Senior Project Technician

Duties

To provide engineering technical support to senior management and staff of SCH C&A Region, Harbour Authorities, Indigenous Groups, representatives of the federal, provincial and municipal governments/agencies and a broad range of external clients that interact with SCH.

Key Activities:

Conducts and/or leads multiple/diverse capital projects (i.e. harbour maintenance and construction projects) as project leader/specialist within program parameters, and, produces reports to advance projects and program delivery.

Establishes formal and informal linkages with external and internal partner/stakeholder groups or contractors; develops contract proposals for review; and consults with partners or contractors to discuss frameworks for financial/work relationships.
Provides quality assurance, inspection, monitoring and control services during all phases of project activity, according to plans and specifications.

Investigates, evaluates, assesses, and provides technical support for feasibility surveys and studies to produce preliminary designs.

Conducts environmental screenings and assessments.

Writes Requests for Proposals

Conducts inspections, assessments and evaluations on new and existing projects and recommends modifications where required.

Confers Client Services Program Officers and professional engineering staff on project planning and implementation, and operational/technical issues.

Work environment

The Small Craft Harbours Branch (SCH) - Central & Arctic Region has over 180 commercial fishing and recreational harbours in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The fishing harbours are generally managed by volunteer Harbour Authorities.

Nationally, in collaboration with hundreds of community-based Harbour Authority partners, the SCH program operates and maintains a national network of public fishing harbours essential to fish harvesters and the economic well-being of coastal and rural communities across Canada. In each region, SCH has a small, dedicated multi-disciplinary team who work in a positive, dynamic and rewarding environment alongside local partners towards the mutual goal of keeping SCH harbours, safe, in good operating order and responsive to clients' needs. SCH is actively engaged in divesting its recreational harbours.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 1 (one) position indeterminately in Winnipeg, MB. A pool may be created to staff similar positions in Burlington and other locations within in Central and Arctic Region, on an indeterminate or term basis.

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 from a two (2) year diploma course in construction management, civil, survey, architectural technology or related building technology from a recognized technical institute.

* If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards.

Please visit the following website:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/information-candidates.html

Proof of original education must be submitted at the interview.

Degree equivalency

* Recent and significant experience is 5 years of cumulative experience in the last 10 years.

Recent and significant experience* in providing engineering support for infrastructure construction, maintenance or repair.

Recent and significant experience* in the use of AutoCAD

Experience in managing a budget for major projects.

Experience in managing the implementation of infrastructure projects.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Experience managing construction projects related to marine structures.

Experience conducting environmental assessments related to construction projects.

Experience conducting topographic surveys with GPS survey equipment.

Experience conducting bathymetric surveys.

Experience in the use of AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Experience negotiating with external stakeholders.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to defend recommendations related to construction projects.
Ability to provide technical advice in support of the design of marine infrastructure.
Ability to prepare and present technical findings and project reports.
Ability to produce project designs with the use of AutoCAD.
Ability to manage Contract Administration and basic Financial Administration, in the context of infrastructure projects.
Ability to implement accepted investigative/inspection practices and procedures, in the context of a construction project.
Ability to communicate orally.

Judgment
Negotiation
Initiative
Interpersonal skills
Team Coordination
Job Task Planning and Organizing

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Requirement to work overtime.
Willingness to travel to remote locations by various modes of transportation (e.g. small and large aircraft, all-terrain vehicles, boats, helicopter, etc.).
Possession of a valid driver's license.

Other information

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, if applicable, other (non-essential) qualifications. When answering these questions, please provide detailed, concrete examples that clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirement. Failure to clearly substantiate how you meet the screening criteria may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates may not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

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 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.

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) and proof of their citizenship.

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/indexe.stm.

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

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.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has an Accommodation Policy and will accommodate up to the point of undue hardship for the duration of the selection process, and upon any offer of employment, for the performance of duties in the position.

An alternative format (such as Braille) of this notice is available upon request.
Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must ensure their email 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.