Project Manager

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. Candidates must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES in order to demonstrate how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential and asset qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

Work environment

Please note that during the Covid-19 pandemic, remote work is our current practice. When an eventual return to the workplace will be possible, Virtual work arrangements or telework may be available dependent upon operational feasibility and needs at the time of hiring.

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The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is a federal body accountable to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. The Agency delivers high-quality impact assessments that contribute to informed decision making on major projects in support of sustainable development. The Agency, through its delivery of impact assessments, serves Canadians by looking at both positive and negative environmental, economic, social, and health impacts of potential projects. Among its many responsibilities, the Agency:

• leads and manages the impact assessment process for all federally designated major projects;
• leads Crown engagement and serves as the single point of contact for consultation and engagement with Indigenous peoples during impact assessments for designated projects;
• provides opportunities and funding to support public participation in impact assessments.

The Agency is looking for several professionals to help it achieve its objectives.

Will you join us?

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified persons resulting from this process will be created and will be used to fill similar positions with linguistic profiles (english or french essential, english essential, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, bilingual imperative CBC/CBC) as well as tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, assignment, secondment, specified period) which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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)

Education:
- Graduation with a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, with acceptable specialization in biology, ecology, environmental science, physics, geology, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position.

The courses for a specialization must have been taken through a recognized university or post secondary educational institution but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience* analyzing scientific or Indigenous issues and assessing effects

- Experience* preparing multi-disciplinary, scientific or technical reports

- Experience* managing projects

* (Experience is defined as 3 years or more)

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC
English or French essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of impact assessment/environmental assessment process

Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in writing
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally orally
- Thinking Things Through
- Ability to work under pressure

Personal Suitabilities:
- Demonstrate integrity and respect
- Demonstrate initiative and be action-oriented
- Work effectively with others
- Adaptability

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

Asset qualifications:
- Graduate or post-graduate university degree

Degree equivalency

- Experience conducting and / or contributing to impact or environmental assessments

- Experience engaging internal and external stakeholders

- Experience consulting or engaging with Indigenous people

- Experience providing advice or recommendations to decision makers

Operational Requirements:
- Availability to travel when required.
- Availability and willingness to work extended hours.
- Ability and willingness to work virtually (i.e. not in the office)

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Organizational Needs:
The Agency would like its workforce to be reflective of the population it serves and is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the Canadian society. Candidates who self-declare as members to any of the four-employment equity designated groups (Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and/or women (especially women in non-traditional occupations)) might be given preference if the organizational need criterion is used during the appointment process.

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

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

For employees in the public service of Canada, an assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

Indeterminate or term employees at the same group and level or equivalent will 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.

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

Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications. Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.

Various technological tools may be used for assessment – e.g.: MS teams, Word.

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.