Interior Designer

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

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Duties

Discover us; working as an interior designer in the public service is far from monotonous!

The interior designers in the federal government participate to providing work environments for thousands of workers.
Their role is to ensure the cohesion between the specific functional needs of each client and their work environment.
The designers participate in the design of spaces where federal public servants operate and can, themselves, provide the best services to Canadians. They are called upon to act as experts with external consultants or as major players in development projects.

The main tasks are:
• To provide specialized advice and services on interior planning;
• To collaborate with the clientele and the multidisciplinary team to develop optimal solutions;
• To develop options, concepts and preliminary drawings and to make quality control reviews of external consultants' plans;
• To proceed with the furniture procurement process of the projects;
• To provide a high quality customer service;
• To keep abreast of industry trends.

Work environment

Explore this avenue: a truly flexible work environment!

From the physical space of our offices, to the working hours; at PSPC, flexibility is organized to enable users to evolve and meet challenges while contributing to an organization that is committed to ensuring the well-being of all its staff.

Working in a newly designed work environment based on the Activity-Based Workplace (ABW) principles is very dynamic; unassigned seats with different features to best meet the needs of users welcome you according to your daily tasks. Telework schedules may also be available; a compressed work schedule may be followed; that is, according to agreements discussed with the supervisor and respected by all.

Here is a real avenue to be able of truly balancing work performance and personal life!

Intent of the process

Come participate in a process that can make the difference for you as much as for us!

This process will be used to staff one indeterminate position in Montreal (Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB) with our Architectural and Engineering Services (AES) team, a sector of the real property branch at the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions with various tenures (determinate, indeterminate), various linguistic requirements, various security requirements and for various locations at Public Services and Procurement Canada. Should the selected candidate already be a public servant, the pool could also be used for acting appointments.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 3,000 words (maximum) "In this document, you must 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. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each 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. The curriculum vitae will be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter."

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

EDUCATION

Post-secondary diploma in a field related to design and architecture from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education*, training and(or) relevant experience.

* By acceptable combination, only the Attestations d'études collégiales (AEC) combined with traiting and(or) experience relevant to the duties of the position will be considered.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

1. Recent* and significant** experience of about 10 years or more as an interior designer on interior design project.

2. Recent* and significant** experience in delivering various interior design services (e.g. defining needs, technical and functional programs, expertise, drawing up mandate, cost estimation, signage, furniture specification, measurement, etc.)

3. Recent* and significant** experience in producing computerized drawings with AutoCad (2013 or later version) in the field of conception and construction.

4. Experience in quality auditing of deliverables in interior design in the field of construction.

* Recent experience: acquired experience within the last 12 years.

** Significant experience: will be evaluated on the basis of duration, scope, complexity and diversity of the work performed and level if responsibility for a wide variety of jobs and/or realized projects.

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

Various language requirements
French Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

- Knowledge of codes, standards and scope of work governing the industry of interior design.
- Knowledge of construction techniques and practices used in interior design.
- Knowledge of techniques and practices of quality control for reviewing documents prepared by others.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES

- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action-oriented
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Customer service level 1: Delivers high-quality client service

Applicants are encouraged to read the Client service competencies profile on this site:
https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

- APDIQ or IDC registered member
- LEED DI+C or C+CB certification
- Experience in 3D modeling drawings

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Public Works and Procurement Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) would be considered.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Be willing to travel occasionally
- Be willing to work overtime occasionally on a short notice
- Be willing to visit construction sites to survey or to make quality control

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

A reference check may be performed.
A written exam may be administered.
An interview may be conducted.

Only on-line applications, submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS), will be accepted.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent, we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Please ensure that your email address is on your application for correspondence. 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.)

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.

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.