Business Application Partner

At SECURE we lead the way in waste management and energy infrastructure providing unmatched security and peace of mind to our clients. Our strength lies in our size extensive network solid reputation industry expertise and a relentless can-do attitude.

With an expansive infrastructure network spanning Western Canada and North Dakota we deliver essential solutions where they are needed most. Our partnerships focus on safely recovering oil and metals disposing of liquid and solid waste recycling materials such as metals water and oil and reclaiming contaminated land to reduce environmental footprints.

SECURE is committed to innovation helping our customers lower costs reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and exceed their business safety and environmental goals. We go beyond expectations mitigating risks reducing financial obligations and maximizing value for our clients.

Join SECURE where we step up to make a meaningful difference in the industries we serve and the world we share.

We are looking for a highly motivated Business Application Partner to join our Metals team in supporting the roll out development and maintenance of our scrap software. The role is hands on in the field understanding what makes the business tick. The operational knowledge gained in the field will be leveraged to create best practices for the technology that will support the operations.

This role is based out of Edmonton AB. Candidates located in Calgary may be considered but will require up to 50% travel.

A successful candidate will be one that wants a hands on approach and has the ability to communicate between multiple stakeholder groups. This person will be part of operations and will be the bridge to corporate IT support.

This is a Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm in office position.

Business and BITS Alignment

Gain an in-depth understanding of the business and business processes

Collaborate with customers to understand their near and long term goals and challenges; create and align on a business application roadmap

Attends business unit operational meetings and gathers/takes ownership of technology related actions

Translate business requirements into technical specifications and solutions

Prioritize BITS related activities to ensure value creation is balanced with resource availability

Application Management

Works alongside the Business Application Support team to provide business continuity and application improvements

Monitor the performance and availability of applications and work to improve efficiency

Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance and optimize applications

Vendor Management

Manage relationship with third party vendor and software providers

Evaluate and select appropriate software solutions to meet business needs

Change Management

Collaborate with business units to manage changes in business processes and applications

Develop and implement change management strategies to ensure smooth uptake of new technologies and processes

Project Management Support

Work in collaboration and in support of the PMO on projects that will impact the customer base.

Understand business requirements to ensure that solutions will work and are fit-for-purpose as they become operational.

Develop and execute on operational handoff of new applications into the Business Applications Team

Analytics

Ability to understand the value of the data available and identify new data sources

Work alongside the Business Intelligence team to create valuable insights for the business

Deliver ad-hoc and recurring reports for operations leaders and work with the Business Intelligence team to transform these into Power BI solutions

Validate and clean data exports from the operational and financial systems to deliver insights for the business

Compliance & Security

Ensure that applications comply with SECURE policies and standards (ex. Patching / Identity)

Collaborate with security teams to protect business data and systems

Training & Support

Delivers on a How can I help philosophy for their customers

Provide training and support to end-users to maximize the effective use of technology

Work with the Business Application Support team to troubleshoot and resolve application related issues

The individual in this role will have:

• 0-3 years experience in a similar role
• Post-secondary education in Engineering Information Technology Business or a related field or a graduate from trades programs.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to understand business operations and technology
• Microsoft Office proficiency and/or general technological competency using computers and various software systems.
• Willingness and curiosity for learning and becoming an expert in new systems.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Highly self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail
• Proven analytical evaluative and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• A team player who values relationships collaboration and can bring people together to solve problems
• Experience with evolving business process upgrading technology and change management
• Experience managing vendor relationships and cross functional teams
• Effective conflict resolution skills to build commonality alignment and create a path forward together
• Self-awareness and ability to provide and receive constructive feedback

At SECURE we focus on opportunities for growth and improvement; for our employees our customers our partners and the communities we operate in. We are an energetic team driven by the needs of our customers and we care about making a meaningful contribution. We strive to attract retain and motivate employees by offering a competitive compensation package that recognizes employee contributions and performance.

In addition to rewarding job opportunities we offer:

• Competitive industry wages and compensation programs which includes:
• Employer paid benefits: health dental & more
• Health care spending account
• Employee wellness program
• Employee savings plans
• Career progression
• A competitive employee referral program
• Industry leading safety standards
• Community investment initiatives Our Stories

We believe our teams strength comes from our diversity.

Every SECURE employee has a right to feel safe and welcome. We pride ourselves on being respectful workplace where all employees have equal access to opportunity and support.

We are a trusted partner. We extend those same efforts outside of the organization through our respectful engagement with our diverse base of stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

Applicants are not assessed on the grounds of race national or ethnic origin colour religion age sex sexual orientation marital status or physical handicap. Our operations span across Canada and the United States and we actively seek out a wide range of applicants for both field operations and office roles.