Discipline Engineer (Senior Dam Engineer)

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Assessment accommodation

Please apply online and complete the screening questionnaire pertaining to this advertised process. You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and/or asset qualifications section.

The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your education and/or experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. Please note: you must have your foreign education credentials deemed comparable to Canadian standards by a recognized credential assessment service prior to the interview stage of the process.

Candidate(s) must meet the Essential Qualifications and the Conditions of Employment to be appointed to the position. Candidate(s) may be required to meet the Asset Qualifications, Organizational Needs and Operational Requirements, depending on the requirements of the position being staffed. NOTE: References may be used to verify information provided and to confirm work history and experience.

Work environment

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Intent of the process

The intent of this appointment process is to establish a fully assessed pool of qualified candidates. The immediate use of the pool will be to staff one (1) indeterminate position in Toronto. However, the results of this process may be used to staff similar or identical positions for future vacancies of various tenures within 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)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Civil Engineering.

Degree equivalency

Licensed as a Professional Engineer in Canada.

Significant* and recent **experience in the provision of engineering services, including inspections, design and construction of marine structures***.
Significant* and recent** experience developing construction tender documents (specifications and design drawings) for new or rehabilitation of marine structures***.

*Significant is defined as the complexity and diversity of work which would normally be acquired over a period of approximately 8 years where the candidate performed the role of structural engineer, providing professional services to support the phases of design, construction, and inspection of marine structures.

** Recent is defined as within the six years immediately prior to the closing date of this job opportunity advertisement.

*** Marine structures include canal walls, concrete dams and navigational locks.

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

Experience in condition assessment and design repairs of historic masonry structures.
Experience in structural assessment of larger timber components of marine structures.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of dam structural engineering approaches for rehabilitation of marine structures.
Knowledge of geotechnical engineering applicable to marine structures.
Knowledge of hydraulics related to dam engineering.

Effective Interpersonal skills
Initiative
Client Service Level 1
Value & Ethics
Oral Communication
Written Communication

Ability to prepare proposals for engineering services and fees.
Ability to determine the stability of a dam.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a valid driver's licence or personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid driver's licence.
Licensed as a professional engineer in Canada.
Must be able and willing to travel and work overtime.
Must be able and willing to enter confined spaces.
Must be able and willing to travel to construction work sites, use ladders and/or power lifts to access areas of work for inspection or assessment.

Operational requirements:
Must be willing and able to travel and work overtime.
Must be willing and able to enter confined spaces.
Must be willing and able to travel to construction work sites, use ladders and/or power lifts to access areas of work for inspection or assessment.

Note: Those selected must meet and maintain the above-noted conditions of employment throughout their employment.

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to 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 provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

You must be prepared to provide the original, or a certified copy, of your educational credentials.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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