Regional Manager, Nunavut Region (Iqaluit)

Important messages

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Isolated Post Allowances (as of 01/08/2016) for Iqaluit:
*Maximum Annual Isolated Post amounts based on full time year-round employment
• With Dependents – Private Accommodation: $33,102.00
• Without Dependents – Private Accommodation: $22,164.00

Vacation Travel Assistance (As of 01/03/2017):
* Vacation Travel Assistance - TWO times per year
• Employee: $2970.00
• Employee with Dependents: $2970.00/ adult & $2684.00/child

Duties

Consulting with senior officials of clients such as Government of the Nunavut, Aboriginal Affairs, Parks Canada, and Inuit Nations to determine their survey, needs, to explain products and services available from or through the Surveyor General Branch.

Investigating and research (in the field and in the office) survey projects requested by clients to determine the necessity, nature and amount of work involved and, preparing proposals for cadastral related projects, including schedules, deliverables, costs, and methods of completion.

Preparing Requests for Proposals (RFP's) detailing technical specifications, developing assessment criteria and assessing bids, and making a recommendation in the case of multiple bidders.

Directing or conducting monitoring of progress on projects, including on-site inspections, providing reports to clients, mediating agreement on modifications to the terms of the project, reviewing contract returns for compliance with contract specifications, and recommending payments.

Negotiating Memoranda of Understanding with clients for the provision of survey services, detailing the specific products and services to be provided for, and submitting the proposed agreement to the Deputy Surveyor General for review.

Issuing Survey Instructions and approving survey plans in accordance with legislation and agreements.

Providing professional survey advice to clients, land surveyors, lawyers, and others on the Canada Lands Surveys and provincial systems, on present and historical survey practices, and interpretation of survey evidence in resolving boundary disputes, including making visits to sites of trespass or dispute, and proposing solutions to those involved.

Providing information to clients on survey processes and recommending courses of action to facilitate acquisition, disposal and development of Canada Lands, and to administer aspects of land management.

Liaising with other government agencies concerning the content and production of legal descriptions for use in orders in council to create or to effect changes to the extent of Canada Lands.

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

A pool of (fully or partially) qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the EN-SUR-04 group and level within Natural Resources Canada in IQALUIT, NUNAVUT ONLY with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential or Bilingual), various methods for staffing a bilingual position (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), and with various conditions of employment.

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)

►Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in land survey theory and practice, Geomatics or other related field OR a Canada Lands Surveyor’s Commission.

Degree equivalency

►A license with the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors as a Canada Lands Surveyor.

►Experience in planning and managing the delivery of geomatics and legal survey information.
►Experience in managing human and financial resources.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

►Knowledge of the Canada Lands Survey System, including Acts and Regulations.

►Ability to communicate effectively orally.
►Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
►Ability to negotiate agreements.

►Effective interpersonal relationships.
►Leadership
►Initiative
►Risk management
►Client service
►Judgement

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

►Experience in land surveying in remote areas or in Northern Canada.
►Experience in working with, collaborating with, or providing services to Indigenous Communities.

►Knowledge of First Nation Self-Government initiatives.

►Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

►Ability and willingness to work overtime.
►Ability and willingness to travel and supervise field work as required.
►Valid driver’s license.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - This factor is not used at the screening stage. The hiring department is responsible for the security clearance process.

Other information

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email; this will include invitations to interviews, if necessary. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths. References must have worked with you for at least six (6) months within the last five (5) years.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

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

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

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.

Candidates must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

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.