Project Planning & Control Officer

Update: AMENDMENT: Linguistic requirements updated

Work environment

Become a member of a dynamic and evolving Department, helping to manage Canada’s fisheries and safeguard Canadian waters. Fisheries and Oceans Canada employs over 10,000 talented and dedicated employees in over 400 locations across Canada, and our Department is often the only federal presence in smaller coastal and remote communities. In January 2017, the Department received special recognition as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

Come work for a Department that thrives on change, building partnerships and providing a high level of service to Canadians.

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Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established and will be used to staff similar positions with various language requirements and various security requirements within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. These positions may be staffed on a permanent or temporary basis (term, acting, assignment, secondment).

*Pool of partially qualified candidates: Following the screening of the applications, candidates who meet the essential education and experience criteria will be invited to write an exam. Candidates who will obtain the pass marks for the merit criteria assessed in the exam will be placed in a pool of partially qualified candidates. Note that interviews, reference checks and Second Language Evaluations will be conducted at the time of appointment.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

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)

EDUCATION:
Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience writing documents for management including but not limited to, status reports, business cases, presentations, records of decision, and briefing material.
• Experience providing support to management on matters pertaining to business or investment planning and corporate reporting.
• Experience developing or reviewing/interpreting or managing financial plans, financial forecasts, financial reports or project costing.
• Experience working in a multi-year project environment for a minimum of 2 years.

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

Asset Qualifications

EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a post-secondary diploma or certificate from a recognized institution in business administration or financial administration/commerce or project management.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience using financial systems and financial coding (salary and non-salary systems).
• Experience coordinating human resources requests.
• Experience managing projects.
• Experience supporting the management and delivery of major capital programs or projects (over 100 million dollars).
• Experience developing or generating and interpreting financial reports as well as reporting financial situation for senior management* review.
• Experience using scheduling software such as MS Project.
• Experience collaborating with team members or clients to develop, document, or communicate business requirements.
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools.
• Experience in developing business cases or cost/benefit analyses.

*Senior management refers to Director level or above

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
English Essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of project management principles and practices.

ABILITIES:
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to interpret financial reports.
• Ability to interpret terms of contracts and agreements.
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources, analyze issues, assess impacts and develop options or solutions.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel at an advanced level.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Effective interpersonal relationships
• Initiative
• Judgment
• Client service orientation
• Dependability

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

KNOWLEDGE (assets):
• Knowledge of the Financial Administration Act (FAA).
• Knowledge of the annual financial planning and budget process.
• Knowledge of Government of Canada policies related to procurement.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willingness and ability to travel when required.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime when required.

Other information

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the Screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the essential and asset qualifications. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be used for evaluation purposes.

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.