CORCAN Construction Supervisor

Important messages

If you are contacted as a result of your submission to this process, you will be assessed and placed into a pool of partially or fully qualified candidates. Your success at being offered a position or assignment will depend on you completing the requirements of the process and being placed into the fully qualified pool.

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)

Successful completion of secondary school or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Possession of a provincial Journeyman Certificate in a construction trade (carpenter, electrician, plumber or other acceptable) or technical education as it relates to the construction field.

Degree equivalency

Experience in direct management of subcontractors and/or trades carrying out construction projects.

Experience in managing multiple construction projects in geographically dispersed locations.

Experience in the use and operation of personal computers and software programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel and Microsoft Project.

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

Successful completion of a course in Project Management.

Graduation from a recognised technical school in a construction related field.

Degree equivalency

Experience in working with offenders.

Experience creating construction project schedules.

Experience estimating large multi trade projects.

Experience managing large construction projects.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the mission and values of the Correctional Service of Canada and of CORCAN.

Knowledge of Building codes and regulations. (Federal)

Knowledge of the Canada Labour Code.

Knowledge of tendering and contracting procedures.

Ability to develop, plan and implement projects.

Ability to produce estimates and schedules for construction projects.

Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications.

Ability to supervise and train staff and offenders.

Judgment

Effective interpersonal relationships

Initiative

Reliability

Adaptability

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

Placement of Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) employees affected by workforce adjustment.

Occasional travel

Work overtime

Work in a construction setting (indoors and out)

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a valid driver’s license

Willingness to work with offenders in an institutional environment.

Other information

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.