Engineer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Intent of the process

This is an anticipatory process to staff several ENG-02 positions for a determinate period of 2 years at CanmetENERGY in Varennes, Quebec.

A pool of qualified candidates may also be established through this process to staff similar ENG-02 positions at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.)), various security requirements, various conditions of employment and for various locations.

This pool will be partially assessed (subject to successful completion of education), therefore students who expect to complete their studies by June 30, 2021 are encouraged to apply.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• Please answer this question

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Building Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Recent experience* in processing and analysing results of modelling/simulating mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems or energy systems applied to buildings;
Recent experience* in energy analysis (such as the analysis of performance data) applied to HVAC systems for buildings;
Experience with programming languages such as MATLab, Visual Basic, Fortran.

*Recent experience: an experience gained within the last five (5) years in a work place or within a master’s project or during student cooperative projects.

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

Various language requirements
English or French essential
Bilingual imperative, BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Knowledge in energy analysis and modeling/simulating of HVAC systems.

Ability to analyse operating or experimental data of buildings, equipment or energy systems using programming language tools;
Ability to analyse results from simulation tools
Ability to communicate effectively orally;
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Autonomy;
Team spirit;
Creativity.

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

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position obtained from a recognized post-secondary institution

Degree equivalency

Experience in experimental techniques for test benches (Instrumentation, tests and data analysis);
Experience in the design or installation and operation of refrigeration and heat pump equipment or systems;
Experience with energy simulation software such as EnergyPlus, TRNSYS, Modelica to perform buildings or HVAC systems energy analyses;

Natural Resources 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) could be considered in priority.

Available to travel within Canada, on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Government of Canada jobs website. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

It is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for assessment purposes. This will include communication of invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates 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.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection 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.