Senior Engineer

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You MUST provide a cover letter with concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications sections. Also indicate on the cover letter if you meet certain asset qualifications. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating, with clear and accurate details, how you meet each of them. The CV may be used to validate information provided in the cover letter. APPLICATION THAT DOES NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Duties

The successful candidate will assist with the day-to-day project management duties associated with delivering these remediation and closure projects. The main duties of the position involve:
• Assessing the engineering feasibility of project plans, determines value for money relative to proposals submitted by external engineering consultants and makes recommendations to departmental management on acceptance of these proposals.
• Advising program and departmental management on the engineering, financial and life cycle management.
• Providing recommendations, advice and interpretations to external consultants on proposals, engineering reports, plans and specifications; recommending approaches to resolve problems and meet project objectives.
• Interacting with territorial and First Nation government representatives and private sector companies and consultants.

Work environment

The position is with the Northern Affairs Organization of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. The position is based in Whitehorse, Yukon and the successful candidate will be a member of the Type II Mines engineering group, which is under the Yukon Region’s Environment Directorate.

The Type II Mines engineering group works on four abandoned mines in Yukon. They are Mount Nansen (gold), Clinton Creek (asbestos), United Keno Hill (silver) and Ketza River (gold). The main goal of the group is to develop and implement remediation plans for these four abandoned mine sites and each site is at a different stage in plan development.

The group consists of three professional engineers and an engineer in training. The job is office based but some site visits and travel for meetings is required.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is indeterminate. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and with various employment types and tenures (indeterminate, specified period or acting appointment, deployment, assignment, secondment) within INAC (Ottawa, ON) or INAC offices across the North. The pool may also be used to staff similar or lower level, permanent or temporary positions.

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 university in environmental engineering, civil engineering, geological engineering, or some other engineering speciality relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Eligibility for certification as a professional engineer in Canada with specialization in an engineering specialty relevant to the position (some positions may require eligibility for certification as a professional engineer in Canada without regard for the field of specialization).

Experience in reviewing engineering drawings, technical specifications, project work plans, environmental and construction reports and construction practices.

Experience in the provision of advice to management on technical issues.

Experience in project and/or program management.

Experience in the management and preparation of consultant and construction contracts.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
Ability to effectively lead teams to achieve defined objectives.
Ability to synthesize information for use by non-technical stakeholders and decision-makers, and prepare recommendations.
Ability to interpret and apply policy and legislation.
Ability to interpret and apply sound judgement for the management of consultants and construction contracts.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Judgement.
Effective interpersonal relationships.
Able to take direction and exercise control.
Leadership.

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

Project Management Institute Certification

Experience in assessing and remediating contaminated sites.

Experience with northern engineering design principles and constraints.

Experience in mining projects and/or mine closure/reclamation projects.

Experience in large scale construction projects.

Experience in environmental assessment, permitting and regulatory processes.

Experience working with First Nations communities.

Experience in planning, design, implementation and management of various infrastructure activities such as earthworks/embankments, retention structures, water diversions, covers, etc.

Significant experience in project management (more than 10 years).

Knowledge of the implications of the unique northern environment on operational, technical and engineering solutions to contaminated site remediation and civil works.

Knowledge of environmental legislation.

Operational Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel to remote communities and to areas outside of the Yukon.
Willingness to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Medical clearance (Isolated Post - if hiring from outside the territory).
Valid Yukon Driver’s licence.

Other information

Reference check will be sought.

Interview will be administered.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Applicants who are entitled to a priority for appointment are encouraged to indicate this, along with their priority type, in their covering letter, résumé and/or application form.

Candidate resumes and cover letters will be assessed, and used as part of the assessment of their ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Written tests will be administered, oral interviews conducted, and references contacted.

Candidates must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to a position, however, a person may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. Meeting these criteria is nonetheless desirable and may be a deciding factor for the staffing of some positions.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials and proof of citizenship at the assessment stage of this process. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further in the selection process.

Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates VIA E-MAIL and/or PSRS for screening and assessment purposes; this will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid e-mail 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 e-mail systems block these types of e-mail). IT IS ALSO THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada recognizes that the diversity of its employees' population contributes to its strength and integrity. We are committed to achieving employment equity and developing a highly capable workforce that is representative of Canadian Society. We therefore encourage women (especially in non-traditional occupations), Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minority groups to apply and declare themselves as part of one or more of the above mentioned Employment Equity Designated Groups.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the jobs.gc.ca site. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:

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.

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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.

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.

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.