Environment Student (Anticipatory)

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The National Energy Board (NEB) is an independent federal regulator of several parts of Canada’s energy industry. It regulates pipelines, energy development and trade in the public interest with safety as its primary concern. The Minister of Natural Resources is responsible for this organization. The NEB was established by Parliament to regulate, among other things, the construction, operation and abandonment of pipelines that cross provincial or international borders, international power lines and designated interprovincial power lines, imports of natural gas and exports of crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and electricity, and oil and gas exploration and production activities in certain areas. The NEB is also charged with providing timely, accurate and objective information and advice on energy matters. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the NEB has approximately 500 employees and annual budget of over $70 million.

The NEB is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

Duties

Accountable to a Director in the System Operations Business Unit and under the guidance of a more senior environmental specialist and/or project manager, the environment student provides assistance on environmental matters related to the energy industry. The environmental student is expected to assist with: developing guidance on reclamation, restoration and vegetation management, reviewing environment and remediation related submissions, performing paper based research, compiling of data and maintaining databases, and/or presentations or report writing. In performing his/her work, the environment student will participate as part of a multi-disciplinary team. He/she may also be required to participate in the conduct of field inspections.

Key responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Reclamation
• Conduct literature reviews on reclamation standards, reclamation timelines, measures for evaluating reclamation success and best practices.
• Compile a database of significant reclamation plans and monitoring reports submitted to the NEB.
• Conduct research on natural regeneration to identify criteria for when and where natural regeneration is most and least successful.
• Assess reclamation research conducted on specific projects to form recommendations in similar ecoregions.
• Compile and compare invasive plant management programs and procedures to develop guidance on invasive plant management.
• Compile and compare various habitat protection measures utilized by companies.
• Compare watercourse protection measures between regulators.
• Interview environmental inspectors to assist in gathering information that will lead to improved regulatory requirements for reclamation and vegetation management.
• Share research conducted with environmental practitioners and environmental inspectors at the NEB through an oral presentation, as required.
• Participation in training opportunities and field inspections.

Remediation
• Assist with environmental inspection and compliance matters.
• Review environment and remediation related submissions and incidents.
• Compilation or trending of data, maintenance of data or databases.

Environmental Engineering
• Assist professional engineers and/or project managers with execution of safety and environment related projects.
• Conduct research and data analysis.
• Prepare reports and communicate project findings to internal stakeholders.

Intent of the process

A qualified group of candidates may be created. Qualified candidates may be used to staff other similar positions at an equivalent or lower level on a term, indeterminate or acting basis. Appointment of qualified candidates will be based on the assessment results of the essential or essential and asset qualifications and with regard to breadth and depth of experience.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,100 words (maximum)

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

Education: Enrolled in the third or fourth year or graduate program (Master’s, PhD) in either an Environmental/ Natural Sciences program (e.g. environmental, biology, agricultural, etc.) or an Engineering (e.g. Environmental, Civil, Chemical, etc.) program at a recognized Canadian University.

Degree equivalency

E1: Experience, based on academic training (such as completion of a self-directed engineering project) or office work or field work, in one or more of the following:

1. reclamation and/or soil and vegetation science;

2. remediation; or

3. environmental and safety engineering projects in the oil and gas industry.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Organization-wide and Business Competencies:

OC1: Leadership & Teamwork (Proficiency: Learn)
• Establishes good working relationships with team members and with colleagues in other teams.
• Ability to take the initiative.

OC2: Accountability & Results Orientation (Proficiency: Learn)
• Sets and meets deadlines and takes personal accountability for results, including organizing and prioritizing work.
• Clearly defines analyses and solves problems, resolves issues and gets results.
• Provides accurate and consistent research, information and/or data for use by senior staff for decision making.

OC3: Written Communication (Proficiency: Learn)
• Communicates in writing clearly, concisely, and effectively.

OC4: Oral Communication (Proficiency: Learn)
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively orally.

OC5 Process and Project Management (Proficiency: Learn)
• Organizes, prioritizes and schedules assigned work.

Students selected from this selection process will be required to develop the technical competencies required for an environmental specialist.

Competency Level Definitions

Learn is defined as developing a basic knowledge of the competency and ability to apply.

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

Asset Qualifications

AQ1 Current knowledge of the oil and gas industry.
AQ2 Reclamation, remediation and environmental engineering.

Conditions of employment

1) Willingness to undergo, successfully pass and maintain a reliability status security clearance.
2) Compliance with the National Energy Board’s Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the NEB’s Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the NEB Website http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/code-of-conduct.
3) Must be willing and able to travel and to work overtime when required.
4) Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements and/or as individual development needs are identified.

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

1. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a resume and cover letter clearly demonstrating how they meet the essential qualifications of education and experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Asset qualification(s) may be used at any point in the selection process (screening and/or assessment). Failure to provide sufficient information will result in applicants being screened out.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e mail for assessment purposes including, sending invitations for written tests, interviews and issuing selection process results.

2. Assessment: You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentation, interview(s), role play scenarios, performance appraisals, reference checks and interactions with internal staff during the process and personal knowledge. Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process. Random selection may be used in screening applicants.

3. Appointment Requirements: Candidates must meet each essential qualification and the conditions of employment to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, organizational needs or operational requirements; however, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing right fit for appointment.

4. Salary: Salary is determined on years of study ranging from $20.58 to $26.93 per hour (subject to revision).

5. Terms of Employment: This position has been allocated and apply to the bargaining unit represented by the NEB Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada.
This position has been allocated and apply to the NEB Terms and Conditions of Employment for Students.

6. Proof of Education: Proof of education is required prior to appointment. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Please contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) for more information www.cicic.ca.

7. Successful completion of the education program and a Student Placement under the NEB Student Employment Program may lead to a term or permanent federal public service positions for which students meet the merit criteria and consideration of employment.

8. Organization Future Needs: The National Energy Board is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

9. Head Office Location – Calgary, AB: 210, 517 10th Avenue SW.

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.