Environmental Services Technician

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

As part of CFB Suffield’s Environmental Services Team, as an Environmental Technologist you will be responsible for implementing a Contaminant Management Plan (CMP). The CMP will be executed by maintaining & preparing scientific equipment, collecting samples (e.g. Soil, Groundwater, Surface water, Dust, Vapor etc.), shipping samples to laboratories for analysis, providing summaries of analysis, and conducting the appropriate information management. Responsibilities also include monitoring of contaminated sites and environmental site clean-up.

Work environment

CFB Suffield is considered to be a semi-isolated base. We are located approximately 50 kms north west of the City of Medicine Hat in the southeast corner of Alberta. Most of the civilian personnel who work at the base live either in Medicine Hat or in the small town of Redcliff just to the west of the Medicine Hat city limits. This is an important point to note as there is no accommodation on the base and there is no public transportation to the base. Personnel either drive their own vehicle or car pool with others. Commuting assistance is provided for employees who live in Medicine Hat or Redcliff. For other information on the City of Medicine Hat, I suggest you look at their website at www.medicinehat.ca. For information on CFB Suffield, please visit: http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/cfb-suffield/index.page

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one full time permanent position within the Environmental Section at CFB Suffield. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions (including lower-level positions) on a permanent, temporary, or casual basis with various security requirements within National Defence.

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)

Graduation with a Degree or Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in geology, chemistry, environmental science, or other related discipline.

An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, that is comparable to a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization relevant to the work to be performed, may serve as an alternative to meet the minimum education standard.

Degree equivalency

Experience conducting environmental sampling.
Experience interpreting and analyzing data.
Experience effectively summarizing one or more of the following: environmental reports, federal and/or provincial policy, or legislation.
Experience in contaminated sites management.

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

Degree or Masters from a recognized post-secondary institution in geology, or chemistry, or environmental science.

Degree equivalency

Significant* experience conducting environmental sampling.
Experience using Arc GIS.
Experience using business software for finance, analytics, or digital supply chain.
Experience implementing mitigation measures under the Impact Assessment Act 2019 or CEAA 2012.
Experience with management of Hazardous waste.
Experience working at a Landfill Site in Canada.
Experience working with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and its Storage Tank System for Petroleum Product and Allied Petroleum Product Regulation.

*Significant is defined as more than 2 years of field experience.

Consideration may be given to candidate self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal Persons, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities and Women.

In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Working Effectively with Others
Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented
Thinking Things Through
Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
Flexibility
Communication (Oral and Written)

Ability to collect, collate, and report environmental information.

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

Operational Requirements:
Possession of a valid (unrestricted and non-graduated) Canadian provincial or territorial driver’s license such as Class 5 License in Alberta.
Willing and able to obtain and retain a DND 404 Driver’s License.
Willing and able to work overtime when required.
Willing and able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
Willing and able to work outdoors in various conditions.
Willing and able to travel.
Willing and able to travel as a passenger using diverse modes of transportation including ATV, Helicopter, etc.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a valid (unrestricted and non-graduated) Canadian provincial or territorial driver’s license such as Class 5 License in Alberta.
Willing and able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).

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

Applications must be submitted through www.canada.ca/government-jobs.

Screening questions have been built into the application process. Answers provided to the screening questions will be used to assess both education and experience. You must answer the screening questions in addition to providing a resume. For experience qualifications, your answers must include concrete examples that demonstrate how and when the experience was obtained. If an experience qualification requires that it be recent or significant, the answer to the screening question must clearly address the timeframe. The onus is on the candidate to provide sufficient information in their answers. Additional information will not be solicited from the candidate. The resume will be used to validate the information provided through the screening questions.

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). Failure to respond in a prescribed timeframe may result in elimination from this process.

Please note that all written communication submitted may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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.