AR-07 Various Unit Head Architects, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners Positions

Reference Number
SVC20J-021897-000098

Selection Process Number
2020-SVC-EA-HQ-374661

Organization
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Year
2020-2021

Days Open
13

Classification
AR07

City
Gatineau

Type
External

Quick Summary

Total
31

Employment Equity
18 (58.1%)

Screened out
0 (0%)

Screened in
27 (87.1%)

Applicant Submissions (31)

Employment Equity 58.1% 18

Screened Out 0% 0

Screened In 87.1% 27

Employment Equity(18)

Women 35.5% 11

Visible minority 29% 9

Indigenous 0% 0

People with disabilities 0% 0

Language

English 61.3% 19

French 38.7% 12

Status

Citizens 93.5% 29

Permanent Residents 0% 0

Archived Job Poster

AR-07 Various Unit Head Architects, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners Positions

Reference number: SVC20J-021897-000098
Selection process number: 2020-SVC-EA-HQ-374661

Public Services and Procurement Canada (Real Property Services) and Global Affairs Canada
Gatineau (Québec)
AR-07
$125,042 to $151,401

For further information on the organization, please visit Public Services and Procurement Canada (Real Property Services) and Global Affairs Canada

Closing date: 17 September 2020 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

Update: Selection Process Number: 2020-SVC-EA-HQ-374661
Position Title: AR-07 Various Unit Head Architects, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners Positions Group and Level: AR-07
Official Language Proficiency: CBC/CBC
Location: Gatineau, Quebec

This is further to your application undertaken as part of the above-mentioned selection process. We would like to inform you that the hiring manager has modified the question in regards to Experience 6 and 7. The additional information required is in all-capitalized text below. Please ensure to update your answer in the system to reflect this.

• Experience 6/Experience in managing human resources: Please explain in detail how you meet this criterion. Using concrete examples, describe where, when and how you acquired this experience. ALSO INCLUDE THE DURATION OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AND THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF EMPLOYEES YOU WERE MANAGING. Examples used must illustrate the complexity, diversity and scope of your experience.

• Experience 7/Experience in managing financial resources: Please explain in detail how you meet this criterion. Using concrete examples, describe where, when and how you acquired this experience. ALSO INCLUDE THE DURATION OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AND THE BUDGET SIZE YOU WERE MANAGING, AS WELL AS THE LEVEL OF YOUR FINANCIAL DELEGATION. Examples used must illustrate the complexity, diversity and scope of your experience.

Should you require additional information, please contact Alana Labelle, Human Resources Advisor, by email at .

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

Duties

The Unit Manager:

--» Manages the work delivered by a large multi-disciplinary unit.

--» Provides authoritative professional architectural, and/or landscape architectural advice and guidance to PSPC/GAC and OGD senior management and project teams on real property issues, and leads teams delivering technical services in support of complex or high profile projects.

--» Manages, forecasts, and plans the resource requirements and budgets for the unit and its body of work; manages capacity versus demand for human resources, and allocates budgets as required to ensure continued and consistent delivery of services to meet client demand.

--» Establishes the objectives, business plan, work plan, and strategies for the unit. Implements measures as required to ensure the larger organization meets its objectives, priorities, and commitments, and contributes to strategic business development in that regard.

--» Provides leadership related to the development of policies, standards, and procedures for work performed in, or for, the department and OGD.

--» Assures the quality of all work prepared by staff, and ensures that work delivered to clients meets their requirements.

--» Directs the development and preparation of a variety of documents prepared for clients and senior management.

Work environment

--» Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC):

PSPC helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, auditing and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards.

PSPC has one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of real estate in the country and is the Government of Canada’s real property expert.

By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

Architectural and Engineering Services (AES) within Technical Services Service Line (TSSL) in PSPC is a Directorate of 100+ engineers, architects and technologists providing technical advisory services to PSPC and Other Government Departments (OGD) in the areas of architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture, all engineering disciplines, heritage conservation and strategic support to assets.

--» Global Affairs Canada (GAC):

GAC is responsible for managing Canada’s diplomatic and consular relations abroad, expanding international trade, and leading Canada's overseas activities related to international development and humanitarian assistance. GAC is also responsible for maintaining the Government of Canada’s international network of diplomatic and consular offices in foreign countries.

Professional & Technical Services, within the International Platform Branch is the physical infrastructure delivery agent, responsible for meeting the evolving needs of GAC’s missions abroad by designing, constructing, equipping and supporting Canada’s diplomatic and consular platform abroad.

Intent of the process

A list of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff positions within Public Services and Procurement Canada and at Global Affairs Canada. The pool may be used to initiate any appointment process for positions with various tenures, linguistic requirements and security requirements

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Degree equivalency

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EXPERIENCE:
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--» All positions

E1. Significant experience* in providing architectural services (including studies and assessments, reports, analysis, advice and guidance, schematic design and concept development, tender documents preparation, construction supervision, scheduling and budget estimation).
E2. Significant experience* in leading multi-disciplinary teams.
E3. Significant experience* in being the lead architect, landscape architect or urban planner in projects.
E4. Experience in contracting processes.
E5. Experience in providing advice to management**, both in writing and oral communications.
E6. Experience in managing human resources.
E7. Experience in managing financial resources.

*Significant experience is defined as being one in which the person's primary responsibilities include these duties. It also refers to the depth and breadth as well as complexity of tasks. The experience could be expected to have been obtained by carrying out the functions for a period of approximately five (5) years.

** Management is defined as Director level or above or equivalent.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

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

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
AQE1. Experience in conducting quality assurance in the discipline(s) for which you are applying.
AQE2. Experience in multiple large asset portfolio strategic planning, and technical recommendations to support real estate portfolio planning and prioritizing.
AQE3. Experience in providing functional or policy advice, such as developing and implementing policies, standards, guidelines or best practices, related to real property assets in general or one field of specialization.
AQE4. Experience in sustainable design and construction tools and methodologies.
AQE5. Significant experience* in providing Heritage Conservation services on Heritage Assets (buildings, cultural landscapes or structures or engineering works).
AQE6. Experience in Building Information Modelling (BIM).

*Significant experience is defined as being one in which the person's primary responsibilities include these duties. It also refers to the depth and breadth as well as complexity of tasks. The experience could be expected to have been obtained by carrying out the functions for a period of approximately five (5) years.

** Management is defined as Director level or above or equivalent

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 following assessment methods could be used:

• In-Basket exercise.
• A written exam.
• An interview.
• References.

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

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

It is to be noted that it is your responsibility to ensure that, you communicate any changes related to your telephone number or e-mail address (please see contact information below).

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Please apply online. No applications submitted by email will be accepted.

--» Do you have questions? We are available! Please indicate the following process number in your email so that we can provide you the correct information: 2020-SVC-EA-HQ-374661.

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.