Physical Science Officer - Anticipatory

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON-LINE USING THE 'APPLY ON-LINE' BUTTON ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

The information provided must enable the Selection Board Members to understand HOW (clear explanation of duties), WHEN and for HOW LONG (date and length of time in months or years), and WHERE (employer and geographic location) the experience was acquired. You will be asked to provide this information during the application process. Your answer should clearly identify your role and explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Additionally, please be sure to provide sufficient information regarding dates & duration, scope of work, project or job complexities (as appropriate). Information described in an application (on-line screening questions) must be supported by your corresponding résumé.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information. A lack of information may result in your application not being considered any further.

Intent of the process

This process is anticipatory.

This process may be used to staff positions within the following programs: Compliance Promotion, Marine Programs, Environmental Assessments, Contaminated Sites and Environmental Emergencies.

A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements, in various locations, with various tenures (specified period, indeterminate, assignment, deployment, secondments, and acting) within Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, biology, engineering or other science relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

Experience

EXP 1 - Experience* in implementing technical or scientific projects or program related to environmental protection or conservation

EXP 2 - Experience* in writing or evaluating scientific documents in the fields of environmental protection or conservation (for example, environmental impact studies, environmental characterization studies, site remediation plans, or environmental effect monitoring studies)

NOTE: * The experience will be evaluated in relation to the relevance, the complexity and the level of responsibility of the tasks that were carried out (depth and wealth) for a period of at least one year.

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

Asset Education

AEDU 1 - A master’s degree or a post graduate degree from a recognized institution with acceptable specialization in a discipline relevant to the duties of the position

Degree equivalency

Asset Experience

AEXP 1 - Experience** in providing scientific and technical advice related to environmental protection or conservation

AEXP 2 - Experience** in drafting scientific documents for educational or information purposes

AEXP 3 - Experience** with chemical processes or in the industrial or municipal environmental field (ex: design, operation, maintenance, inspection or certification)

AEXP 4 - Experience** conducting biological, chemical or physical studies (ex: sampling or carrying out analyses) in aquatic environment (marine or fresh water)

AEXP 5 - Experience** in evaluating environmental impacts of dredging or of marine engineering projects

AEXP 6 - Experience** in applying statistical or computer based methods to process and interpret scientific data

AEXP 7 - Experience** in environmental assessment, including carrying out, writing or evaluating environmental impact studies

AEXP 8 - Experience** in evaluating, managing or remediating contaminated sites, either terrestrial or aquatic

AEXP 9 - Experience** in fieldwork in the field of environmental sciences

AEXP 10 - Experience** in the field of geomatics

AEXP 11 - Experience** in the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) program, or related policies, guidance material or tools


** The experience will be evaluated in relation to duration, to relevance, complexity and the level of responsibility of the tasks that were carried out (depth and wealth).

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge

K1 - General knowledge of the federal legislation in relation to environmental protection

Competencies

C1 - Effective verbal communication skills

C2 - Effective written skills

C3 - Working effectively with others

C4 - Initiative

C5 - Thinking things through

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

Operational Requirements

Willingness and ability to travel occasionally, when work requires

Willingness and ability to work overtime occasionally

Some positions may require a valid driver's license

* Some positions may require additional operational requirements

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

* Some position may require additional conditions of 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

Asset qualifications may be used in the screening process. Therefore candidates must clearly demonstrate in their application which of the asset criteria for education and experience they possess.

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 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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

If you are an employee of the public service, please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

If you are an employee of the public service, please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

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.

Amongst other tools, candidates may be assessed using of the following tools: written exam, interview and reference check.

A pass mark will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. A cutoff score and a top-down approach may be used at any step if there is a sufficient number of candidates to meet immediate and anticipated staffing needs.

Candidates are expected to make a reasonable effort to make themselves available for assessments as scheduled. Rescheduling will only be permitted for accommodation measures or for other exceptional/extenuating circumstances, to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.