Environmental Assessment Officer - Anticipatory Staffing

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Duties

• Support the development and implementation of operational policies and guidance documents to ensure timely and consistent departmental participation in environmental assessment processes.
• Liaise with regional environmental assessment offices and coordinate senior management review and approval of ECCC expert advice to support EA processes.
• Ensure national consistency and quality control through the review of draft ECCC submissions for EA processes and provide advice to the manager of the regional projects liaison group on key issues.
• Participate in the development of advice to senior management on the department’s directions, strategic positions or engagement related to environmental assessment.

Work environment

Our team:
If you are looking to begin a dynamic and challenging career in the field of environmental impact assessment, Environment and Climate Change Canada is the place for you.
The Environmental Assessment Program is responsible for leading the department’s engagement in environmental assessment (EA) processes in order to identify and mitigate the potential environmental impacts of project development under the mandate of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
The positions under consideration would involve supporting the environmental assessment team, nationally and regionally, on a number of challenging, fast-moving files. This position would require working closely with regional environmental assessment (EA) officers and expert support staff, briefing up to DG and ADM levels, and ensuring the national consistency of ECCC advice provided as part of EA processes. It will also include developing national operational policy, guidance and training in the EA process and the communication of ECCC’s scientific advice. This is a challenging and fast-paced position, with an emphasis on efficiency, quality assurance and the maintenance of good working relations with the regional coordinators, other directorates and federal departments.

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY PROCESS :The intent of this selection process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to staff PC-02 positions within the Environmental Protection Branch across Canada * with various linguistic profiles and/or requirements (such as English essential, bilingual BBB/BBB and/or CBC/CBC), various security requirements (Reliability, Secret) as well as tenures (Term, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Indeterminate, Deployment), in order to meet our future operational needs.

* The majority of the positions will be located in the National Capital Region (NCR), more specifically in Gatineau, Quebec.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:

ED-01 - Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry 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:

EX-01 - Experience* providing scientific or technical advice related to environmental issues.

EX-02 - Experience* supporting the development and implementation of operational policies, training and guidance.

EX-03 - Experience* preparing briefing notes, memoranda and presentations.

*Experience for these qualifications is defined as work related experience obtained by the candidate that would normally have been gained performing the duties for a period of approximately 1 year within the last 3 years.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
K-01 - Knowledge of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s mandate, legislation and Programs.
K-02 - Knowledge of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
K-03 - Knowledge of environmental legislation in Canada.

Abilities:
A-01 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A-02 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A-03 - Ability to analyze and synthesize technical and scientific information on environmental issues in order to provide solutions, recommendations and briefings to management.
A-04 - Ability to integrate science and policy in the development of guidance documents or deliverables.
A-05 - Ability to plan, organize and effectively manage tasks.

Personal Suitability:
PS-01 - Effective interpersonal relationships
PS-02 - Initiative
PS-03 - Reliable
PS-04 - Judgement

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

Education:
AED-01 - Graduation with an advanced degree (Master, Doctorate) from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
AEX-01 - Experience in the field of environmental assessment of development projects or the provision of scientific or technical advice for an environmental assessment of development projects.
AEX-02 - Experience organizing and coordinating meetings and workshops.
AEX-03 - Experience providing training and awareness sessions.
AEX-04 - Experience working within teams.

Knowledge:
AK-01 - Knowledge of the elements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and related key environmental legislation that would be applicable to environmental impact assessment in Canada.

Operational Requirements:
Willingness to travel in Canada.
Willingness to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Security Clearance Level: Depending on the position to staff the security clearance may vary; Reliability or 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.

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The onus is on candidates to demonstrate that they meet all of the above qualifications in order to receive further consideration.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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).

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at http://www.cicic.ca for further information.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

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.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

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We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.