Technical Leader, Regulatory Development

Important messages

The NEB is a federal regulatory tribunal that regulates, among other things, the construction, operation and abandonment of pipelines that cross provincial or international borders, international power lines and designated interprovincial power lines, imports of natural gas and exports of crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and electricity, and oil and gas exploration and production activities in certain areas. The NEB is also charged with providing timely, accurate and objective information and advice on energy matters. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with Regional Offices in Montréal, and Vancouver, the NEB has a staff of approximately 450 employees and an annual budget of over $70 million.

The National Energy Board is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers. This is an annual competition that recognizes the country's best places to work by Mediacorp Canada.

Duties

Summary of Duties:

The Regulatory Policy Team is responsible for the Regulatory Framework Program at the National Energy Board. The team leads complex and often sensitive policy initiatives and projects involving a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Key activities include analyzing gaps, problems and drivers of change that affect the NEB, and developing, recommending and implementing solutions. The team also supports Board Members and senior management by researching and developing speeches, analyses, briefing and scenario notes, and helping to prepare them for key events and activities such as appearances before Parliamentary Committees, and participation at national or international activities.

Reporting to the Director of the Regulatory Policy Team, the Technical Leader is responsible for providing leadership and expert-level advice to NEB staff and executives, and Board Members on all matters pertaining to the regulatory framework of the National Energy Board.

The incumbent will be expected to shape the work of the Regulatory Policy Team, including the Regulatory Framework Program and other strategic initiatives by displaying exemplary leadership in both the ongoing development of the program as well as support of colleagues through coaching and mentoring. The work of the Technical Leader involves providing advice and making recommendations on matters of strategic importance and leading change. It is also expected that the Technical Leader will anticipate issues for the NEB by building and maintaining a network internally and externally.

The incumbent may undertake the role of project manager and/or guide multi-disciplinary teams for complex projects.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be created. Qualified candidates may be used to staff other similar positions at an equivalent or lower level on a term, indeterminate or acting basis. Appointment of qualified candidates will be based on the assessment results of the essential or essential and asset qualifications and with regard to breadth and depth of experience.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum)

Contact information for 3 references.

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

Successful completion of an undergraduate degree from a recognized university in a field relevant to the NEB’s regulatory responsibilities including, but not limited to, environmental science, engineering, economics, business or public administration, law.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

E1 Extensive experience in generating strategic recommendations based upon analysis of policy matters.

E2 Extensive experience shaping and executing complex projects that involve external stakeholders, for example, industry, other regulators, the public, and Indigenous groups.

E3 Extensive experience coaching staff in the achievement of performance-based, professional and personal goals.

*Extensive experience refers to approximately 8 years of relevant and recent experience where the activities were the focus of the candidate’s work and were neither temporary nor ad hoc. The candidate’s employment background indicates experience sufficient for recognition as fully functional in that field.

Organization-wide Competencies:

OC1 Leadership and Teamwork – Proficiency: Guide/Shape Level
• Coaches others to make timely and effective decisions and removes barriers that impede improvement.
• Takes leadership role in team and partnership building.
• Identifies and leads strategic partnerships between NEB and other agencies that have a high level impact on the way results are achieved.

OC2 Accountability & Results Orientation: Proficiency: Shape Level
• Proactively identifies and promotes high-quality solutions to internal issues.
• Inspires shared vision and values through demonstrated personal commitment.

OC3 Initiative & Adaptability to Change – Proficiency: Shape Level
• Facilitates cultural change initiatives and ensures management system thinking is built into business-wide processes.

OC4 Process and Project Management – Proficiency: Guide Level
• In the role of project manager, determines project accountabilities, process priorities and resource allocations effectively across the organization.

OC5 Communications – Proficiency: Guide Level
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively to senior level audiences, co-workers and clients in writing.
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively to senior level audiences, co-workers and clients verbally.

OC6 NEB’s Unique Regulatory Context – Proficiency: Guide/Shape Level
• Anticipates and communicates how external trends and issues impact NEB business decisions and provides options for action.
• Develops and communicates strategy for dealing with broad external issues which impact major NEB business decisions.


Technical Competencies:

TC1 Regulatory Research and Analysis– Proficiency: Guide/Shape Level
• Providing advice, interpretation and direction to staff conducting research.
• Engaging external stakeholders on key strategic regulatory issues.


Competency Level Definitions

Learn is defined as developing a basic knowledge of the competency and ability to apply.
Apply is defined as demonstrating sound understanding of the competency and ability to apply and contribute.
Guide is defined as thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application.
Shape is defined as recognized as an expert. Shapes direction of the NEB with regards to the competency.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential or Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

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

Asset Qualifications

AQ1 Graduation from a recognized university at the Master’s level specializing in a field relevant to the NEB’s regulatory responsibilities.

AQ2 Significant and recent experience working within the Canadian legislative or regulatory framework governing the production, transportation, distribution or exportation and/or sale of crude oil and natural gas.

AQ3 Significant and recent experience in intergovernmental or regulatory affairs with government, or on behalf of industry or organizations.

AQ4 Significant and recent experience in business planning, advising senior management on issues of priority, risks, opportunities, and alignment of policy, projects or programs ongoing or being proposed.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment
1) Willingness to undergo, successfully pass and maintain a reliability status security clearance. Some positions may require a secret security clearance, which future incumbents will be required to undergo, successfully pass and maintain.

2) Compliance with the National Energy Board’s Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the NEB’s Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the NEB Website http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/code-of-conduct.

3) Must be willing and able to travel and to work overtime when required.

4) Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements and/or as individual development needs are identified.

Other information

Other Information:

1. The National Energy Board has a classification system that differs from the greater public service. This NEB-12 position is similar to an EC-08 in terms of salary range only. The benefits offered, including relocation assistance, may be significantly different than those offered in the greater public service. This position is subject to NEB’s Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Collective Agreement.

2. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a resume and cover letter clearly demonstrating using specific examples how they meet each of the essential qualifications of education and experience, and competencies. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in applicants being screened out.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e mail for assessment purposes including sending invitations for written tests, interviews and issuing selection process results.

3. Assessment: You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written examination, oral presentation, interview(s), role play scenarios, performance appraisals, reference checks and/or interactions with internal staff during the process and personal knowledge. Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

4. Appointment Requirements: Candidates must meet each essential qualification and the conditions of employment to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, organizational needs or operational requirements; however, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing right fit for appointment.

5. Salary: Effective 1 November 2013, NEB-12: $104,526 to $127,174 (under review)

The National Energy Board has the following forms of additional compensation that are separate from base salary, the eligibility for which is determined, in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement or terms and conditions of employment for the duration period specified:
• a Calgary Allowance in the amount of 4.95% of base salary, paid on a bi-weekly payroll basis
• annual performance pay which includes elements of individual performance (60% of payout) and corporate performance (40% of payout) for a maximum of $15,570.
• annual market allowance of $17,000 which applies to this position; the allowance is paid in two semi-annualized payments.
• The Collective Agreement between the NEB and PIPSC expired on 1 November 2014. Please note that in the absence of a new Collective Agreement, all provisions – including the allowances remain in place until a new agreement has been signed.

6. Terms of Employment: This position has been allocated and apply to the bargaining unit represented by the NEB Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada.

7. Proof of Education: Proof of education is required prior to appointment. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Please contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) for more information www.cicic.ca.
Equivalencies granted by the Canadian provincial authorities with respect to Applied (Bachelor's) Degrees by colleges and technical institutes (i.e. in Ontario, British-Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba) must always be accepted as equivalent to Bachelor Degrees granted by universities in the provinces concerned.

8. Organization Future Needs: The National Energy Board is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

9. Head Office Location – Calgary, AB: 517, 10th Avenue SW

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.