 3 years of experience working on enterprise applications used across a large organization. Contract 6 months contract with a potential of another 12 months extension #J-18808-Ljbffr
On behalf of our government client, we are looking for an Application Analyst – Junior to join their team. Reporting to the Manager, Content and Collaboration Services (CCS), the Application Analyst’s primary role will be responsible for providing technical support, troubleshooting, and system maintenance for the client’s Enterprise Database Archival Service on the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP Public Cloud). The successful candidate will collaborate closely with end-users, IT teams, and stakeholders to ensure the smooth functioning of the platform. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for delivering exceptional customer service. The Application Analyst will provide analysis and recommendations on process improvements and hosting infrastructure, and include details of risks, dependencies, business impacts, interdependencies, and implications pertaining to the methodology to be applied on projects. The role serves as a bridge between users and technical teams, ensuring that applications effectively meet business objectives. A proven ability to function on an individual basis and in a team environment is essential. Work location: It is anticipated the role will be fully remote. Duties Perform routine maintenance tasks, such as software updates, patch installations, and system configurations, to ensure the stability and security of the CDP environment. Develop and maintain technical documentation, user guides, and training materials to support users in using the CDP platform. Work with Big Data and Business Intelligence technologies. Understanding of CDP Public Cloud Base and Data Services from architecture level. Support end user issues from CDP as well as infrastructure side and able to provide temporary/permanent fixes. Work on access requests, incidents and change management process using ticketing systems like Service Now. Should be able to administer and audit CDP User access and data management from various endpoints/levels like Console, Ranger, Virtual Warehouse, Data Visualization. Upgrading/Patching Cloudera Data Lake, Data Hub, Data Warehouse, Virtual Warehouse, Data Visualization. Take backups of Cloudera Data Lake, Data Hub, Data Warehouse, Virtual Warehouse, Data Visualization. Should be able to migrate applications/data from Development to Production Environments. Understanding, troubleshooting and fixing issues encountered in SSSD, Free IPA, Azure IDP. Understanding, troubleshooting and fixing issues encountered in HDFS, Yarn, Ranger, Hive, Impala, Sqoop, Hue, Cloudera Data Warehouse, Cloudera Data Visualization. Understanding, troubleshooting and fixing issues encountered in Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure Single/Flexible Postgres DB. Should be able to manage Azure VM\'s, Storage Accounts, Private Subnets, Private Endpoints, Cost Explorer, Quotas, Identities/Roles. Knowledge of managing RHEL OS, Salt orchestration is essential. Build and optimize data warehouses, data lakes, ensuring efficient storage and retrieval system for analytical needs. Design and create CDP DataViz dashboards and custom reporting with various data sources and inputs. Provide depth and insight to data produced by the various teams and transform them into meaningful analytics for decision making. Analyze data and prepare information results. Gather and document client requirements. Escalate issues and risks, as appropriate. Experience Requirements The successful candidate must meet or exceed one of the following:University degree in related discipline; OR 2-yr diploma in a related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution. 1 year of experience using Big Data platforms like Cloudera Data Platform. 1 year of experience with Azure Infrastructure and Services. 1 year of experience with Big Data and Business Intelligence. 1 year of experience with CDP Public Cloud upgrade, patching, and system maintenance. 1 year of experience with Data Warehouse and Reporting Tools. 1 year of experience with Kubernetes Cluster and Linux OS Nice to Have 1 year of experience in planning/monitoring User acceptance testing. 1 year of experience with Azure subscriptions and cost analysis. 1 year of experience with development for dashboards and reports. Submission Requirements RESUME ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE DESCRIBED IN RESUME UNDER THE JOB/PROJECT WHERE EXPERIENCE WAS ATTAINED. EACH JOB/PROJECT MUST CONTAIN THE TERM OF THE JOB/PROJECT IN THE FORMAT MMM/YYYY to MMM/YYYY. RESOURCE REFERENCES Contract Approximately 6 months contract with a potential of another 12-month extension #J-18808-Ljbffr
A consulting firm is looking for two Senior Procurement Specialists to join their team for a 6-month contract in Edmonton. Candidates should have at least 6 years of experience in public sector procurement and strong organizational skills. This role involves preparing procurement documents, evaluating proposals, and assisting in contract execution. Full-time position with the possibility of extension.
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