Senior Architectural Engineering Technician

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You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education and Experience) for the initial screening through your resume and in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.
  
PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). 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. It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide updated contact information as required.
  
Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this advertisement. All job applications must therefore be submitted through www.canada.ca/government-jobs. For this advertisement, applicants will be required to provide information which is only accessible when applying on-line (namely the job questionnaire).
 
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.
 
You must possess the identified Education credential(s) and / or trades license at the time of application.
 
Please carefully read the "Other Information" section of this advertisement as there is important information regarding your application and how the screening of candidates will take place.
 

Duties

The incumbent of this position may be required to perform the following duties once appointed to the position:

* Reviews and develops detailed architectural designs, drawings, specifications, cost estimates and CADD sketches for specific projects to be used for project tendering and implementation purposes.
* Manages project teams in a multi-discipline design section while participating as a team member subject matter expert for architectural engineering technology.
* Inspects and evaluates work sites, buildings, facilities, equipment and related systems to recommend, advise or consult with various users and departments on corrective actions, strategies or solutions to meet operational requirements.
* Provides direction and professional advice to construction management and maintenance personnel including troubleshooting expertise and advice on maintenance issues, the resolution of site and contract changes, negotiation of inspection and contracting approaches, hand over of facilities and infrastructure, shop drawing approval and guidance of staff in the resolution of problems.
* Develops procedures and guidelines for maintenance of buildings and infrastructure, equipment, facilities and systems to provide expert advice to senior management, clients, colleagues, consultants, other departments, other organizations and contractors on complex technical systems or facilities.
* Provides input to management for business plans, specifications, and procedures for
improvements to Federal Public Service infrastructure.
* Initiates and manages project contracts (construction, maintenance, consultant) and
documentation as the technical authority.
* Develops cost-benefit analyses for projects, identifies funding requirements for business plan, budgets, monitors and accounts for funds, recommends changes to projects which impact estimates and budgets, accepts work and recommends payment.

Intent of the process

There is an immediate need to staff one (1) indeterminate position in North Bay, Ontario. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions, with varying tentures.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 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)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
ED1 - Successful completion of a post-secondary diploma in Engineering Technology with a specialization related to the position being staffed (Architectural), OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

The acceptable combination is a Trades License ticket relevant to the position being staffed and 2 years of experience working in a field relevant to the position being staffed.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
All experience must be relevant to the position being staffed. Experience obtained in school may also be considered.
**Recent is defined as experience acquired within the last five (5) years.

EX1 - **Recent experience in multi-disciplined project management.

EX2 - **Recent experience coordinating work, such as but not limited to multiple stakeholders and projects.

EX3 - **Recent experience managing a financial budget.

EX4 - Experience writing/developing Statements of Work or Scopes of Work.

EX5 - Experience working with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

EX6 - Experience in developing drawings and preparing plans, specifications and cost estimates for construction including repairs and upgrades.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Abilities and Skills:
AS1 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.
AS2 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability:
PS1 - Leadership.
PS2 - Effective Interpersonal Relationships.
PS3 - Dependability.
PS4 - Initiative.
PS5 - Judgement.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Occupational Certification:
AQ1. Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.)

AQ2. Certified Technician (CTech)

Experience:
AQ3. Experience working in a military environment.

AQ5. Experience working with Microsoft Project

AQ6. Experience using AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit.

Knowledge:
AQ4. Knowledge of Public Services and Procurement Canda and Defence Construction Canada.

Operational Requirements:
OR1 - Willingness to work overtime
OR2 - Ability to obtain and maintain a Departmental Driver’s License (DND 404)

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in compliance with safety regulations
- Possession of a valid class G driver’s license issued by the province of Ontario

Other information

1. Interviews may be conducted.

2. A written exam may be administered.

3. Reference checks may be conducted.

4. Applicants are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice and are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

5. Candidate may have to travel to a specific location for the assessment/interview at their own cost.

6. Accommodations: in order to ensure that you are assessed in a fair and equitable manner in the next stages, please advise us if you require accommodation measures.

7. A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

8. Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates who will be considered further in this process may be contacted.

9. Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

10. The following are some of the benefits associated with applying online:
- Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
- Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
- Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
- Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
- For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the screening questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying online.

 

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.