Compliance Program Manager (Integrity and Safety/Process Safety)

Important messages

The National Energy Board (NEB) is an independent federal regulator of several parts of Canada’s energy industry. It regulates pipelines, energy development and trade in the public interest with safety as its primary concern. The Minister of Natural Resources is responsible for this organization. The NEB was established by Parliament to regulate, among other things, the construction, operation and abandonment of pipelines that cross provincial or international borders, international power lines and designated interprovincial power lines, imports of natural gas and exports of crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and electricity, and oil and gas exploration and production activities in certain areas. The NEB is also charged with providing timely, accurate and objective information and advice on energy matters. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the NEB has approximately 500 employees and annual budget of over $70 million.

The National Energy Board is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers. This is an annual competition that recognizes the country's best places to work by Mediacorp Canada.

Duties

Reporting to the Director of Programs and Evaluation, the Compliance Program Manager is responsible for:
• Leads their discipline in the development and maintenance of a compliance program;
• Leads Technical Leaders, Specialists, and Program staff in completing environmental scans;
• Assesses compliance data and information and identifies trends and patterns;
• Makes recommendations on the scope and content of the compliance program;
• Adjusts the Compliance Verification Plan based on changing information and plans;
• Develops reports for BULT and other senior management at NEB;
• Manages compliance programs including: maintenance of risk models; ensuring continual monitoring of compliance verification activities; timely preparation of reports and other outputs; and inclusion of expert knowledge from Program Working Groups, other Business Units, Board Members and external stakeholders (primarily represented by senior level management of regulated companies and industry associations); conducts quality control of discipline-specific reports and quality assurance of reporting processes;
• Coordinates compliance activities between different compliance programs under the direction of the Director, Programs and Evaluation;
• Manages a cohesive, discipline specific group of professionals of various experience in the development and delivery of the compliance program;
• Contributes to the continual improvement of NEB compliance assurance and verification processes and tools (e.g., audit protocol(s), audit assessment template(s), filing requirements, meeting templates, and the Risk Model); and
• Teaches, coaches and provides discipline-specific expert advice to support the quality of NEB oversight.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be created. Qualified candidates may be used to staff other similar positions at an equivalent or lower level on a term, indeterminate or acting basis. Appointment of qualified candidates will be based on the assessment results of the essential or essential and asset qualifications and with regard to breadth and depth of experience.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum)

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)

1. Graduation from a recognized university with a degree in engineering or physical science(s) in a specialty related to the position.
2. Eligibility for one of the following designations: Professional Engineer (P. Eng.); Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP).

Degree equivalency

E1 Significant* and recent** experience conducting technical safety/integrity inspections in the oil and gas/pipeline industry.

E2 Experience managing technical teams and/or project working groups.

E3 Experience analyzing data for trends, and to inform process improvements and/or decision making.

*Significant means direct participation at the working level for an extended period, typically represented by ten or more years of broader and more in-depth work.
**Recent means within approximately the last five years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Organization-wide and Business Competencies:

OC1 Leadership & Teamwork (Guide)
Facilitates solutions, empowers, encourages and enables others to act. Develops and maintains respectful, cooperative and results oriented working relationships.

OC2 Accountability & Results Orientation (Guide/Shape)
Clearly articulates objectives, accountabilities and expectations. Accepts responsibility and accountability for quality results.

OC3 Process & Project Management (Guide)
Manages people, resources and time effectively.

OC4 Verbal Communication (Guide)
Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively with co-workers and clients. Accurately conveys complex technical information.

OC5 Written Communication (Guide)
Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively with co-workers and clients. Accurately conveys complex technical information.

Technical Competencies:

TC1 Compliance Principles and Techniques
A thorough understanding of the purpose and use of compliance and enforcement tools to establish or confirm the effectiveness of company programs and management systems. Applies knowledge from safety and/or damage prevention to compliance and enforcement activities. (Guide/Shape)

Competency Level Definitions

Learn is defined as developing a basic knowledge of the competency and ability to apply.
Apply is defined as demonstrating sound understanding of the competency and ability to apply and contribute.
Guide is defined as thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application.
Shape is defined as recognized as an expert. Shapes direction of the NEB with regards to the competency.

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

AQ1 : Experience in the development and implementation of risk-informed plans.
AQ2: Experience in Process Safety management in the oil and gas / pipeline industry.

Conditions of employment

1) Willingness to undergo, successfully pass and maintain a reliability status security clearance.
2) Compliance with the National Energy Board’s Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the NEB’s Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the NEB Website http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/code-of-conduct.
3) Must be willing and able to travel and to work overtime when required.
4) Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements and/or as individual development needs are identified.

Other information

1. The National Energy Board has a classification system that differs from the greater public service. This NEB-11 position is similar to a EC-07in terms of salary range only. The benefits offered, including relocation assistance, may be significantly different than those offered in the greater public service. This position is subject to NEB’s Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Collective Agreement.

2. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a resume and cover letter clearly demonstrating how they meet the essential qualifications of education and experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in applicants being screened out.

PLEASE NOTE: 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. Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e mail for assessment purposes including, sending invitations for written tests, interviews and issuing selection process results.

3. Assessment: You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentation, interview(s), reference checks and interactions with internal staff during the process and personal knowledge. Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

4. Appointment Requirements: Candidates must meet each essential qualification and the conditions of employment to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, organizational needs or operational requirements; however, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing right fit for appointment.

5. Salary: Effective 1 November 2013 NEB-11, $95,458 to $116,140 (under review)

The National Energy Board has the following forms of additional compensation that are separate from base salary, the eligibility for which is determined, in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement or terms and conditions of employment for the duration period specified:
• a Calgary Allowance in the amount of 4.95% of base salary, paid on a bi-weekly payroll basis
• annual performance pay which includes elements of individual performance (60% of payout) and corporate performance (40% of payout)
• The Collective Agreement between the NEB and PIPSC expired on 1 November 2014. Please note that in the absence of a new Collective Agreement, all provisions – including the allowances remain in place until a new agreement has been signed.

6. Terms of Employment: This position has been allocated and apply to the bargaining unit represented by the NEB Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada.

7. Proof of Education: Proof of education is required prior to appointment. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Please contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) for more information www.cicic.ca.
Equivalencies granted by the Canadian provincial authorities with respect to Applied (Bachelor's) Degrees by colleges and technical institutes (i.e. in Ontario, British-Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba) must always be accepted as equivalent to Bachelor Degrees granted by universities in the provinces concerned.

8. Job Development Ladder: This position is part of a job development ladder and future promotion may occur upon successful completion of the training and development requirements and provided they meet the merit criteria and conditions of employment for each level of the job development career ladder without an advertised staffing process.

9. Organization Future Needs: The National Energy Board is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

10. Head Office Location – Calgary, AB: 210, 517 10th Avenue SW

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.