ANTICIPATORY - Environmental Officer

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Assessment accommodation

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) in the screening questions. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current
responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete, detailed examples that illustrate how and when they have met the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process.

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Intent of the process

This anticipatory process will be used to create a pool of qualified candidates for similar positions whose duration (temporary, permanent), linguistic profile, and/or security requirements could vary depending on the position to be staffed at Transport Canada, Quebec Region, British Columbia region or Ontario region. Should the selected candidate already be a public servant, the pool could also be used for acting appointments.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience* in environmental protection, or in environmental site assessment and remediation or in environmental assessment.
- Experience* leading or coordinating projects or programs.
- Experience* interpreting environmental laws, or regulations, or policy guidelines.

*Experience is defined as least two (2) years within the last five (5) years

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

Various language requirements
- Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB , CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC
- English Essential

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of federal environmental legislation, such as the Impact Assessment Act, Species at Risk Act, Canadian Environmental Protection Act, or comparative provincial/territorial legislation.
- Knowledge of project management.
- Knowledge of environmental assessment, or site assessment and remediation, or environmental protection.

KEY COMPETENCIES
- Values and Ethics – Serving through integrity and respect.
- Strategic Thinking – Innovating through analysis and ideas.
- Engagement – Working effectively with people, organizations, partners.
- Showing Initiative and being action oriented.

ABILITIES
- Ability to manage multiple environmental projects.
- Ability to analyze or interpret or evaluate technical environmental information or environmental legislation.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION
Graduation with a Masters degree from a recognized university, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience managing mutli-faceted projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in environmental management systems.
- Experience participating in Aboriginal consultation.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Willing and able to travel.
- Willing and able to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

- Reliability Status security clearance.
- Possession of a valid Canadian driver’s license or mobility normally associated with a driver’s license.

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

• Transport Canada will accept applications on-line only;

• Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent to applicants;

• Transport Canada will contact candidates once the screening process is completed;

• Please ensure that your email address is on your application for correspondence. Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email);

• Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position;

• Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed;

• Candidates who were educated outside of Canada, must have the certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. This will enable candidates to provide proof of Canadian equivalency when applying for a job in the public service. The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) assists persons who wish to obtain an assessment of their educational, professional, and occupational credentials by referring them to the appropriate organizations The CICIC can be contacted through its website at: http://www.cicdi.ca;

• Persons 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;

• All job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
- applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time;
- applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time;
- for some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

• To submit an application on-line, select the button "Apply Online" below;

• Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.