26-31 Technical Question Writer

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Since 1920, APEGA has been regulating the practices of engineering and geoscience to serve the public interest in Alberta.

We are looking for energetic people who thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and challenging environment. You are committed to serving the community with integrity, accountability, and innovation, and capable of delivering exceptional service. If you reflect these values, have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to make a difference through your work, and are passionate about acting in the best interest of public safety – then come be a part of our diverse and inclusive team!

Job Title:

Technical Question Writer

Job Family:

Professional

Department:

Registration

Reports To:

Examinations Manager

Division:

Regulatory

Location:

Edmonton

Competition:

26-31

Employment Indicator:

Full-time, permanent

Position Summary

Reporting to the Examinations Manager, the incumbent is responsible for development, review, validation, and maintenance of high-quality examination content for professional registration or licensure of Engineers and Geoscientists in Canada. This involves working with the Professional Practice Exam Screening Committee (PPESG) in developing appropriate questions for a current, defensible, and relevant National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) for assessing the professional, ethical, regulatory, and legal responsibilities of a practicing licensed professional for working with Canadian regulators, psychometricians, the role supports the regulator’s public protection mandate by developing appropriate assessment tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, validate, and maintain high-quality examination content for professional registration or licensure of Engineers and Geoscientists in Canada
• Conduct research and analysis in developing new questions for the NPPE, leveraging AI assisted tools.
• Conduct item analysis and make recommendations for revisions based on examination performance data
• Incorporate revisions to address identified wording, structure, and alignment issues, ensuring the questions meet National Professional Practice Exam writing standards
• Prepare revised drafts for PPESG review
• Integrate PPESG feedback from peer review, apply final wording and formatting standards, and approve items for field testing
• Translate complex technical, legal, regulatory, and ethical concepts into clear, concise, audience-appropriate language without changing the intended meaning
• Interview and consult subject matter experts to gather information, verify facts, resolve content gaps, and ensure technical accuracy
• Perform substantive editing, copy editing, and proofreading to improve clarity, grammar, tone, structure, consistency, and readability
• Apply plain-language principles and inclusive, bias-aware writing practices while preserving the technical rigour and defensibility of examination content
• Maintain consistent terminology, voice, style, and formatting across examination questions, guidance documents, templates, and related communications
• Develop and maintain editorial standards, writing guidelines, templates, and reference materials that support consistent content development
• Adapt content for different audiences and formats, including committee materials, training resources, reports, workflow documentation, and internal communications
• Coordinate review and approval cycles, track edits and feedback, and maintain accurate version control for content moving through the development workflow
• Work with APEGA staff to identify exam needs, item trends and performance
• Protect NPPE question integrity by ensuring questions are handled only within secure, approved workflows
• Create examination content that aligns with competency models, body-of-knowledge frameworks, and professional practice requirements
• Review examination items for technical clarity, accuracy, and relevance
Research emerging trends and best practices in professional assessment, examination development, technical writing, and editorial communications
• Assists the PPESG with the review and assessment of new questions developed for consideration for experimental testing questions to ensure that they are appropriate for their jurisdiction, the profession, the NPPE Blueprint and for comprehension
• Ensures questions meet formatting, fairness, and participate in blueprint standards
• Keep questions organized and move through the review workflow, ensuring items are moved into the appropriate bin/folder at the appropriate stage
• Work with subject matter experts, committees, and external consultants to develop content
• Targeted follow up where needed to manage PPESG team members capacity and momentum
• Manage the PPESG volunteer group (recruiting, training, onboarding, item generation)
• Provides critical feedback directly in the question comments
• Project work (health of banks)
• Assist with PPEC workflow and reporting (Provides stats to support monthly reporting)

Competencies, Skills & Attributes

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in communications, public relations, or journalism.
• 5-8 years of related experience with demonstrated knowledge of communication best practices and ethics and some experience in technical writing, business writing, and internal communication.
• 5+ years of experience facilitating exam programs on a national scale for professional-level jobs
• Proven track record of successful project management and cross-functional collaboration
• Experience working with senior leadership and managing stakeholder relationships
• Experience in navigating pressure points in the workflow by remaining organized, solutions-focused, and respectful in all communications
• Able to balance accuracy, confidentiality, urgency, and relationship management when coordinating exam-content development and review
• Experience working with volunteer committees, subject matter experts, or advisory groups where influence, follow-up, and relationship-building are required without direct authority
• Equivalencies may be considered.

Closing Date: Until successful candidate is found

We acknowledge all candidates working in their area of expertise may build their knowledge, skills, and competencies in several ways. We welcome candidates from a breadth of backgrounds, who may have equivalent skills and competencies to the ones listed above. There may be APEGA positions posted that have specific regulatory requirements, and in keeping with those requirements, APEGA will follow the guidelines that we are bound by. All candidates are considered with the objective to enhance APEGA’s people and culture.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your cover letter and resume directly through our company website (https://www.apega.ca/about-apega/apega-careers).

Thank you for your interest in APEGA.
Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.