Strategic Planning Analyst Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 53402)

Description

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for continuous improvement? The City of Edmonton's Parks and Roads, Mobility Infrastructure Services section is seeking two Strategic Planning Analysts to join our team. One position will support Infrastructure Field Operations, including snow and ice control, sweep, and reactive sanitation programs, and the second will support the Specialized Infrastructure programs, including bridge maintenance, paving operations, auxiliary structures, and traffic field operations. In this role, you will be an independent contributor, providing vital support for business planning, process development, and continuous improvement projects. You'll work with various maintenance and operations programs to help with annual work planning, operating impacts of capital calculations, and maintaining 311 notification coding and scripts. Your analysis of historical financial and performance data will support the development of the program work plan strategy and budgets. If you are a collaborative problem-solver who can translate complex data into clear plans and recommendations, we encourage you to apply and help us enhance our operational efficiency and service delivery.

What will you do?

• Lead the annual program work plan development and budgeting for your unit of programs, through analysis of historical plan vs actual (WBS, SKF, unit cost recipe, and cashflow), ensuring alignment with section strategies

• Attend monthly Financial Variance meetings and prepare proposed adjustments for the following planning cycle as needed

• Summarize vendor and contractor needs for each program based on the work plan and ML2 feedback

• Execute Operating Impacts of Capital (OIC) calculations for all programs, including potential lifecycle considerations and capital budget requests as they relate to equipment purchases and permanent labour force hires, coordinating with internal teams to ensure accuracy

• Manage and update 311 notification scripts and SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) codes to improve accuracy and efficiency

• Collaborate with various business partners to develop and implement integrated section plans and processes

• Identify and implement continuous improvement and business process projects from beginning to end

• Analyze complex data to identify areas for improvement and develop solutions to enhance workflow efficiency

• Develop guidelines and educational tools to communicate the Mobility Infrastructure Services strategy

• Prepare training documentation and presentations, deliver in-person and virtual training to Program Managers and in-scope support staff

• Support seasonal hiring for the unit, including tracking of 1:1 replacements 

• Facilitate and support the annual development/review of asset maintenance plans by ML2 program managers. Incorporate the work plan and OIC knowledge

• Develop business cases by translating operational and financial requirements into written form

• Research best practices by reviewing applicable literature and leveraging knowledge and relationships with other municipal jurisdictions. Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts on industry best practice (municipal jurisdictional scans) to support/develop section-level business processes and interpretation of data analytics

• Other duties as required