Senior Project Officer

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Duties

The duties will be to conduct project planning to determine requirements, and advise on construction, repair, maintenance, and refit methods and materials and to establish specifications for delivery of these projects. To provide technical advice concerning all engineering disciplines pertaining to renovation and refit projects and to provide sound advice to clients in support of their accommodation and end user requirements. To produce project designs, cost estimates and specifications as well as the necessary project documents for the contracting and tendering processes. The incumbent will arrange for hiring of professional contractors and consultant engineers and will review project proposals prepared by private contractors from a technical perspective and recommend acceptance or rejection. The duties also include managing staff and project teams of both in-house and private sector resources and ensures compliance with project specification, building codes and health and safety regulations.

Work environment

The project management administrative work is conducted on the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa in a centralized open concept office and external work is carried out within the administration, laboratory and greenhouse facilities located through the site. The work conducted provides for the delivery of project management services to multiple clients housed in buildings throughout the site in support of their research and administrative mandates.

Intent of the process

Immediate need: To staff a bilingual, full-time permanent Senior Project Officer in the National Capital Region.

Anticipatory: A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions on a permanent full-time or part-time basis or on a temporary full-time or part-time basis for the location indicated for this process.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 3,000 words (maximum)

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

A secondary school diploma AND an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in a *field relevant to the position in the group.

* Relevant field would be construction project management, civil, architectural technology or related commercial building technology

IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.

Degree equivalency

Significant* and recent** experience in the delivery of construction and renovation projects in commercial buildings following industry standards.

Significant *and recent** experience in management of contractors or consultants.

Experience in the supervision of subordinate staff carrying out construction project management services in commercial buildings.

Experience in the use of AutoCAD for construction project design development purposes.

*Significant Experience refers to the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired over a period of at least three (3) years, full time.

**Recent experience refers to experience acquired within the last 6 years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of project management theory, principles and practices related to construction project delivery in commercial buildings.

Knowledge of applicable building codes, standards, regulations, guidelines, policies, as they relate to design and construction in commercial buildings.

Initiative
Teamwork
Interactive Communication
Client Focus

Ability to provide project management leadership to multi-disciplinary teams.
Ability to plan, monitor and manage work assignments.
Ability to plan and manage financial and human resources.
Ability to interpret/review and comment on technical drawings and specifications.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in one of the following fields: construction project management, civil, architectural technology, architectural engineering or related commercial building technology.

Diploma in Construction Engineering Technician, (2) years.

Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology, (3) Years.

Degree equivalency

Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Certification as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Master Certificate in Project Management.

Experience in construction project management delivery in Heritage or Laboratory buildings.

Knowledge of Government of Canada (GOC) contracting administration, regulations or practices and procurement procedures/policies.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Ability and willingness to work some overtime
Possession of 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

ASSESSEMENT INFORMATION

Your application MUST include a covering letter that clearly outlines how you meet the EDUCATION and each of the EXPERIENCE criteria listed in the ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS of the Statement of Merit Criteria. Please use the education/experience factors as a header and provide relevant and concrete examples from your work history that clearly demonstrate how you acquired the experience. Be sure to include substantiating details that clearly outline the breadth of experience as well as relevant timelines. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities - you must also provide concrete examples. Resumes will only be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the covering letter.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE ON YOUR COVERING LETTER HOW YOU MEET THE SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Essential Experiences) MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR COVERING LETTER MAY BE USED TO EVALUATE YOUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, written exam, interviews, references, etc.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Asset qualifications may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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.