CLOSING DATE MODIFICATION - Senior Infrastructure Project Officer **ANTICIPATORY**

Important messages

IF YOU HAVE APPLIED TO THIS SELECTION PROCESS PRIOR TO MAY 12, 2017 OR TO SELECTION PROCESS 2016-IA-COMPT-AS05-119, YOU DO NOT NEED TO APPLY AGAIN.

*** NOTE: It is not required to submit a cover letter for this selection process. However, applicants MUST complete the screening questions that will be generated by the system automatically once the candidate applies. Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their responses to the screening questions how they meet the Essential Qualifications (education AND experiences) as well as the Asset Qualifications (if applicable). Supporting details are required for each qualification, explaining, for example, the extent of the experience and relevant dates. The answers provided to the screening questions will be the main source of information and the curriculum vitae will only be referred to as a secondary source of information. Failure to provide complete answers may result in job applications being screened from further consideration in this process.

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY: A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established from this selection process and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, various linguistic profiles, various security clearances as well as various locations within the Canada Border Services Agency.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 alternative*.

*A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test.

If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Please consult the link below for additional information.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Significant and recent** experience delivering multiple projects or initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience in reporting on projects and initiatives (i.e. progress, scope, schedule, costs/financials).
- Experience working collaboratively with multiple people, organizations, partners and/or stakeholders with different views and priorities.
- Experience in managing project budget ensuring project expenses occur in accordance with delegated financial and procurement authorities.
- Experience in contracting (e.g. working with procurement to issue purchase orders/contracts).
- Experience developing Statements of Requirements, Statement of Works, Business Cases or Security Requirements Check Lists (SRCL).
- Experience in reading and interpreting architectural drawings (e.g. site and flooring layouts), to ensure they are compliant with requirements, and in completing site visits.

**Significant and recent experience is defined as a minimum of 2 years’ experience acquired within the last 5 years.

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
- Project Management Certification
- Architectural Design and Building Technician diploma

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

Various language requirements
OTTAWA POSITIONS
- Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
- English or French Essential

WINDSOR POSITIONS
- English Essential

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of project management life-cycle and associated phases.
- Knowledge of Sections 32 and 34 of the Financial Administration Act.
- Knowledge of government policies, directives or standards governing facilities management and real property.

ABILITY AND SKILLS:
- Ability to set priorities and organize work effectively.
- Ability to identify issues, develop options/solutions and make recommendations.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to negotiate and influence.
- Ability to apply Sections 32 and 34 of the Financial Administration Act.
- Ability to develop briefing material, such as briefing notes and presentations.
- Ability to deliver presentations or briefings.
- Ability to use MS Excel (being able to create tables for presenting and analyzing data, and to write formulas to perform calculations on that data) and MS PowerPoint (being able to create presentations).

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal relationships
- Client Service Orientation

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:
- Successful completion of a post-secondary educational program from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in the delivery of renovation projects or fit-up or construction projects through a project team within Government of Canada Buildings or leased facilities.
- Experience using organizational standards and guidelines for design.
- Experience using the AutoCAD software.
- Experience working on a project that involved the use of Public Service and Procurement Canada Workplace 2.0 Fit-up Standards.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willing and able to work overtime, as required.
- Willing and able to travel.
- Willing and able to carry a cellular phone or other communication device.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Secret security clearance

OTHER CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Ability to conduct site visits, which requires the ability to walk for extended periods and to wear required safety clothing including hard hats and steel toed boots.

Other information

IF YOU HAVE APPLIED TO THE SELECTION PROCESS 2016-IA-COMPT-AS05-119, YOU DO NOT NEED TO APPLY AGAIN.

***************************
ASSESSMENT
***************************
A written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

LEAVE/ABSENCES DURING THIS SELECTION PROCESS: It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Departmental contact of any pre-approved leave throughout the duration of the process in order to facilitate scheduling of evaluations. One (1) alternate date will be possible only if requested for the following reasons: 1) Medical reasons with doctor’s certificate 2) Death in your immediate family 3) Confirmation of pre-approved travel plans or training plans (made before the advertisement posting date) 4) Religious reasons or another reason that is considered reasonable by the assessment committee.

***************************
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
***************************
Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Official language proficiency: due to its unique character, this essential qualification could be assessed and required solely upon appointment. It is therefore the candidate’s responsibility to inform the person in charge of the selection process if he/she obtains the linguistic requirements after the pool has been established. Also, a person who initially failed linguistic testing could be introduced into the pool of qualified candidates during the pool’s validity period if he/she is assessed again through another selection process or following linguistic training.

***************************
COMMUNICATION
***************************
It is the candidate’s responsibility to inform the Departmental contact involved in this selection process of any change of contact information during the selection process and during the validity period of the pool.

Candidates must provide a valid email address as communication for this process will be conducted by email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

***************************
OTHER INFORMATION
***************************
Candidates must meet all the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Management may choose to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.

Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent could be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment 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.