Regional Pesticide Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Officer

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Duties

1. Plans and conducts comprehensive regulatory inspections of manufacturers, importers, distributers and users, in order to assess compliance with the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations.

2. Verifies reports/complaints/evidence of violations of the Pest Control Products Act and implements corrective action, including Compliance Orders, Administrative Monetary Penalties and/or prosecutions.

3. Provides regulatory and technical input and information to management concerning regional and national program planning and delivery, quality improvement initiatives, issue prioritization and development of compliance and enforcement strategies using a risk management approach.

4. Acts as lead inspector during complex inspections or compliance verifications by assigning, coordinating, reviewing and reporting on the work.

5. Trains and mentors less experienced staff.

6. Provides education and guidance to clients to conduct compliance promotion activities.

7. Prepares reports on inspection activities.

8. Travels within the region by car and/or air and/or ferry to conduct inspections.

Work environment

Conducts compliance promotion activities, inspections, audits, compliance verifications, investigations and enforces the provisions of the applicable acts and regulations using a full range of mechanisms and prepares reports on compliance violations by regulated parties, identifies corrective actions and conducts follow-up inspections to ensure that regulated parties meet compliance requirements.

Intent of the process

This will be an anticipatory process. A pool of qualified candidates will be established and used to staff future vacancies on a permanent or temporary basis in the following locations: Burnaby (BC), Kelowna (BC), London (ON), Hamilton (ON), Guelph (ON), Toronto (ON), Ottawa (ON), Moncton (NB), Kentville (NS), Charlottetown (PE)

The pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions in the Regulatory Operations and Regions Branch of Health Canada in locations across Canada on a permanent or temporary basis.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 with acceptable specialization in biology, environmental science, agriculture, microbiology, chemistry, food science or some other natural, physical applied science specialty related to the position.

Degree equivalency

Recent* and significant** experience in conducting inspections; OR experience working in a scientific regulatory environment.

*Recent means experience acquired within the last three (3) years
**Significant means the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with performing these duties full-time for a minimum of twelve (12) months

Experience in providing scientific and/or regulatory advice or guidance on regulated products to management, regulated industry or government agencies

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

Various language requirements
English essential: Burnaby (BC), Kelowna (BC), London (ON), Hamilton (ON), Guelph (ON), Toronto (ON), Kentville (NS), Charlottetown (PE)

Bilingual imperative: (BBB/BBB): Ottawa (ON), Moncton (NB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) and its Regulations
Knowledge of pesticides and pesticide management practices

Organizational Competencies
• Respect for diversity
Behavioral Competencies
• Teamwork and cooperation
• Judgement
• Initiative
• Dependability
• Client service orientation
• Communication oral and written

Ability to interpret and apply legislation
Ability to plan and organize work load according to priorities

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

Experience working with other federal and/or provincial government agencies regarding the importation or the use of pest control products.

Experience related to the use of industrial pest control products

Experience working with agricultural communities.

Experience in conducting compliance promotion activities.

Experience liaising with the public or industry on pesticide issues

Proficiency in a language other than English or French

Health Canada is committed to ensuring a fair and equitable representation and distribution of women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities reflective of their representation in the Canadian workforce.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willingness and ability to travel frequently within the region, and occasionally within and outside of Canada
Valid driver’s license or personal mobility to the degree normally associated with the possession of a valid driver’s license
Must be able to wear an air purifying respirator and other personal protective equipment
Willingness to work outdoors under varying weather conditions
Willingness and ability to sometimes work overtime on weekdays and weekends

Other information

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.

Candidates must indicate the specific position locations to which they are applying.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

You must clearly demonstrate in your answers to the screening questions HOW you meet the essential education and experience and any applicable asset education and experience factors listed. Please provide a clear, concrete and detailed example(s) which demonstrates how you meet this experience and your position at the time. Provide sufficient details for the Assessment Board to clearly understand your example (do not assume that the Board knows your work or your organization). Details should include: a) Name of the department/organization where the experience was acquired, b) Title of the position occupied, c) duration for which the experience was acquired, d) Specific details of the tasks, projects, and accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired. (maximum 500 words). It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. The answers to the screening questions will be the main source of information used by the assessment board to determine whether you meet the essential and asset education and experience factors. Your answers to the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in the rejection of your application.

You will be required to provide your post-secondary degree and transcript*.
* If you do not have a degree in one of the specializations, you will be required to submit a copy of your Transcript of Marks.

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.

A top down approach may be used to assess and/or appoint candidates.

Once the candidates have been assessed and the pool is created, it will not be possible for the candidates in this pool to add additional information regarding merit criteria for future consideration, except for linguistic results. Also, no additional candidates will be added to the pool for all of its duration.

Candidates who have been fully assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications except official language requirements may update their second language evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is/pools are valid. N.B.: Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process; any update to a candidate's linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of this appointment process.

Current Federal Public Service employees whose substantive position is the same group and level or equivalent to the position being staffed and are found qualified may be considered first for a deployment, secondment or assignment. If no deployment, secondment or assignment is made, successful applicants from this appointment process will be considered.

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If you have been educated outside of Canada, it is your responsibility to have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. For more information, please see the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at http://www.cicic.ca/927/identifytheorganizationresponsibleforrecognition.canada.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (degree, etc.) and citizenship or permanent resident status, driver's license and any other condition of employment.

Candidates from outside the Federal Public Service who are invited to interviews will be responsible for their own travel and/or accommodation expenses. Alternatively, interviews may be conducted by telephone or videoconferencing, where Health Canada facilities are available.

Successful candidates from outside the Federal Public Service who are appointed to temporary positions (for a duration less than 1 year) will be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

Successful candidates from outside the Federal Public Service who are appointed to a position (permanent or of any temporary duration greater than one year) may be authorized for reimbursement of relocation expenses up to $5,000.

Successful candidates from within the Federal Public Service who are appointed to a position (permanent or of any temporary duration greater than one year) will be authorized for relocation funding.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for assessment purposes. This will include communication regarding 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.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; we will only contact successful candidates when the screening process is completed.

Candidates may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: standardized tests, written exam, interview, simulation exercise, oral presentation and reference check.

Essential experience factors may be used as a screening tool.

The hiring Department will only accept online applications. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). 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 anytime 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.

To submit an application online, please click on the button "Apply Now" below.
Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online, are asked to contact us toll free at 1-800-645-5605 and press '0' for assistance.

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.