Project Manager (Anticipatory)

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Assessment accommodation

In addition to a resume, you must answer all screening questions demonstrating how you meet the education and experience requirements as well as the asset qualifications. Please describe in detail using concrete examples, how you meet the experience and education required. It is not sufficient to only state “Please refer to C.V.” or similar statements.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS. CANDIDATES MAY NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

From this process, your application may be considered for either the ENG 03 OR ENG 04 based on assessment results.

Please indicate to which position (ENG 03 and/or ENG 04) you are applying for.

Duties

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) manages one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of real estate in the country and is the Government of Canada’s real property expert. We are actively looking for motivated and energetic engineers with a background in project management who are eager to work in a professional and dynamic organization.

The position is with the Environmental Services and Contaminated Sites Management Directorate of Public Services and Procurement Canada. The successful candidate will be a member of the Northern Contaminated Sites (NCS) team. The NCS team manages the remediation projects at contaminated sites in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut on behalf of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. The job is office based but some site visits and travel for meetings is required. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day project management duties associated with delivering environmental remediation and closure projects.

The main duties of the position involve:
­- Managing project development and delivery from planning through construction and evaluation;
­- Providing strategic real property advice to clients, including cost-benefit analysis;
­- Providing contract administration and specifications from project definition through to construction and commissioning stages;
­- Conducting quality assurance and reviews; and,
­- Managing the development of project management plans, designs, risk management and contingency plans, cost estimates and specifications.

Note: ENG 04 projects are complex with a moderate value whereas ENG 03 projects have a minor value.

Work environment

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers in 2018 for a second year in a row? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established for both the ENG 03 and ENG 04 levels and used to staff similar positions with various tenures (Indeterminate, Acting, Term, Deployment, Assignment, Secondment) in Edmonton, Yellowknife or other locations.

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:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in an engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
Eligibility for certification as a Professional Engineer in Canada.

EXPERIENCE:
Experience* in project management of real property projects related to environmental, geotechnical, civil or mining projects.

* The ENG 04 position will require significant experience which is defined as the depth and breadth of experience associated with full-time performance of these duties for a period of approximately 5 years in the last 8 years. The ENG 03 will require recent experience in support of real property projects which is defined as the depth and breadth of experience associated with full-time performance of these duties for a period of approximately 2 years within the last 4 years.

Experience in managing contractors, consultants, and/or project teams and liaising with clients and/or stakeholders.

Experience with real property procurement processes and contract management.

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

­­Asset Qualifications:
­Certification as a Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP).

Experience in the project management of assessment and remediation of contaminated sites projects in remote locations.

Experience working in northern climates (north of the 60th parallel).

Experience working with the environmental regulatory framework in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Experience working in a hard rock mining environment.

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 practices.

Knowledge of contract and procurement management.

Knowledge of contaminated site assessment and remediation methods and techniques for northern and remote locations.

COMPETENCIES:
Values and Ethics.

Thinking things through – innovating through analysis and ideas.

Engagement – working effectively with people, organizations, partners.

Excellence through results – delivering through own work, relationships and responsibilities.

Client Service Level 1.

ABILITIES:
Ability to solve problems and provide advice to management and clients.

Ability to manage human and financial resources and multi-disciplinary teams.

Ability to negotiate and resolve disputes.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Organizational Needs:
Placement of PSPC employees affected by work force adjustment.

Public Works and Government Services Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) would be considered.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

­- Must be willing and able to travel by road and/or air (i.e. make occasional visits to remote northern construction sites).
­- Must be willing to access and work in industrial settings and/or active construction sites.
­- Must be willing and able to work overtime as required.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.

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

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

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/

Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, deployment or secondment.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). 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.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

Experience will be evaluated against depth and breadth of activities, and the complexity and diversity of the activities. Top down consideration of experience may be used.

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

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.