Technical Leader, Environment

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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) is an independent federal regulator of several parts of Canada’s energy industry. It regulates pipelines, energy development and trade in the public interest with safety as its primary concern. The Minister of Natural Resources is responsible for this organization. The CER was established by Parliament to regulate, among other things, the construction, operation and abandonment of pipelines that cross provincial or international borders, international power lines and designated interprovincial power lines, imports of natural gas and exports of crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and electricity, and oil and gas exploration and production activities in certain areas. The CER is also charged with providing timely, accurate and objective information and advice on energy matters. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the CER has approximately 500 employees and annual budget of over $70 million.

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.

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Duties

In the Field Operations Business Unit, the Technical Leader, Environment reports to the Director of Environmental Protection. Most of the Technical Leader’s work will likely take place with respect to analysis and compliance determination for complex remediation sites. However the Technical Leader may be required to support or lead initiatives on environmental compliance matters related to the construction and operations of pipelines or environmental assessment of projects regulated by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).

As an experienced professional, the Technical Leader would provide advice and support in the development and execution of environmental compliance and enforcement activities including inspections, compliance meetings, management system audits, emergency response to incidents, and incident remediation/reclamation. The Technical Leader, Environment confirms compliance with regulatory requirements for approved energy industry exploration, development, production, transportation and abandonment projects submitted under both the CERA and the COGOA and assesses the potential impacts on the environment resulting from non-compliances. The Leader may inform and shape internal policy development, internal training programs and process and procedures which relate to the Environmental Protection Compliance program.

Technical Leaders provide technical leadership to other staff regarding technical issues facing the Board, through:

• identifying potential issues or challenges;
• working collaboratively with CER’s regulatory partners, providing options and recommendations for consideration by the CER; and
• active sharing of expert knowledge within and between Teams and Business Units, including coaching, mentoring, and network activities.

Technical Leaders are required to work on several concurrent, complex projects at any given time, and to regularly present findings to Board Members, Senior Management, and Board Staff. The Technical Leader in Operations may be expected to undertake the role of project manager for the oversight of major construction projects, remediation of complex contaminated sites, or corporate projects.

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.

Contact information for 3 references.

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

Education: University graduation with specialization in a related field (e.g. biological sciences, agricultural science, environmental science, physical science, economics, geography, rural/urban/regional planning).

Degree equivalency

Experience:

E1 Significant and recent experience leading complex remediation projects in the energy sector.

E2 Significant and recent experience in presenting analysis and advice to senior or executive level management.

E3 Significant and recent experience in liaising with the public, industry and/or government with regard to complex of high-profile environmental aspects of energy projects.

E4 Significant and recent experience in leading major or complex initiatives involving multiple players or elements within an organization.

E5 Significant and recent experience in guiding senior technical staff on addressing complex energy and environment issues in an operational and regulatory environment.

Notes:
1. Significant means several years of substantive more progressive and complex responsibilities
2. Recent is defined as having recent enough experience that the candidate is competent to take on the role with very little direction, having been acquired within the last five years.

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

Preference may be given to qualified candidates self-identifying as *Aboriginal Persons and/or Visible Minorities.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential or Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Organization-wide and Business Competencies:

OC1 Leadership & Teamwork - Proficiency level: Guide/Shape
• Coaches others to make timely and effective decisions and removes barriers that impede improvement.
• Takes a leadership role in consistently promoting a team environment.
• Identifies opportunities and initiates actions to create useful partnerships.

OC2 Accountability and Results Orientation - Proficiency level: Shape
• Takes responsibility for identifying and resolving gaps and issues of CER-wide importance.
• Removes barriers that impede progress.
• Takes responsibility for identifying gaps and resolving issues of organization wide importance.
• Proactively identifies and promotes high- quality solutions to business unit and organization-wide issues.

OC3 Initiative & Adaptability to Change – Proficiency level: Shape
• Designs and implements business system changes with broad internal and external application.
• Confidently assumes calculated risks associated with change.


OC4 Process & Project Management – Proficiency level: Guide
• Determines project accountabilities, process priorities and resources allocations effectively.

OC4 Written Communication - Proficiency level: Guide
• Clearly articulates technical matters to senior level audiences in writing.
• Communicates clearly, concisely and effectively.

OC 5 Oral Communication - Proficiency level: Guide
• Clearly articulates technical matters to senior level audiences verbally.
• Interprets complex and possibly contradictory messages and optimizes communication to achieve desired results.

Technical Competencies:

TC1 Compliance Principles and Techniques – Proficiency level: Shape
• Provides expert advice related to environmental compliance and follow up.
• Demonstrates solid professional judgement in a wide range of situations.
• Facilitate the incorporation of learnings into future assessments and develops practices to reflect learnings.

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 NEB with regards to the competency.

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

Asset Qualifications

AQ1 Experience leading the development of plans and programs following legislative or regulatory change.
AQ2 Experience in the development and evaluation of environmental management systems.
AQ3 Post-Graduate university diploma specialized in remediation related area.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities

Information on employment equity

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-rec.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-12 position is similar to a PC-05 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 Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Collective Agreement.

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, oral presentation, interview(s), 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 November 2017 NEB-12, $110,950 to $134,991 (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:
• a Calgary Allowance in the amount of 4.95% of base salary may be paid on a bi-weekly payroll basis
• annual performance pay which includes elements of individual performance (60% of payout) and corporate performance (40% of payout)
• annual market allowance which applies only to specified operational positions applies to this position; the allowance is paid in two semi-annualized payments
• The Collective Agreement between the CER and PIPSC expired on 31 October 2018. Please note that all provisions – including the allowances remain in place until a new agreement has been signed and implemented.

6. Terms of Employment: This position has been allocated and apply to the bargaining unit represented by the CER Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada.

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.