Formation General Safety Officer

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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. Candidates must include the duration of their experience, what position they occupied, and concrete examples to confirm that they exercised decision making and the scope of impact that a senior officer would have when leading complex files. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation.

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

Canadian Forces Real Property Operation Group (CF RP Ops Gp) is a Formation part of the Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) (ADM(IE)). It is responsible to manage DND infrastructure portfolio across the Country. It represents over 2 million hectares of land, over 20,700 buildings and over 18,000 works at a replacement value of more than $ 26 billion. CF RP Ops Gp employs more than 2,300 civilian personnel and over 350 military members in 7 Regions and 26 Detachments. This is a recent organisation that became fully operational in 2016.

As General Safety Officer, you will be part of the compliance team at the Headquarters (HQ). It is a new position in our HQ and as such, in collaboration with ADM(IE) General Safety Officer and the Safety Officers in our Regional HQ, you will be responsible to develop and implement a health and safety program for the Formation. You will also be responsible to provide advice to CF RP Ops Gp Commander on health and safety matters.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) work together to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canadian interests and values, and to contribute to international peace and security. DND is the largest federal government department in Canada and is part of the Public Service of Canada. Internally, DND and the CAF are collectively termed the Defence Team and civilians make up close to 25 per cent of the organization. As public servants and members of the Defence Team, civilians work side-by-side with CAF personnel for the defence of Canada and Canada’s contribution to international security and stability efforts.

Civilians are a vital part of enabling the Department’s mandate and objectives, and occupy more than 100 types of occupation classifications supporting the CAF in serving Canada’s interests with distinction, both at home and abroad - more than 65 per cent of the DND civilian population working outside the National Capital Region in a variety of capacities.

The success of the Defence Team relationship stems from the concepts of fairness and mutual respect. Among the crucial roles that civilians play within the three environments of the CAF , roles such as accountants, administrative support officers, auditors, business specialists, defence scientists, economists, engineers, human resources professionals, information systems specialists, policy researchers, procurement officers, public relations professionals, real property administrators, and university professors form the largest groups of civilians working as part of the Defence Team.

Intent of the process

To staff one indeterminate position at DND. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various linguistic profiles and various levels of security.

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)

Education:
Diploma in occupational health and safety, or relevant technology

OR

Certificate in health and safety from a recognized university

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Recent* experience in the development, implementation, administration and monitoring of a program in occupational health and safety or industrial hygiene in a large and complex organisation

• Recent experience providing management advice in the field of occupational health and safety or industrial hygiene to senior management (in the Federal context, EX1 and above)

• Recent experience in conducting audits, inspections or assessments in health and safety or industrial hygiene

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the Canada Labour Code Part II
• Knowledge of the Canada occupational health and safety regulations

Abilities and skills:
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to liaise and coordinate with personnel in different level in the management chain
• Ability to promote health and safety programs and influence stakeholders to achieve health and safety objectives

Competencies
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Thought things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action oriented

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

Operational Requirements:
• Willing and able to travel, including overnight travel as required
• Willing and able to work additional hours.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

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

Education:
One or more relevant designation such as:
• Canadian registered safety professional
• Certified Health & Safety Consultant
• Certified Engineering Technician/Technologist

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience working in an organisation spread across multiple sites (more than 15)

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of DND General Safety policy, program and standards
• Knowledge of the Treasury Board Occupational Health and Safety directives
• Knowledge of health, safety and environment management systems – ISO 14001, CSA Z1000, OHSAS 18001, etc.

Abilities and skills:
• Ability to liaise and coordinate with employee representative unions
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis along with preventive and corrective measure implementation

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment:
• Reliability Status security clearance
• May be required to work in a hazardous environment
• Must wear personnel protection equipment when required

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

To be able to manage the number of applicants referred from this process for further assessment, management may choose to use a top-down selection, random selection, cut-off scores or any other additional volume management techniques to determine the number of candidates who will go through the various phases of assessment. If, after the use of these volume management techniques, other needs arise, management may proceed with the evaluation of additional candidates.

Communication for this process will be sent by email. Candidates must check their email accounts frequently as there may be new communication regarding this process or a deadline for response. Responses provided after the indicated deadline may not be accepted. Candidates must include in their application a valid email address that is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users; some email systems block these types of email.

Ensure to check/view your spam folder regularly. The DND is not responsible for any incorrect or incomplete application information. Errors in your profile and/or failure to update your contact information may result in no further consideration of your application. Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

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.

Proof of education and proof of citizenship must be submitted at the interview.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

Please identify clearly for which position(s) you are submitting an application.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

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.