Environmental Coordinator / Specialist

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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications, if applicable. 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 requirements by respecting the maximum number of words provided for this purpose. With regards to the screening questions, you will have a maximum of 500 words. Please note that your responses to the screening questions may be validated with at the time of references. Resumes 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.

Work environment

Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (HECSB) mission is to help Canadians to maintain and improve their health by promoting healthy and safe living, working and recreational environments and by reducing the harm caused by tobacco, alcohol, controlled substances, environmental contaminants, and unsafe consumer and industrial products.

Work done within the HECSB's Programs touches on many aspects of day-to-day living in Canada; issues like drinking water, air quality, alcohol and drug use, toy safety, smoke detectors, the safety of cosmetics and personal care products, and second-hand smoke, as well as how new products of biotechnology and new chemicals may affect Canadians, fall within the scope of HECSB's mandate.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements listed in the Language Requirements section. In addition, this process may be used for various tenures (acting appointments, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, specified period, secondment), security requirements and conditions of employment within Health Canada. As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of opportunity to apply.

Positions to be filled: 6

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

The minimum standard is:
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, biology or some other science relevant to the position.

Note: The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience in a field associated with protecting the environment or human health.
• Experience in data collection, research, or analysis of scientific/technical information on environmental or human health issues.
• Experience writing scientific/technical documents such as research reports, data reports, guidance documents or discussion papers.

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

Various language requirements
- English Essential
- Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Abilities:
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities within tight timelines.
• Ability to synthesize, analyse and summarize technical information for dissemination to various audiences.
• Ability to prepare recommendations to management.

Personal Suitability:
• Respectful of Diversity
• Initiative
• Effective Interpersonal Relationships
• Judgement
• Teamwork

*All communication obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidate on judgment.

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

Asset Experience:
• Experience in conducting risk assessments OR risk management of chemicals or products.
• Experience researching or evaluating the fate and effects of chemicals in the environment.
• Experience in participating in federal environmental assessments or contaminated sites projects.
• Experience in assessing the impacts of development projects on human health or the environment.
• Experience in working collaboratively with stakeholders such as government, industry, non-governmental organizations, or associations
• Experience in providing advice to management.
• Experience in measuring performance of a program, process, initiative, regulation, directive, policy, or framework.

Conditions of employment

Reliability and Security: Enhanced reliability AND Secret

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

- Reference checks may be sought (for only top 10 candidates).

- An interview will be administered.

- A written examination will be administered.

- Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
- All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

- Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the operational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

- Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. - Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

- Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

- Candidates must provide their proof of education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents only) at a later time in the process.

- Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

- Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that provided coordinates are accurate and up-to-date, as needed.

- Please note that depending on the number of applicants, needs and HR plans, we may be applying asset criteria and/or ranking for the purpose of managing the volume of applicants.

- A security check will be administered and proof of citizenship will be required.

- Volume management strategies may be used (for example: top down approach may be used)

- The masculine gender includes the feminine and is used for the sole purpose of lightening the text.

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.