Learn Why Our Team Members Are Excited About Their Work

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

"I've been with the City for four years. My job is to assist in providing a balance between the needs of parks, wildlife, and the millions of people who visit the Edmonton River Valley each year. As Community Peace Officers, we work to keep the parks safe and enjoyable for people to use through education and enforcement. Along with regular patrols, we may attend community events, visit school classrooms, assist with clean-up efforts in the River Valley, and provide support for major events, like the Heritage Festival and Canada Day festivities."
—Ashley Whitlock, Parks Ranger, Community Services

"My 14 years with the City have been truly satisfying. I am currently working in the Transit Control Centre. On three out of four days, I answer radio calls from Operators who have problems with various things: their patrons, their buses, detours, blockages due to accidents or construction, and so forth. I also dispatch Road Inspectors and resources to any incidents or accidents. On the fourth day, I work on the road at Centennial Garage. My role there is to ensure that service is running on time with minimal delays. We also respond to issues Operators have on the road, and conduct investigations about complaints, collisions and accidents that our buses are involved in."
—Pepito Tabelon, Transit Safety Inspector, Transportation Services

"I have served Edmonton for more than two years. I am a Peace Officer Sergeant, providing leadership and supervision, and have departmental input. This allows me to give direction to my officers and give input on what I think is important to our department."
—Doug Yaceyko, Team Lead/Sergeant, Transportation Services

"Nine years into my career with the City of Edmonton, I am a Municipal Enforcement Officer, which entails being a skilled communicator and working with citizens and businesses in neighbourhoods to increase Edmonton's livability, and to ensure that community standards are maintained through the inspection and enforcement of municipal bylaws. This is done by responding to complaints, conducting investigations, explaining bylaws and legislation to the public, and determining the appropriate enforcement actions. In addition, I've recently been assigned to a section called CORT (Chronic Offender Response Team)."
—Cory Unreiner, Municipal Enforcement Officer, Sustainable Development

"For seven years, I've been working with the City of Edmonton. As a Team Leader with the Community Standards Peace Officer unit, I am responsible for the direct supervision of front-line officers, which includes reviews of investigation files and tickets, payroll approvals, scheduling and investigating complex and sensitive complaints, and coordinating enforcement initiatives in response to emerging issues."
—Dallas Holyroyd, Team Leader, Sustainable Development

"I am a Supervisor of Field Building Inspectors for the Current Planning Department, and have worked with the City of Edmonton for 14 years. At a wedding I attended, someone mentioned that it's a great place to work, and they were right."
—Doug LeVoir, Supervisor of Field Building Inspectors, Sustainable Development

SOME OF THE BEST REASONS TO JOIN US

"I decided to come to the City of Edmonton as they are an equal opportunity employer that offers competitive wages, excellent benefits and pension, and an opportunity for personal and professional growth."
—Cory Unreiner, Municipal Enforcement Officer, Sustainable Development

"The City is a great place to work as it provides work/life balance, good pay and benefits, and a stable environment in which to continue to grow and develop your skills as you work through your career."
—Dallas Holyroyd, Team Leader, Sustainable Development

"Edmonton offers great people who are very helpful, the work hours are consistent, the benefits are great, and so are the opportunities."
—Doug LeVoir, Supervisor of Field Building Inspectors, Sustainable Development

"The City of Edmonton is a great employer. I feel the opportunities that exist within the organization make it an exciting place to work. The City really supports employees who want to expand their knowledge and skills by taking educational courses related to their specific abilities and interests within their job areas. I was recently able to take a Nature Interpreter course that allowed me to further develop my interpretive skills for future educational programming. Networking within the City is also great. We get to interact with so many other departments and people. With so many branches and diverse opportunities, there is always room to grow."
—Ashley Whitlock, Parks Ranger, Community Services

"I joined the City of Edmonton because I was looking for a stable and secure job that would give me all the benefits to care for my family, to secure our future with a good pension. I was also looking for the same kind of team atmosphere I was accustomed to in the military."
—Pepito Tabelon, Transit Safety Inspector, Transportation Services

I was interested in working with the City because they provide a great environment for work/life balance and there is room for advancement. I've stayed because the work has been challenging but rewarding, and I have had the opportunity to advance from Peace Officer to Sergeant. If you are looking for a stable environment where hard work is rewarded and openness and out-of-the-box thinking are encouraged, then consider the City of Edmonton."
—Doug Yaceyko, Team Lead/Sergeant, Transportation Services

QUALITIES THAT DEFINE THE CITY AS AN EMPLOYER

"The City is an equal opportunity employer, provides a team-building type of atmosphere, and offers a respectful workplace. My department could be summed by saying it demonstrates respect for a positive, diverse work environment which is characterized by mutual respect."
—Cory Unreiner, Municipal Enforcement Officer, Sustainable Development

"The City is a supportive work environment that is continually striving to deliver a high level of service to Edmontonians. There is recognition of the roles that employees play in achieving organizational success. This translates into excellent opportunities for ongoing training and advancement, competitive salary and benefits, excellent work/life balance and emphasis on employee safety."
—Dallas Holyroyd, Team Leader, Sustainable Development

"Some qualities that come to mind are the following: respected, opportunities, and supportive. I would sum it up this way: great people, great city, great service."
—Doug LeVoir, Supervisor of Field Building Inspectors, Sustainable Development

"Three qualities that best define the City of Edmonton as an employer would include these: job security, room for advancement and growth, and a real sense of community. As for our department, three qualities would be variety in job tasks, excitement, and teamwork. Other words and phrases that describe the culture or philosophy of our career environment include communication, problem-solving, environmental stewardship, outdoor recreation, proactive education, asset protection and customer service."
—Ashley Whitlock, Parks Ranger, Community Services

"The City of Edmonton is very customer-orientated, stable and reputable. The City hosts a large ethnic community, and thus has earned the title of 'Festival City' during the summer months. I enjoy meeting and conversing with people, which my job allows me to do, both on regular duty and during special events."
—Pepito Tabelon, Transit Safety Inspector, Transportation Services

"Some qualities that define the City as an employer would be reliable and progressive. Working for the City has been a rewarding opportunity. The environment is stable and allows for growth."
—Doug Yaceyko, Team Lead/Sergeant, Transportation Services

WHY EDMONTON IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

"They look after their employees. The City provides many ongoing training opportunities, competitive salary and benefits, and values the health and safety of its people."
—Dallas Holyroyd, Team Leader, Sustainable Development

"Edmonton has a ery trustworthy environment with lots of supportive personnel. It's a large employer with various opportunities in many different career paths, so there is great potential for advancement. And the retirement plan and benefits are really good."
—Doug LeVoir, Supervisor of Field Building Inspectors, Sustainable Development

"You have the opportunity to make a difference every single day. The City provides opportunities for both personal and career growth. The organization's commitment to ongoing employee education and training ensures that employees stay challenged, while working towards goals they set for themselves. I think employee satisfaction is very high. It's nice to know that what we do makes a difference in the lives of the people we encounter. We have received many cards and letters of appreciation from citizens. A senior City of Edmonton employee once told me that his goal every day is to not only meet citizen expectations, but to exceed them. I think this is the ultimate in customer service. One more thing: the City really supports sound leadership."
—Ashley Whitlock, Parks Ranger, Community Services

"The pay, the benefits, and the pension help to make it a great place to work, as does the job security, especially in today's economy. It is a very clean physical environment. And the work environment is very caring, both in terms of the people you work with, and in terms of our employer. The City has a very high regard for one's personal safety and the safety of the workplace."
—Pepito Tabelon, Transit Safety Inspector, Transportation Services

"It allows for personal and professional growth, and provides opportunities for those willing to seek them out and work hard."
—Doug Yaceyko, Team Lead/Sergeant, Transportation Services

"I love my job as well as the people I work with. Every day provides a new challenge. Choose a career with the City of Edmonton because of the positive working environment. The City has established itself as a great employer that truly cares about its employees."
—Cory Unreiner, Municipal Enforcement Officer, Sustainable Development

THE MOST REWARDING PART OF A CAREER HERE

"There are really too many personal highlights to list them all, but one thing that stands out is the opportunity to provide ultimate customer service. And it's a good challenge that provides great career satisfaction. The City itself is very diverse culturally, and so are the people that we Inspectors work with—all types of trades people, carpenters, brick layers, iron workers, technologists, architects and construction workers. There is a great hierarchy of support from management."
—Doug LeVoir, Supervisor of Field Building Inspectors, Sustainable Development

"Being a Park Ranger is exciting and rewarding for me because I never know what to expect from day to day! My job duties are very diverse and always interesting. I have the opportunity to interact every day with people from many different cultural backgrounds and walks of life. I might be hiking on an isolated trail deep in the river valley one day, and find myself at an event attended by thousands of people the next. I really appreciate the freedom that my job entails. The Edmonton River Valley is exceptional, and it's great to be a part of keeping it that way."
—Ashley Whitlock, Parks Ranger, Community Services

"What I find most rewarding is my ability to help my fellow Inspectors, Operators, and patrons, either in the Control Centre, or on the road. I also appreciate the ability to move up through promotions and better myself. Being employed by the City of Edmonton gives one a sense of accomplishment and pride to be part of a great organization where everyone is highly focused on their employees and their customers."
—Pepito Tabelon, Transit Safety Inspector, Transportation Services

"My career with the City has allowed me to use my talents to grow and advance within my department. Some of my highlights have been getting to meet and speak with other employees, including the maintenance staff, the Mayor, and the City Solicitor."
—Doug Yaceyko, Team Lead/Sergeant, Transportation Services

"What I find most rewarding about my career with the City is that I know I'm making a difference in improving the quality of life for communities we serve."
—Cory Unreiner, Municipal Enforcement Officer, Sustainable Development

"The aspect of the position that I enjoy most is the opportunity to work with and mentor our front-line Officers. I enjoy a challenge and continuous learning opportunities, and the opportunity for ongoing training and advancement has been exceptional. The ability to continue to grow my skills in assisting with starting up a new uniformed enforcement area with the City presented an exciting challenge. I have continued on in this role and now that the program is up and running I provide direct supervision of our front-line officers."
—Dallas Holyroyd, Team Leader, Sustainable Development