Water Resources Engineer – Boundary Waters

Duties

Key Activities:

Water Resources Engineers at all levels remain focused on data collection, analysis and timely dissemination of water resources information. The incumbent must understand the broad scope of water resources engineering, and engage in scientific and technical analysis and evaluation of issues regarding water resources including the application of existing and emerging technologies. The ENG-03 and 04 must additionally be able to work independently and plan projects, while the ENG-04 must be able to supervise staff and manage overall delivery within a program area.

Boundary and Transboundary Waters

Assist with the collection, processing, interpretation, correction, summarization and presentation of water resources data to support boundary waters issues in Canada.

Undertake naturalized flow analysis and reporting in support of agreements and commitments for GoC commitments for example, the St Mary and Milk Rivers.

Partnership engagement.

Guide and coordinate technical staff on various inter-provincial and transboundary water resource projects including the collection, and verification of real-time data used for timely resource management decisions. Coordinate the work of provincial, other federal Canadian and American departmental partners in joint projects. (ENG-04).

Work environment

The position will contribute to the delivery of the National Hydrological Services by providing water resources engineering and applied science expertise that supports the collection, interpretation and dissemination of standardized water resource data and information in Canada.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to fill positions within Environment and Climate Change Canada across Canada with various tenures (indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, secondment), linguistic and security profiles according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 1

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)

Please note the following essential qualifications will be assessed for all levels with the exception of where it is indicated ENG-03 and ENG-04 levels only.

Education :

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in engineering with engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience* :

Experience in writing technical documents, and would include experience during academic study.

Experience in hydraulic or hydrologic data analysis, review and modelling, and would include experience during academic study.

Experience in developing and maintaining partnerships with internal or external organizations, such as, provinces, territories, aboriginal governments, other federal departments, business groups or non-governmental organizations (ENG-03 and ENG-04 only).

*Definition of Experience

ENG-02 - Less than 3 years’ experience
ENG-03 – Minimum 3-5 years’ experience
ENG-04 – More than 5 years’ **recent experience
**Recent Experience is within the last 7 years.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge :

Knowledge of computer programming for data management or water resources applications.

Knowledge of the practice of hydrology and open channel hydraulics.

Knowledge in statistics and data analysis.

Abilities :

Ability to communicate orally.

Ability to communicate in writing.

Ability to work under pressure.

Ability to organize and conduct studies that use statistical analyses (ENG-03 and ENG-04).

Ability to interpret engineering/scientific data (ENG-03 and ENG-04).

Personal Suitabilities :

Effective interpersonal skills

Initiative

Reliability

Judgement

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Asset Qualifications

Education :

Graduation with a higher level degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in engineering, geophysics or engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Currently registered as a professional Engineer in Canada.

Degree equivalency

Experience :

Experience in managing human and financial resources (ENG-04).

Experience in using geographic information systems (GIS).

Experience in using MS-Office.

Knowledge :

Knowledge of computer programming for data management or water resources applications.

Knowledge of the Boundary Waters Treaty and the role of the International Joint Commission (ENG-03 and ENG-04).

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Condition of Employment :

Driver's license.

Requirement to travel at times for extended periods of up to two or three weeks.

Requirement to work overtime.

Requirement to work in remote locations and in extreme weather conditions.

Requirement to occasionally undertake field work that will include working in and around water, wading, working on cableways and bridges or on ice.

Other information

Only online applications will be considerated.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

For this process, we find that email is the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of emails). If you do not wish to receive results by email and if you change your email address during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

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.

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A written examination will be administered.

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

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.