Professional Leader, Environment

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Assessment accommodation

We encourage Aboriginal persons to self-identify as preference may be given to this Employment Equity Group. An Aboriginal person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians. Please note that you will be required to complete an Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form.

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) works to keep energy moving safely across the country. We review energy development projects and share energy information, all while enforcing some of the strictest safety and environmental standards in the world. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the CER has approximately 500 employees.

The CER is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

Duties

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Regulatory, the Professional Leader (PL), Environment provides professional leadership to CER in their area of expertise including review and assessment of facility applications, operational environmental compliance, and environmental science matters as they relate to the Canada Energy Regulator Act (CERA) and the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act; and development of regulations and standards applicable to environmental regulation of federal energy infrastructure. This involves providing senior level advice on key and complex technical and policy matters in the area of environmental regulation.
The PL Environment speaks for the CER on environmental matters and represents the CER externally to all relevant stakeholders, the media, parliamentary committees and professional associations.

The PL provides expertise and advice and works collaboratively with other federal departments in the development of processes, guidance, reviews, etc. for federal impact assessments including regional assessments that may impact the CER.

The PL Environment ensures that the staff organization is fully supported in producing science-based regulatory advice and products and that the CER complies with the highest scientific principles in its regulatory work. The PL Environment will:

• act as a visible champion of science, research, Indigenous knowledge, and the role of evidence, as a recognized expert and researcher in environmental sciences;
• provide scientific advice to help the CER address complex environmental challenges and opportunities facing Canada; and
• promote and help build the CER’s environment related to scientific excellence through partnerships with universities and other credible scientific and research based institutions and organizations.

The PL advises the Executive Vice President and Vice Presidents on staffing and development actions that must be taken to ensure that the CER has a full complement of environmental, socio-economic, and lands expertise at all times. The PL is actively involved in the recruitment and staffing of new employees and in the design and implementation of professional development programs that enable sustained technical excellence. The role involves promoting a learning environment with a community of about 70 professionals, including oversight of various communities of practice, ensuring methods of capturing and sharing new learnings throughout the larger community, and aligning this learning with the needs of the CER.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be created. Qualified candidates may be used to staff other similar positions at an equivalent or lower level on a term, indeterminate or acting basis. Appointment of qualified candidates will be based on the assessment results of the essential or essential and asset qualifications and with regard to breadth and depth of experience.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,500 words (maximum)

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

Education: Graduate degree in an environmental science (e.g., Botany, Environmental Studies, Zoology), or a related discipline, from a recognized Canadian Institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

1. Extensive experience shaping and leading impact assessments of energy facilities.
2. Extensive experience negotiating, creating partnerships, resolving complex issues and liaising with federal government, provinces and territories, and Indigenous peoples and governments on strategic environmental and energy related matters.
3. Recent experience coaching and mentoring technical, scientific, or regulatory specialists.
4. Extensive experience in presenting scientific analysis and strategic advice and recommendations to senior executives.
5. Extensive experience in communicating on technical and scientific analysis both orally and in writing in a variety of settings including public, parliamentary, media, executives, etc.

Note: For the purposes of this process, extensive means substantively more progressive and complex leadership responsibilities.

Organization-wide and Business Competencies:

OC1 Leadership & Teamwork - Proficiency level: Shape
• Identifies and leads strategic partnerships and networking initiatives that have a high level impact on the way results are achieved.
• Coaches and actively shares expertise with others, promoting a professional culture.

OC2 Accountability & Results Orientation - Proficiency level: Shape
• Removes barriers that impede progress.
• Proactively identifies and promotes high- quality solutions to organization-wide issues.

OC3 Initiative & Adaptability to Change- Proficiency level: Shape
• Creates new concepts and theories, in response to new challenges.
• Confidently assumes calculated risks associated with change.
• Facilitates cultural change initiatives and ensures quality management thinking is built into business-wide processes

OC4 Process & Project Management - Proficiency level: Guide/Shape
• Determines project accountabilities, sets process and work priorities and effective resource utilization across business units.

OC5 Written Communication - Proficiency level: Guide/Shape
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively in writing.

OC6 Oral Communication- Proficiency level: Guide/Shape
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively orally.

Technical Competencies:

The PL Environment must have a general understanding of environmental and socio-economic impact assessment, compliance verification principles and techniques, audit principles, field logistics, as well as Indigenous and landowner rights and interests, and public engagement and participation in the regulatory process.

TC1 Application Assessment Principles and Techniques - Proficiency Level: Shape
• Provide high level guidance to on matters related to assessment strategy and systems.
• Provide directional guidance on related issues affecting the energy industry.
• Lead changes in internal and external procedures related to applications processes.

Competency Level Definitions

Guide is defined as thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application.
Shape is defined as recognized as an expert. Shapes direction of the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) with regards to the competency.

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

Asset Qualifications

AQ1 Specialized scientific expertise obtained through a Ph.D. related to environmental sciences, including practical field experience and publication of research in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
AQ2 Significant experience in development of federal, provincial or territorial regulations, or in providing regulatory policy advice.
AQ3 Significant experience in engagement and issue resolution with a variety of interests and stakeholders on complex projects or issues requiring collaborative approaches.

Conditions of employment

1) Willingness to undergo, successfully pass and maintain a reliability status security clearance.
2) Compliance with the Canada Energy Regulator’s Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the CER’s Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the CER Website http://www.CER-one.gc.ca/code-of-conduct.
3) Must be willing and able to travel and to work overtime when required.
4) Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements and/or as individual development needs are identified.

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

1. The Canada Energy Regulator has a classification system that differs from the greater public service. This NEB-14 position is similar to a EX-03 in terms of salary range only. The benefits offered, including relocation assistance, may be significantly different than those offered in the greater public service. This position is subject to CER’s Executive Terms and Conditions.

2. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a resume and cover letter clearly demonstrating how they meet the essential qualifications of education and experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Asset qualification(s) may be used at any point in the selection process (screening and/or assessment). Failure to provide sufficient information will result in applicants being screened out.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e mail for assessment purposes including, sending invitations for written tests, interviews and issuing selection process results.

3. Assessment: You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentation, interview(s), role play scenarios, performance appraisals, reference checks and interactions with internal staff during the process and personal knowledge. Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

4. Appointment Requirements: Candidates must meet each essential qualification and the conditions of employment to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, organizational needs or operational requirements; however, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing right fit for appointment.

5. Salary: Effective 1 July 2017 NEB-14, $136,500 to $170,600 (subject to revision)
The Canada Energy Regulator has the following forms of additional compensation that are separate from base salary, the eligibility for which is determined, in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement or terms and conditions of employment for the duration period specified:
• Members of the Executive Group are currently eligible to receive a lump sum performance award as a percentage of base salary and may also be eligible to receive an annual retention bonus.

6. Terms of Employment: This position(s) has been allocated and apply to the CER:
• Terms and Conditions of Employment for Executives.

7. Proof of Education: Proof of education is required prior to appointment. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Please contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) for more information www.cicic.ca.
Equivalencies granted by the Canadian provincial authorities with respect to Applied (Bachelor's) Degrees by colleges and technical institutes (i.e. in Ontario, British-Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba) must always be accepted as equivalent to Bachelor Degrees granted by universities in the provinces concerned.

8. Organization Future Needs: The Canada Energy Regulator is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: *Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities.

We encourage Aboriginal persons to self-identify as preference may be given to this Employment Equity Group.

*An Aboriginal person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians. Please note that you will be required to complete an Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form.

9. Head Office Location – Calgary, AB: 210, 517 10th Avenue SW

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.