Deputy Asset Manager

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NO APPLICATION VIA E-MAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED. YOU MUST APPLY VIA WWW.JOBS-EMPLOIS.GC.CA

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the experience questionnaire how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential and asset qualifications on the Statement of Merit Criteria. In order to do so, they must write one or two paragraphs for each demonstrating how they meet them with concrete examples. Note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the experience questionnaire. Failure to clearly demonstrate in the experience questionnaire how you meet the above mentioned criteria Education and Experience, both Essential and Asset, where applicable may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

A qualified candidate may be offered the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, asset criteria are desirable and may be invoked at any point of the staffing process by the hiring manager, including for being a deciding factor in choosing the right fit candidate.

Intent of the process

Immediate need: 2 positions to be staffed on an indeterminate basis with a various linguistic profile. This process may be used to create a Qualified or Partially Qualified candidates as well as to fill identical or similar positions at the Department of Global Affairs Canada.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:

Post-secondary education relevant to the position or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience. Post-secondary education equivalency is defined as a minimum of one (1) year of experience in real property Asset Management, Property Management or Facilities Management within public or private sector organisations within the last ten (10) years combined with relevant real property training courses in Asset, Property or Facility Management.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

Minimum one (1) year experience in developing multi-year real property asset life cycle strategies and asset investment plans.

Minimum one (1) year of experience in analysing, assessing and validating real property performance data including asset physical condition data, and multi-year financial investment scenarios and profiles.

Minimum one (1) year experience in the provision of real property Asset Management advice and guidance to clients and stakeholders including the preparation of presentation materials and various business correspondence.

Minimum one (1) year of experience in the management of professional services contracts with external vendors.

Minimum one (1) year of experience in assisting in the development of Building Condition Reports (also known as Property Condition Assessments or Facility Condition Assessments).

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

P.Eng.
MBA
B.Arch.

ACCREDITATION

Industry accreditation/certification in Real Property Asset Management (i.e. IAM -Institute of Asset Management, PEMAC - Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada, or similar industry acceptable organizations and programs related to real property Asset Management).

Degree equivalency

Minimum one (1) year of experience in developing Building Condition Reports (also known as Property Condition Assessments or Facility Condition Assessments).

Minimum one (1) year of experience in utilizing Real Property Capital Planning Software such as VFA.facility or other (COTS) comparable capital planning software.

Minimum one (1) year of experience in working on real property deliverables in Asset Management in an international context in geographical regions consisting of Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Minimum one (1) year of experience in exercising Government of Canada Delegation of Authorities for Contracting and Sections 32 and 34.

Minimum one (1) year of experience working with Government of Canada contracting and procurement guidelines and procedures to acquire Professional Services contracts.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative Level CBC/CBC
English Essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

Significant* knowledge of Asset Management theories, principles and practices as they relate to the key real property data metrics of Deferred Maintenance, Current Replacement Values and Facility Condition Indices.

Significant* knowledge of the Canada Labour Code, Part II and the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations or Canadian Provincial equivalents.

Competencies:

Analytical thinking
Integrity and respect
Achieve results
Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
Initiative
Communication

Abilities:

Significant* ability to communicate effectively orally.

Significant* ability to communicate effectively in writing.

*Significant is defined as as experience associated with full-time performance of duties for a minimum period of two (2) years.

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

Foreign language proficiency (Reading, writing, and speaking).

Operational Requirements:

International air travel to the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Overtime during regular work week

Overtime on weekends

Conditions of employment

Condition of Employement:

Secret level 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

A written exam may be administered.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their resume that they meet the education and experience requirements. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the candidate being screened out.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

Proof of education must be submitted with application.

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/

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. 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 modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.

Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time. Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results. 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, please select the button "Apply Online" below.
Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews).

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Written test(s) may be administered.

Interviews may be conducted.

Reference checks may be conducted.

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.