Department Risk Specialist

The City of Edmonton is looking for a collaborative and forward-thinking professional to join our City Operations Department Strategy team. The Department Risk Specialist will deliver operational and strategic risk management expertise to ensure City Operations effectively measures and proactively mitigates short, medium, and long-term risks to service delivery.

Reporting to the Manager of Business Planning and Performance (BPP), the Department Risk Specialist will contribute to the development of strategy and planning projects by leading risk identification, assessment, treatment, and monitoring for the City Operations branches:

• Edmonton Transit Service
• Fleet and Facility Services
• Parks and Roads Services
• Waste Services

The role also works with the Corporate Budget and Business Planning branch to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and City Council priorities.

What will you do?

• Provide strategic advice, support, and technical expertise on risk management for projects, initiatives, and service delivery for the City Operations department and its branches
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and integration of risk management processes and practices, as linked to strategy, department and branch business planning, and performance management
• Conduct risk analysis and foresight planning, and prepare recommendations for department and branch leaders to address the changing needs of the department and corporation
• Integrate extreme weather risk and proactive risk resilience into operational planning to mitigate climate-related disruptions