Senior Facilities Officer: Planning and Design

Important messages

Persons interested must submit, by the closing date, a complete application consisting of a covering letter AND a résumé supporting the information provided in the cover letter. Candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the Essential Education and Essential Experience criteria as well as assets if applicable. The education and experience factors must appear on the Statement of Merit as headings in your cover letter. Under each heading you must write no more than two paragraphs that state exactly how you meet the education and experience factors. You must state clearly where and when you obtained the education and experiences, including the educational institution, and by identifying the employer(s) or organization(s) where you obtained the required experience factors, as well as concrete examples demonstrating your experiences

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within Statistics Canada with various tenures (Indeterminate, determinate, acting, assignments, secondment and deployments), with various language requirements and various security requirements.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 9,999 words (maximum)

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:
Graduation with a college diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in interior design, architectural engineering technology or architecture.

Note 1: Candidates who have higher levels of education in interior design, architectural engineering technology or architecture are encouraged to apply.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Recent* and significant* experience in the fields of Office Planning, Interior Design OR Architecture.
• Experience producing final accommodation layouts and floor plans in AutoCAD.
• Recent* experience designing office layouts using integrated systems furniture complete with Telecommunications, EDP and LAN systems provisions.

*Recent is defined as having performed the duties within the last five (5) years.
*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with full-time performance of duties for a minimum of three (3) years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of technical terminology and standards applicable to the provision of accommodations.
Knowledge of products available and overall trends in the field of accommodations.
Knowledge of the Public Services and Procurement Canada Workplace 2.0 Standards.
Knowledge of applicable building codes; federal government accommodations management legislation, polices, standards and practices.

Abilities and Skills:
Ability to provide design, facilities or planning advice.
Ability to manage projects, and produce related cost estimates.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to work under pressure due to imposed deadlines, multiple and competing priorities, and heavy workloads.

Personal Suitability:
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Judgment
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Client service orientation

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

Asset Qualifications:
• Experience in construction management or project management.
• Experience preparing construction plans and specifications.
• Experience in architectural drafting.
• Experience scheduling multiple trades and project elements to achieve an integrated objective.

Other information

In order to manage the number of applications in this selection process, management may use top-down or random selection at various steps in the process to determine the number of candidates who will continue in the process.

Your résumé must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

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. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

An assignment/secondment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

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

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.

In addition to all assessment methods such as the application, exam, interview; please note that correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Candidates must provide their proof of education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents only) at a later time in the process.

In the case of an acting appointment, the Public Service Employment Regulations enables the organization to exclude the appointee from respecting official language proficiency when the department is unable to fill the position with an appointment of a person who meets the language proficiency qualification. Therefore, we would encourage all to apply, in the event the organization is unable to fill the position with an appointment of a person who meets the language proficiency, others may be considered.

All candidates that apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and ensure that this address is functional at all times and that it accepts messages from unknown users. Failure to do so may result in important messages not being received. Communication for this process will be conducted via the e-mail address provided in your application. It is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly.

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.