Research Engineer, Bioenergy

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

The intent of this process is to staff a EN-ENG-02 position on a indeterminate basis with language requirements of English Essential and a reliability security clearance.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions EN-ENG-02 at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), various linguistic requirements (English Essential, and Bilingual) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.)), various security requirements,various conditions of employment and for various locations.

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 in mechanical, chemical or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience in designing, planning and conducting applied research in thermochemical conversion of biomass
Experience in working in pilot plant or industrial equipment processing biomass
Experience in designing, setting up and operating equipment for monitoring process conditions and products from thermochemical conversion of biomass
Experience in data analysis and technical report writing including the open literature
Experience in searching and reviewing scientific and technical literature.
Experience in compiling, consolidating and summarizing technical information from multiple sources.
Experience in conducting technology assessments related to production of renewable fuels (solid or liquid or gaseous)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the fundamentals of thermochemical conversion processes: thermodynamics, mass & heat transfer
Knowledge of the health and safety procedures of the work place

Ability to initiate, plan and carry out experiments in order to produce scientifically valid data
Ability to accurately verify, analyse and interpret experimental results and record findings in a technical report
Ability to prepare specifications for specialized research apparatus or hardware as may be required for a range of biomass feedstocks
Ability to communicate effectively verbally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Effective interpersonal relationships
Initiative
Thoroughness
Dependability

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

Experience in planning and conducting applied research using a wide range of biomass fuels (agricultural or forestry biomass and waste derived fuels)
Experience in working in a research consortium with multiple stakeholders
Experience in providing technical supervision to research equipment operators
Experience in providing technical information to broad range of government and industrial stakeholders
Experience in developing test methods for characterisation or measurements for quantification of biomass fuels or their by-products from thermochemical conversion

Knowledge of thermochemical conversion technologies as it relates to industrial scale biofuels production
Knowledge of biomass feedstocks characteristics
Knowledge of biomass pre-treatment processes
Knowledge of energy generation from biomass or waste for remote community applications.
Knowledge of processes converting syngas to diesel fuels

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.

Willingness and ability to undertake occasional job-related travel
Willingness and ability to work flexible hours
Willingness and ability to work overtime
Willingness and ability to wear personal safety equipment

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. 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.

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.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of invitations to written tests and interviews. 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.

Note: If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your credentials and/or diploma assessed against Canadian education standards. The public service will accept any Foreign Educational Credentials as long as they are deemed comparable to Canadian standards, through a recognize credential assessment service. For more information please click on Degree Equivalency.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

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

A written examination may be administered.
An interview may be conducted.
Reference checks may be sought.

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.