Building Performance Engineer, Fire Protection Engineer

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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 requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

At the RCMP, we encourage developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork and supporting creativity and innovation. As an employee, you will have access to further career development opportunities and a supportive learning culture. We encourage balancing your work and private life by offering flexible work arrangements. We also offer complimentary parking at our National Headquarters location in the west-end of Ottawa (Barrhaven) and free access to on-site and state of the art fitness training facilities.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff two positions on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB and an RCMP Enhanced Reliability security clearance

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

Positions to be filled: 2

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, Mechanical, Electrical or Building Engineering.

Degree equivalency

Experience (All Streams):
► Experience in leading teams of engineering and technical specialists.
► Experience in preparing managerial and technical reports including cost-benefit or life-cycle analysis.

Stream 1 - Building Performance Engineer
► Significant and recent* experience in managing projects involving the design/construction of buildings, repair works including review of proposals, construction project planning, overseeing architectural designs, resource control, financial management and contract administration.
► Significant and recent* experience in managing and developing project requirements and architectural/engineering reports, conducting studies and assessing infrastructure renewal initiatives.
► Significant and recent* experience in the design or analysis of building systems.

Stream 2 - Fire Protection Engineer
► Significant and recent* experience designing or reviewing fire protection infrastructure for real property projects.
► Significant and recent* experience in managing fire protection infrastructure related to real property projects including: the development of requirements, conducting studies and assessing existing conditions for compliance with the prevailing building and fire codes and related standards.
► Significant and recent experience in conducting site investigations, inspections and assessment of conditions of building systems and reporting on same.

*Significant and recent experience in this context is that which would normally be acquired over a period of at least 5 years in a professional engineering capacity within the past 10 years.

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

Asset Qualifications:
► Accreditation as a Professional Engineer in Canada, Project Management Professional or Certified Fire Protection Specialist
► Experience working with engineering projects in a security environment.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge (All Streams):
► Knowledge of the principles related to facility management, operations and maintenance.
► Knowledge of construction and installation techniques.

Stream 1 - Building Performance Engineer
► Knowledge of theories and practices related to the construction and life-cycle management of buildings and lands.
► Knowledge of the latest trends and innovations in the field of energy management, harvesting and efficiency related to buildings and lands.

Stream 2 - Fire Protection Engineer
► Knowledge of theories and practices related to fire protection in buildings.
► Knowledge of the latest trends and innovations in the field of real property related fire protection infrastructure.
► Knowledge of the prevailing building and fire codes, and related standards and their influence on building design, construction and maintenance.

Abilities and Skills
► Ability to analyze and evaluate complex situations and provide recommendations and technical advice to senior management.
► Ability to plan, organize and administer technical policies and programs.
► Ability to write managerial and technical analysis reports and to provide recommendations and advice.
► Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Personal Suitability:
► Effective interpersonal skills
► Initiative
► Autonomy
► Judgement
► Reliability

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

Asset Qualifications:

Stream 1 - Building Performance Engineer
► Knowledge of the Federal Government’s programs aimed at greening buildings OR fire protection in buildings.
► Knowledge of connectivity requirements in building/infrastructure applications.
► Knowledge of building security concepts and related technology.
► Knowledge of legislation, rules, regulations, policies, best practices and procedures related to building systems.

Stream 2 - Fire Protection Engineer
► Knowledge of managing the requirements between fire protection and general architectural design including electrical, mechanical and structural engineering.
► Knowledge of hydraulic calculations related to fire suppression systems.
► Knowledge of fire detection and suppression systems.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - RCMP

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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

A written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

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.

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

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information : http://www.cicic.ca/383/foreign-credential-recognition.canada

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.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment, assignment/secondment prior to the assessment of other applicants.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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.