Director, Esquimalt Graving Dock

SELECTION PROCESS CANCELLED

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity has been cancelled.

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Who are we?
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is a core service provider to the Government of Canada. We support the daily operations of over 100 federal departments and agencies. By focusing on what we do best - providing innovative common services - we help departments focus on what they do best: servings Canadians. We are also a national department with regional delivery in a matrix governance model.

What will you do?
The Director, Esquimalt Graving Dock (EGD) is a unique and exciting Executive position in the Public Service. The Director, EGD is accountable to provide the leadership to ensure the safe and effective day-to-day management, operation, maintenance, strategic vision and program implementation for the long-term management and stewardship of the EGD, on behalf of the Government of Canada (GC), in conformance with the associated legislation/regulations, policies, codes, and standards.

The EGD is the largest solid-bottom commercial dry dock on the West Coast of the Americas, and provides a full range of ship repair and refit services and related amenities on a 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week, 365 days a year basis and, as such, represents a very demanding operation in a complex environment. The EGD is a strategic asset of the GC and serves the Canadian Federal Fleet, as well as supporting and strengthening the west coast industrial marine sector by providing a world-class ship repair, refit and maintenance Centre of Excellence in an open-access, multi-user and secure facility.

The Director of the EGD will be required to deliver both strategic and operational outcomes for Canadians, in alignment with current and emerging federal priorities.

What do we have to offer?

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. As a federal public service executive, you will play a leadership role for a public service that is collaborative, innovative, streamlined, high performing, adaptable and diverse. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html.

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers in 2019 for a third year in a row? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Intent of the process

*** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REGIONAL PROCESS. IF YOU ARE FROM OUTSIDE THE REGION, YOU MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO VICTORIA, BC. ***

The immediate intent of the process is to staff the following position:
Director, Esquimalt Graving Dock (Victoria, British Columbia – English Essential).

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff various EX-01 positions within Public Services and Procurement Canada across Canada. These positions may be of different tenures and may have various language requirements (Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB and English Essential).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "in which you provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications section. As we cannot make assumptions about your experience, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. We recommend that you use the wording of each education and experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. Your curriculum vitae may be a secondary source to confirm the experience you describe in your cover letter. It is important to provide complete information as we will not solicit for additional or missing information."

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

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution*, or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience**.

*Recognized post-secondary institution: Public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs. It is the candidate's responsibility to demonstrate that the degree/program held has been approved by a "recognized" Canadian university. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

** Acceptable combination of education, experience and/or training: The minimum requirement to meet the acceptable combination is having successfully completed at least two (2) years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program and having relevant experience and/or training.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE :

E1. Recent (1*) and significant (2*) experience in developing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders such as industry, other departments, central agencies and clients.

E2. Recent (1*) and significant (2*) experience in managing program, project, or operational service delivery.

E3. Recent (1*) and significant (2*) experience in providing strategic advice and making recommendations to senior management (Director General or above) on complex (3*) issues.

E4. Experience in managing human (4*) and financial resources (5*).

DEFINITIONS:

1*- Recent is defined as within the last five (5) years.

2*- Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally acquired by performing a broad range of various, complex related activities over a period of approximately two (2) years.

3*- Complex issues are issues with at least one of the following characteristics: multidimensional, sensitive, confidential, affecting many partners or stakeholders, precedent setting or having a major impact on the public service, or having a potential for significant media coverage.

4*- For human resources management, applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised staff, assigned work, managed and assessed performance, implemented training and staffing plans. Applicants must also indicate the number of employees they supervised directly.

5*- For Financial Management: Applicants must show evidence of managing a budget, either directly or indirectly. This experience is defined as responsible for financial planning or forecasting or reporting. Applicants must also indicate the size of the budget they managed.

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

EXPERIENCE:

AE1. Experience in leading the development, implementation and monitoring of significant* projects OR programs OR operations (*Significant includes budgets of over $10M).

AE2. Experience in leading operational teams in an industrial setting, including 1) managing technical trade work, 2) leading the development or implementation of Health & Safety protocols, and 3) ensuring compliance with the applicable Health & Safety codes and/or standards.

AE3. Experience working in an industrial facility or operational unit.

AE4. Experience working with stakeholders in the marine shipbuilding or ship repair sector.

AE5. Experience in facilities management.

AE6. Recent (1*) and significant (2*) experience in developing and implementing client service strategies, approaches or initiatives.

DEFINITIONS:
1*- Recent is defined as within the last five (5) years.

2*- Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally acquired by performing a broad range of various, complex related activities over a period of approximately two (2) years.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative - level: CBC/CBC
Bilingual Imperative - level: BBB/BBB
English Essential

** The position to be staffed immediately is English Essential.

Information on language requirements

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

Create Vision and Strategy
Mobilize People
Uphold Integrity and Respect
Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
Promote Innovation and Guide Change
Achieve Results

Note: For information on the Key Leadership Competencies, please visit the following website: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tal/kcl/intro-eng.asp.

OTHER COMPETENCY:

Client Service Competency – Level 3: Fosters high-quality client service.

Note: You will find information regarding the PSPC Client Service Competency at : https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

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 at the screening stage or any stage during the process.

Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process, such as interview(s), written examination, standardized assessment, reference checks, performance evaluation and talent management information. Details regarding the assessment approach will be communicated to you if you are screened into the selection process.

We will communicate with you via email. Please ensure to include in your 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). Please provide any changes to your personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

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.