Senior Engineer - Various Streams

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Foreign Education Credentials: The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) contains information on how to obtain an assessment of foreign education credentials. Candidates with foreign education credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the CICIC for further information. http://www.cicic.ca/en/index.aspx.

Work environment

Transport Canada Rail Safety is looking for motivated engineers to join its infrastructure team. Transport Canada provides excellent work-life balance conditions as well as opportunities for professional development and career advancement. Be part of a challenging and dynamic work environment: join rail!

Duties include but not limited to:
-Provide advice, guidance and interpretation of relevant Railway Safety Act, Rules, Regulations and Standards on railway infrastructure (track and/or bridges) matters.

-Provide detailed technical advice to regional railway safety inspectors on engineering and regulatory matters.

-Lead technical working groups to ensure continuous improvement of inspection programs, regulatory instruments and best practices.


TC encourages an environment of growth and is committed to recruit, develop and retain a knowledge-based workforce to provide high quality service. Employees are given opportunities for training, mentoring and coaching, interesting assignments within the organization to develop new skills and competencies, professional development and career advancement as TC fosters a diversified and engaged workforce.

We also foster a workplace based on diversity and inclusion; equal employment between women and men, accommodations’ for special needs, flexible working arrangements, entitlement to various type of leave as per the PA collective agreement and, but not limited to, promoting employment equity (woman, Aboriginal person, person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group).

Intent of the process

The assessment will be in-person and will take place in Ottawa, Ontario. Candidates will be required to pay for their own travel expenses.
A pool of qualified* and/or partially* assessed candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various linguistic profiles CBC,BBB,CCC, English essential and tenures (indeterminate, term, assignment, secondment, deployment, or acting opportunities) within Transport Canada (TC).

INFORMATION YOU MUST PROVIDE

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be placed in the pool of fully qualified candidates and be considered for current or future appointments.
It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples through your screening question answers that illustrate how you meet each qualification.
Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
You do not need to answer the screening questions for the assets qualifications. However, if you meet one or more, you are strongly encouraged to answer Asset Qualifications questions in your online application.
Not answering them will not result in your application being rejected, but it is noted that they may be used at any stage in the process and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be considered for an appointment.

PRESCREENING - RÉSUMÉ / SCREENING QUESTIONS
During your application, you will be asked to answer screening questions; take the time to answer the questions with as much detail and examples as possible. Be specific about projects you’ve worked on, where (occupational title, organization), when (from, to), what was your role, what were the tasks involved, the actions taken?

What was your role and the final outcome/results? How did you measure success?

This is your chance to shine, to tell us what you have to offer and why you would be the ideal candidate.

Clear and concrete examples are defined as illustrations in which you fully explain the actions, considerations and steps you completed and the final outcome/results, in order to gain the experience you are describing.

This detailed contextual information will be used by the board members reviewing your application to assess whether you have demonstrated sufficient experience in a relevant field to complete the tasks which will be assigned to you should you be considered for appointment.

For example, when responding to a criterion which reads: “Experience reading, writing and publishing instructions for a competitive process.” you must provide concrete examples of situations where you read instructions, concrete examples of situations where you wrote instructions as well as concrete examples of situations where you published instructions for a competitive process. These may be part of the same example however, you must ensure to provide sufficient details to cover the three actions as they are all required.

On the other hand, if criterion reads: “Experience reading, writing or publishing instructions for a competitive process” you must provide concrete examples for a minimum of one situation where you either read, wrote or published instructions for a competitive process as experience in a minimum of one activity is critical. This being said, when this structure is used, you may also provide concrete examples for all action words or activities as this approach will provide board members with additional information to assess the breath of your experience.

Should you indicate in your responses “See my résumé”, “Yes I do”, “I have 5 years’ experience in the field”, “I acquired this experience working at XYZ Store”, “I meet this qualification” or similar statements will not be accepted. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

Finally, if the examples you provide speak of experience that was acquired in a team setting, please be specific as to your exact role within this team as it is your experience the board will be looking to assess and not that of your team.

Lack of concrete examples and details will result in your application being rejected.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• How did you hear about this employment opportunity? Please state the source (e.g. name of a website, a magazine, a friend, etc.).

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

EDUCATION:
ED: Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in either civil engineering, geological engineering, mechanical engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.
Or a combination of post-secondary degree and master in engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
OC: Eligibility for certification as a professional engineer in Canada with specialization in an engineering specialty relevant to the position (please see note 1).

Note 1:
“Eligibility for certification as a Professional Engineer” means candidates must demonstrate he or she is eligible for the certification. This is mandatory for the EN-ENG-04 Position.

EXPERIENCE
ALL STREAMS:
EX1: Experience in leading project teams.

EX2: Experience in project management.

EX3: Experience in managing relationships with stakeholder representatives.

EX4: Experience in providing technical advice to management (preferably executive level), such as briefing notes, presentations and other types of relevant communications.

STREAM 1:
EX5: Engineering experience in road or railway bridges as it relates to the design, inspection or maintenance of road or railway bridges.

STREAM 2:
EX6: Engineering experience in railway infrastructures management as it relates to track design, monitoring/inspection or maintenance/construction.

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

EDUCATION
AED1 : A post graduate degree in a specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

AED2: Certification in a domain related to the job.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
AEX1: Experience in the development of rules, regulations or standards.

AEX2: Experience in engineering work relating to geological hazards management or monitoring in the road or railway sector.

AEX3: Experience in engineering work related to the construction, maintenance or design of railway tracks and the application of related rules, standards, regulations, guidelines, processes or procedures.

AEX4: Experience in road or railway bridges with respect to the design or maintenance or inspection of road or railway bridges.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual - BBB , English Essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A3: Ability to vulgarize and synthetize information in communicating advices and recommendations.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1: Initiative
PS2: Engagement
PS3: Judgment
PS4: Values and Ethics
PS5: Reliability

Conditions of employment

-Various Security levels: Reliability and Secret
-Possession of a valid provincial driver’s license
-Ability and willingness to travel at short notice by all modes of transportation.
-Ability and willingness to work overtime when necessary
-Physical Environment: this position may require, on occasion, physical effort to climb railway structures, equipment or facilities on sites where the access is difficult and the terrain is rugged.

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

COMMUNICATION

Communication with candidates for this process will be via email/PSRS. It is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided (and updated as required) and accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally: All written and verbal communication obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates. For instance, e-mails, phone calls, phone messages, screening questions, résumés and/or interview (but not limited to).

ASSESSMENT – GENERAL INFORMATION

Random selection, invoking asset qualifications may be used in conjunction with other volume management strategies that can be applied at any stage in the staffing process.
Candidates will be assessed using various methods, such as, but not limited to: submission of a video for screening purposes, written exam, phone, individual and/or group interview(s), simulation exercise and/or reference checks. Candidates may be required to make an oral presentation.

Consideration for assessment may be given to candidates based on:
a. SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE - Depth and breadth of experience; OR
b. EDUCATION - Having studied in a field related to the position.
Candidates are entitled to participate in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

ASSESSMENT – RESCHEDULING

Rescheduling will only be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Supporting documentation will be required at the time of your request to be rescheduled.


ASSESSMENT – TRAVEL EXPENSES

Candidates will be responsible for travel expenses related to evaluation purposes.

ASSESSMENT – REFERENCE CHECKS

Those selected for a group interview should be prepared to provide the names and contact information of recent* references (recent* is defined as within the last year):
a. 2 supervisors (Present and previous supervisors); AND
b. 1 colleague (work / volunteer activities); OR
c. 1 teacher (newly graduate).

By providing their names, you give your consent to hiring managers to contact them directly.Some or all of these individuals may be contacted.

References must be available, have an in-depth knowledge of your work/projects, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your experience, achievements and strengths.

References that are not reachable and/or not available are lowering the candidates’ chances to be found fully qualified and be considered for appointment.

When providing names of references, it is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are available to respond in a timely manner.

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.