Project Managers

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Work environment

In this role, you will be responsible for large enterprise projects that require engagement and/or collaboration with other government departments, external stakeholders, and various divisions across the Canadian Grain Commission. The types of projects you may encounter include: IMIT, Real Property, Service Modernization, Business Improvement, etc.

The CGC is a significant part of Canada’s dynamic and diverse agricultural sector. We regulate grain handling in Canada, set grain standards and conduct research on grain. At the CGC, we strive to live our values of excellence, integrity, respect and accountability.

Our office is located at 303 Main Street in downtown Winnipeg, close to countless amenities found at Winnipeg Square, the Forks, St. Boniface and the Exchange district. Take advantage of our Employee and Family Assistance program, walking club and ad-hoc fitness classes onsite or discounted memberships at GoodLife Fitness.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff two full time indeterminate positions.

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used for similar indeterminate, specified period employment, acting appointments, assignments, secondments or deployments.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
• A secondary school diploma.
• Project management training within the last five years.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Recent* experience managing a complex* project in a business or federal government environment.
• Significant* experience providing briefings, advice, and recommendations to senior management.
• Significant* experience developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

*Recent refers to experience obtained within the past two years.
*Complex refers to a project that involves stakeholders from multiple business units and/or organizations, approvals and oversight from senior management, and a budget of at least $1 million (including salary costs).
*Significant refers to a depth and breadth of experience obtained over a minimum of two years or more in the field.

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

Education:
• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited post-secondary institution with a specialization (minimum 15 credit hours) in a field relevant to this position (examples include Business Administration, Commerce, Computer Science, etc). The courses for specialization do not necessarily have to be part of a degree program in the required specialization.
• Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience managing an IT-enabled project.
• Experience interacting with central agencies and preparing Treasury Board submissions.
• Experience developing business cases.
• Experience establishing and managing contracts with external service providers.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of project management principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of Government of Canada policies and related instruments relevant to project management.

Competencies:
• Project Management Level 3
• Action Management Level 3
• Adaptability Level 3
• Being a Team Player Level 3
• Effective interactive communication Level 3
• Written communication Level 3

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

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the organization and operations of the Canadian Grain Commission

Organizational Needs:
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 voluntarily indicate in their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

Operational Requirements:
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods (up to 7.5 hours) while operating a computer.
• Ability and willingness to travel when required.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime when required.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

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

Only applications submitted online using the ‘Apply online’ button above will be considered.

You will be asked to complete a screening questionnaire when you apply online. Please clearly demonstrate in your screening questionnaire how you meet the education and experience criteria. You must provide concrete examples that illustrate how you meet the requirement.

A cover letter is not required as the screening questions will be used for screening purposes.

Confirmation of receipt of applications will not be sent by Canadian Grain Commission; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted for assessment.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top-down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

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.