Facilities/Capital Officer

Important messages

The department will only consider applicants who apply online, therefore all job applications must be submitted through jobs.gc.ca.

You must clearly demonstrate in your answers to the screening questions HOW you meet the essential education and experience and any applicable asset education and experience factors listed. You must include the length of time (month/year) that you performed each function and where you obtained the qualification. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. The answers to the screening questions will be the main source of information used by the assessment board to determine whether you meet the essential and asset education and experience factors. Your answers to the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION.

***Your answers to the screening questions must adhere to the stipulated format stated in the Job Opportunity Advertisement as your application will be used to assess the "Ability to follow instructions".***

Duties

What You Will Be Doing

As a Corporate Services Branch employee, the successful candidate (s) will liaise with First Nation communities in Ontario in the creation of contribution agreements to support operations and maintenance and required repairs and capital investments in health facilities. The work duties also include providing oversight on the project delivery ensuring that design standards and required codes are adhered to according to scope and that the projects remain on time and on budget. Additional duties include data analysis, developing estimates and budget management.

Work environment

Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances. The Real Property and Security Directorate (RPSD) provides corporate real property services and manages the real property assets of the Department, as well as maintains the security and safety of Health Canada (HC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) employees

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) indeterminate position in Ottawa as well as two eight (8) month term positions (with the possibility of extension) in Sioux Lookout and/or Thunder Bay. A pool of qualified candidates will be established from this process and may be used to staff similar positions at Health Canada with varying tenures (such as indeterminate, specified period, acting, assignment/secondment).

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Degree equivalency

Experience in planning, developing, and implementing maintenance programs as it relates to facilities management.

Experience in the financial management (including creation of budgets and cash flows) of projects spanning several months or more in duration.

Experience in negotiation as it relates to construction.

Experience in project management as it relates to construction.

Experience in the proficient use of applicable computer software and operating systems (ie: Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word etc.)

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

College Diploma in architecture or in building systems engineering technology.

Degree equivalency

Occupation Certification:
Possession of a Project Management certification as it relates to construction.

Possession of a journeyman' s certificate in one of the disciplines of the construction trades.

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
Experience working with First Nation communities in the delivery of Federal Programs.

Experience in providing advice and assistance to First Nations organizations.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of a valid Ontario driver's license.
Frequent travel by small aircraft, boat or other vehicle as per the demands of the job to communities in remote areas in all types of weather conditions.
Ability to work overtime on short notice.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of Federal and Provincial building codes and construction practices.
Knowledge of building systems.
Knowledge of building life-cycle management principles.
Knowledge of safety regulations and practices related to construction

Abilities:

Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to analyse, identify and resolve issues.
Ability to prepare correspondence, documents and reports.
Ability to follow instructions.
Ability to read blueprints and construction drawings.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Reliability
Respectful of diversity
Initiative
Tact
Client Service Orientation

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Other information

You must apply on-line via jobs.gc.ca. Hard copy applications (fax, mail, etc.) will not be accepted. If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line, please fax your application to 416-954-3699 and include an explanation.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will only contact those candidates screened into the process.

A written examination may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Appointment decisions may be based on organizational needs. Candidates are therefore encouraged to self-declare their membership to any of the Employment Equity designated groups in order to be considered should organizational needs be invoked during the appointment process.

Candidates will be required to provide original proof of education as part of this appointment process. Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Candidates from outside the federal public service who are invited to written exams and/or interviews will be responsible for travel and accommodation expenses.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required and to update their personal information when it changes.

Candidates who apply to this appointment process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.