Senior Project Manager

Important messages

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE and complete the Screening Questionnaire pertaining to this advertised process. You MUST provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the occupational certification and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and/or asset qualifications section. An online Screening Questionnaire has been created to assist you in completing this information. Alternatively, if you do not complete the screening questions, one effective approach to prepare your application would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs thoroughly demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided.

The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your occupational certification and/or experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION. PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST POSSESS THE OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION BY THE CLOSING DATE WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION.

While an online application is the preferred method, your application can also be sent by e-mail or by fax or by courier, in which case you must indicate the process reference number and your application must be received at the latest on the closing date. You can also send your application by mail in which case it must be postmarked at the latest on the closing date and received within ten (10) calendar days of the closing date.

Work environment

Public Services and Procurement Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, auditing and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

Intent of the process

The intent of this appointment process is to establish a fully assessed pool of qualified candidates. The immediate use of the pool will be to staff one (1) position in Toronto. However, the results of this process may be used to staff similar or identical positions for future vacancies of various tenures at Public Services and Procurement Canada in the Ontario Region.

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)

Professional Engineer, licensed to practice in Canada with specialization in an engineering speciality relevant to the position (i.e. mechanical, civil, environmental or electrical).

1. Recent* and extensive** experience in the procurement and management of design consultant and heavy construction services.

2. Recent* and extensive** experience in project management and leading multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of high value*** and complex heavy civil construction projects.

Definitions:
* Recent is defined as approximately the past 6 years from the closing date of this job advertisement.

** Extensive is defined as the complexity and diversity of work which would normally be acquired over a period of approximately 12 continuous years where the candidate progressively performed the role of an engineer on a construction project with at least the last 5 years as a project manager, managing all aspects and stages of project delivery including project design, tendering, construction and closeout. Complexity is viewed in terms of risk. Candidates are expected to demonstrate experience in managing complex projects with at least 3 risk factors, for example: technical difficulty, high stakeholder and media interest, stringent regulatory compliance requirements.

*** High Value is not the overall budget of a program, but more specifically the value of a single project or set of inter-related projects that were particularly managed by the candidate and valued at $10 M or more.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of project management practices in civil construction projects.

Oral Communication
Written Communication
Values and Ethics
Strategic Thinking
Engagement
Management Excellence
Client Service Level 1

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

1. Knowledge of “Construction Management” approach as a construction project delivery method.
2. Experience in marine construction, including dredging, shoreline improvements, construction of canal walls and water management structures.
3. Experience in the provision of specialist services in civil engineering design e.g. Structural design services, architectural design services.
4. Experience in the management of human resources and performance management frameworks.

Operational Requirements

Willingness and ability to work overtime.
Willingness and ability to travel.
Willingness and ability to enter construction sites.

Conditions of employment

Security: Reliability Status
Licensed as a Professional Engineer in Canada.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.
Must be willing and able to travel as required.
Must be willing and able to work overtime.
Must be willing and able to travel to project sites as required.

Note: Those selected must meet and maintain the above-noted conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Organizational Needs

In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

Other information

Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

You must be prepared to provide the original, or a certified copy, of your occupational certification.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

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.

Travel costs associated with this process may not be covered. Before making any arrangements or incurring expenses, please contact the hiring department.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted.

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.