Senior Engineer

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Assessment accommodation

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the Essential Qualifications and Asset Qualifications if applicable. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

The client organization will only accept on-line applications received via the www.jobs.gc.ca site.

Duties

Oversees, manages, plans and monitors the work of the engineering office providing engineering services within the comprehensive framework of the real property life cycle for a base/garrison and its satellites. Defines and manages financial, materiel and human resources. Provides management and integrated engineering services for construction and oversee assessments needed to draw up plans and prepare budgets associated with these programs for approval. Directs the progress of work, allocated budgets, expenses, timelines and employees; assesses advice provided by specialists and provides expert advice and direction to project managers and project teams providing services. Contributes to regional development, and provides support for the achievement of organizational objectives, priorities and commitments. Manages real property service contracts by contracting directly with industry, through Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and Defence Construction Canada (DCC) and develops business cases and risk assessments, recommends acquisition strategies to optimize the delivery of contracted services, and makes recommendations on delivery methods for required services.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 1 indeterminate position in Dundurn, Saskatchewan
A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions, with varying tenures in various locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EXPERIENCE
Significant and recent experience in planning maintenance and construction projects.
Significant and recent experience in planning and implementing process improvement.
Significant and recent experience in business case analysis.
Significant and recent experience in managing construction program financial and materiel resources.
Significant and recent experience in managing human resources and leading a multidisciplinary team.
Significant and recent experience maintaining financial budgets and forecasts
Significant and recent experience preparing reports, presentations, briefing notes and correspondence for senior management

* Recent is defined as experience obtained in the last five (5) years.

** Significant is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities on a regular basis, for the experience factor in question, which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately two (2) years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, aeronautical engineering, geological engineering, naval architecture or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of project management, proposal development and coordination of activities related to real property.
Knowledge of applicable federal and provincial regulations applicable to the delivery of engineering services.
Knowledge of facilities maintenance

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY / COMPETENCIES
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Leadership
Vision and Strategic Thinking

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

EDUCATION
Post-graduate university degree
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Hold a licence and be a member in good standing in one of the provincial Professional Engineering Associations

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience in SAP PS (Project Systems) Module or the Defence Resource Management Information System (DRMIS)
Experience working with the Department of National Defence
Experience working in a real property environment
Experience in promoting and conducting educational and behavioral change initiatives

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Travel may be required
Overtime may be required

Conditions of employment

Security:
Reliability Status

Must maintain a valid driver’s license without restrictions

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

Interviews may be conducted

A written exam may be administered

Reference checks may be conducted

Applicants are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice and are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Candidate may have to travel to a specific location for the assessment/interview at their own cost

Accommodations: in order to ensure that you are assessed in a fair and equitable manner in the next stages, please advise us if you require accommodation measures.

Asset qualifications MAY be used for the screening or when selecting candidates for appointment, therefore, if you meet the asset EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE qualification(s) listed above, please be sure to clearly demonstrate this in your application.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email 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).

The top-down method may be used during any stage of the selection process. Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessment used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a cut-off mark that is higher than the pass mark on any evaluation used throughout the process

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.