Various positions – Officer & Advisor (Science)

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Assessment accommodation

Please note that one (1) or several asset qualification(s) may be used at the screening stage or at any stage during the selection process.

Positions to be filled :

Quality Assurance and Compliance Officer.
Project Officer – GIANT mine remediation project.
Advisor – Project technical office.

The intent of this process is to fill three (3) positions within the Northern Contaminated Sites Program/Northern Abandoned Mines Reclamation Program, within the Northern Affairs Sector of CIRNAC. CIRNAC works closely with territorial governments, Indigenous partners and other stakeholders to remediate contaminated sites and abandoned mines in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. One position is to provide quality assurance and compliance function by providing overall oversight of the Northern Contaminated Sites Program and its numerous contaminated sites remediation projects. A second position is to work specifically on the Giant Mine Remediation Project as a project officer to coordinate the project’s Environmental Health and Safety and Community Management System, support the Project regulatory processes, as well as to provide support on other areas of project reporting (risk, performance, environmental monitoring). A third position is to work within the Project Technical office, which provides project management and technical support to all the projects within the programs, as well as provide expertise in human health and ecological risk assessment to the project managers.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) or Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). These positions could be located in various locations with various linguistic profiles (English essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC) or requirements as well as tenures (term, indeterminate, assignment, secondment, acting and deployment) or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

The pool may also be used to staff positions in other federal departments.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 environmental science, environmental engineering, physics, geology, chemistry, or some other science or applied science relevant to the position.

Note:

The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Experience in the design and implementation of environmental programs.

Experience in interpreting and monitoring compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements related to environmental management.

Experience participating in multidisciplinary working groups or meetings involving various internal and/or external stakeholders.

Experience analyzing, interpreting and reporting on environmental project/program data and making recommendations to management.

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

ASSET EDUCATION:

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification obtained from a recognized organization, such as the Project Management Institute.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

Experience with contaminated sites remediation projects.

Experience working with Indigenous groups and/or northern communities.

Experience in the development of one or more of the following documents: Project Complexity Risk Assessments, Integrated Risk Management Framework, Internal Control Framework, departmental/program policies/manuals.

Experience in program/project audit and evaluation or quality assurance and compliance.

Experience in the development of contracting documents, for example statements of work, proposals, etc.

Experience in communicating technical or complex issues to the public or management.

Experience with an Occupational Health and Safety Management System or an Environmental Management System or an Environment, Health and Safety Management System.

Experience in delivering presentations, training or awareness sessions to employees, management, peers, contractors or other stakeholders.

Experience in completing or reviewing federal human health and ecological risk assessments, including screening of environmental data, developing environmental field sampling programs, environmental data analysis and interpretation, and risk reporting.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of program or project management.

Knowledge of risk management.

Knowledge of federal policies and related instruments (directives, standards, guidelines and frameworks) guiding the management of federal contaminated sites.

ABILITIES:

Ability to analyze technical information and provide advice and recommendations to management.

Ability to manage multiple projects and tight deadlines.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Demonstrates integrity and respect.

Thinking things through.

Showing initiative and being action-oriented.

Working effectively with others.

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

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

( Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Able and willing to travel to remote locations.

Able and willing to work overtime, sometimes on short notice.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Security: various security requirements.

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

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You will be asked to provide proof of your education credentials.

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

You must indicate on your application if you require a technical aid for testing or an alternative method of assessment.

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).

All communications or information related to this selection process, including the application, written correspondences and telephone conversations, may be used as part of the assessment.

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.