Senior Conservation Architect Advisor

SELECTION PROCESS CANCELLED

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity has been cancelled.

2018-SVC-ATL-EA-323679
Senior Conservation Architect Advisor

Further to your application for the above-noted appointment process, this is to advise you that this process has been cancelled.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you, and encourage you to apply for future positions with Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Thank you,

Erin Powers

Senior Human Resources Assistant
Public Services and Procurement Canada | Government of Canada
| Tel: (902) 471-3499

Update: Amendment to closing date and intent.

Important messages

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Duties

As a Senior Conservation Architect Advisor, the selected candidate will have the opportunity to work on many of Canada’s most cherished heritage assets. The responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic architectural advice and recommendations to peers, senior management, clients and consultants;
• Leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver services in support of significant conservation projects;
• Applying conservation principles and best practices, including the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, within the context of conservation projects of various sizes and complexity;
• Leading the planning, coordinating and delivering various studies, investigations, evaluations, design services and/or deliverables including options and proposals;
• Participating in the development of project definition documentation;
• Participating in the procurement of conservation services, including writing terms of reference and requests for proposal;
• Providing contract administration support services, including coordinating quality assurance reviews and comments on consultant deliverables.

Work environment

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2017? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, auditing and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-PSPC.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html

We also invite you to visit the following link to discover the top 10 reasons to come work for PSPC: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/carrieres-careers/travail-work-eng.html

Intent of the process

PSPC is seeking a dynamic individual to join its Conservation Architecture team in Atlantic Canada.
The immediate need is to staff one English Essential indeterminate Senior Conservation Architect Advisor position in Halifax, NS.

A pool of candidates may be established through this process to staff similar positions at an identical or equivalent group and level with various linguistic requirements and various security profiles at Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
• Licensed to practice Architecture by a recognized Provincial Association in Canada.

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EXPERIENCE:
• Experience providing professional advice and recommendations to project teams and clients.

• Experience planning or producing conservation studies, investigations, evaluations, design services and/or deliverables.

• Experience in the preparation of construction documents and the administration of contracts for consultant services.

• Significant* experience as a team leader in the delivery of services in support of one of the following:
- multi-disciplinary conservation projects valued at $10M or greater
- complex** multi-disciplinary conservation projects.

* Significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed these duties on a full time basis over a period of approximately five (5) years within the last ten (10) years.

** complex is defined as projects with high performance or innovative design/building science/systems solutions, evidence based design, life cycle modeling, multiple stakeholders, high target sustainable design practices/targets or elements, non- traditional procurement methods (fast tracking/construction management, design build, public, private and partnership {P3})

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

ASSET EDUCATION:
• Graduate and/or post graduate training and/or certification in architectural heritage conservation from a recognized institute or university

• Recognized training in architectural heritage conservation.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
• Experience working with organizations that promote heritage conservation

• Experience supervising employees who deliver professional and technical services

• Experience providing feedback on the effectiveness of policies, standards, guidelines and/or directives.

• Experience identifying, monitoring or assessing opportunities as it relates to the application of new technologies or trends relating to the conservation of heritage assets.

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

Various language requirements
• English essential, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC.

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of historic construction methods in the Canadian context
• Knowledge of applicable policies, standards, guidelines and/or codes currently in force, including heritage conservation principles such as the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, in the context of investigations, built projects and/or project reviews
• Knowledge of investigative and testing techniques related to heritage building condition assessment.
• Knowledge of techniques used to conserve heritage buildings.

COMPETENCIES:
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Client Service Competency : Level 1 (Delivers high-quality client service)
Note: For information on Client Service Competency Level 1, please visit the following website: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html

ABILITIES:
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to provide recommendations of strategic nature on the conservation of heritage assets.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Public Service and Procurement Canada is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, we promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate voluntarily if you are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group. Selection for some positions may be limited to members of those groups.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willingness to travel to remote locations
• Willingness and ability to work overtime on occasion on short notice including weekends.
• May be required to enter confined spaces or areas where fall arrest is necessary.
• Willingness to travel by car, boat or airplane within Canada.
• Willing to work in the environment of correctional facilities and penitentiaries.

Conditions of employment

• Security: Reliability Status or Secret security clearance, depending on the security requirement of the position.
• Willingness to apply for various security clearances at other government departments and agencies.
• Must maintain registration with a provincial architectural association in Canada, preferably where project(s) are performed, for the duration of his/her employment.
• Willingness and ability to work in and around construction sites, undergo construction safety training certification and wear personal protective equipment
• Possession of a valid provincial driver's license or personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid driver's license, within the limits of Treasury Board policy.
• Adherence to the Public Service and Procurement Canada code of conduct

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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.