Director, Various positions

Update: Please note, the educational requirements have changed.

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

***IMPORTANT: How to complete this application***
Once you log in and fill out some info, you'll be asked to submit a cover letter. This is not a normal cover letter. What you need to do is scroll down on this webpage, copy-paste the education and experience criteria and use those as individual headers. The criteria under "essential qualifications" are mandatory and those under "may be needed for the job" are assets, i.e. not mandatory but will help you stand out. Then under each item, write a couple paragraphs explaining how you meet these experience factors. Don't just tell us that you meet them - explain how. Convince us that you've got the right experience for the job! How would you contribute to NRCan missions and please explain why you would be the best candidate. The cover letter is limited to 2500 words.

***If you've worked for the Canadian Armed Forces***
We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Work environment

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is the federal government department focused on Canada's energy, mining, forestry, earth sciences and clean technology sectors. We are a small but busy department dealing with big Government of Canada priorities and files such as pipelines, electric vehicles, wildfire management and many more. With the current pandemic situation, NRCan is actively reviewing how we are working. As we progressing through our review, a "hybrid model" seems to draw consensus amongst management. As such, we will consider candidate outside of the Ottawa region as long as there is a demonstration of adequate connectivity to the Government of Canada network through your home Internet connectivity.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 2 indeterminate EX-01 position and 2 anticipatory positions with the Real Property and Workplace Services Branch.

Please note that first consideration will be given to Indigenous candidates, Persons with a
disability and visible minorities

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established and used to staff similar EX-01
positions within NRCan.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter

Contact information for 6 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 or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Recent (1*) and significant (2*) experience in leading teams in an operationally complex (3*) environment to provide services or program delivery to a variety of client groups or stakeholders.
- Significant (2*) experience in establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with a variety of stakeholders, such as departments and agencies from the federal government, other levels of government, non-governmental organizations, or private sector organizations.
- Experience in leading an organization through a period of significant change related to program or service delivery, client service orientation, or organizational design.
- Recent (1*) and significant (2*) experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management (4*) on complex issues (3*).
- Recent (1*) and significant (2*) experience in managing human and financial (5*) resources.

Definitions:
1*: Recent experience is defined as experience gained within the past five (5) years.
2* Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities acquired over a minimum period of three (3) years
3*: Complex is normally defined as having at least two (2) of the following characteristics: is multidimensional, is of a confidential nature, affects multiple partners or stakeholders, creates a precedent or has a major impact on the Department or the public service, involves high risk and significant monetary value, and/or potentially attracts wide media coverage.
4*: Senior management is equivalent to Director, Senior Director or Vice President in the private sector, or Director General level (or equivalent) and above in the Federal Public Service
5*: Managing human and financial resources: applicants must indicate the number of employees they supervised directly and the size of the budget they were accountable for.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
- Create Vision and Strategy
- Mobilize People
- Uphold Integrity and Respect
- Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
- Promote Innovation and Guide Change
- Achieve Results

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

EDUCATION:
Master’s degree from a recognized university in a field related to the position such as economics, finance, urban planning, science, engineering, architecture, business administration or public administration.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Recent (1*) experience managing the delivery of real property services, accommodations services, environmental management/protection, assets management or occupational health and safety.
- Experience in managing a large and diverse real property program in a decentralized department.
- Experience in developing and implementing strategies, policies, processes and standards in the field of Real Property, capital planning, environmental management, occupational health and safety, sustainable development or investment analysis.
- Experience in leading significant change in complex environments related to Real Property.
- Experience in consulting, negotiating and managing complex projects and/or programs involving internal or external stakeholders with competing interests.
- Experience in the development, planning and delivery of major capital projects.
- Experience in project management, design management, contracting processes or portfolio management related to real property projects.
- Experience in engaging central agencies, in areas such policy development, development of new programs, Treasury Board submissions, or innovation at the Government of Canada level.
- Experience in planning or managing transformational activities resulting in significant departmental impacts.

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of the relevant Acts and Regulations as well as related policies pertaining the departmental mandate and governance of departmental operations and programs.
- Knowledge of federal and departmental objectives, policies and programs in the area of real property management
- Knowledge of the emerging trends and priorities in the Public service of Canada and their impact on the management of real property and accommodations
- Knowledge of the principles of life cycle management, greening, sustainability and resilience of real property.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willingness to work after hours and on weekends

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Conditions of employment

Secret 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

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

An interview may be administered through VidCruiter.

A test may be administered through VidCruiter.

Reference checks will be conducted.
REFERENCE CHECK: Applicants MUST provide IN THEIR APPLICATION the name and coordinates of the following six (6) references:
- 2 supervisors (current and past)
- 2 peers
- 2 employees

***A supervisor must have supervised you for a minimum of 6 months. Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Performance agreements and talent management results may be used in the process.

The Government of Cnada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:
https://www.canada.ca/en/publicservicecommission/jobs/services/publicservicejobs/canadian-armed-forces-membersdeterans.html

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

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.

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.