Technical Leader

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

We encourage Aboriginal persons to self-identify as preference may be given to this Employment Equity Group. An Aboriginal person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians. Please note that you will be required to complete an Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form.

The Canada Energy Regulator works to keep energy moving safely across the country. We review energy development projects and share energy information, all while enforcing some of the strictest safety and environmental standards in the world. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the CER has approximately 500 employees.

The CER is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

Duties

Reporting to the Director of Programs & Evaluation Team in the System Operations Business Unit, the Technical Leader readily works across teams and Business Units to identify and assess risks associated with safety and environmental protection of CER-regulated facilities and activities, ensure plans are developed to mitigate identified risks, alter plans as necessary, and drive continual improvement. This role leads and shapes approaches to improving performance of regulated companies and industry as a whole, and facilitates building and maintaining relationships with strategic stakeholders.

Specific tasks of this role include:
• Providing expert-level advice for planning and projects to address regulatory issues
• Providing strategic advice regarding performance of regulated companies with respect to safety and environmental oversight (Company Performance Program)
• Leading the creation, delivery and communication of the CER’s Annual Compliance Verification Plan as well as the continual improvement of the planning process
• Leading the improvement and implementation of safety and environmental oversight planning Risk Model
• Supporting the design and improvement of processes for compliance verification activities
• Establishing and maintaining communication among technical disciplines (Pipeline Integrity, Safety, Damage Prevention, Emergency Management & Security, and Environmental Protection) on safety and environmental oversight activities and issues
• Assisting the Director, Programs and Evaluation Team with leading, and assessing performance of, discipline leads through staffing, coaching, mentoring and evaluation

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be created. Qualified candidates may be used to staff other similar positions at an equivalent or lower level on a term, indeterminate or acting basis. Appointment of qualified candidates will be based on the assessment results of the essential or essential and asset qualifications and with regard to breadth and depth of experience.

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 degree from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

E1 Significant experience providing strategic management of safety, environment, or engineering risks

E2 Experience analyzing data for trends to inform planning, process improvements and other decision making

E3 Significant experience leading technical teams and/or project working groups

Note: Significant means several years of substantively more progressive and complex responsibilities.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Organization-wide and Business Competencies:

OC1 Leadership & Teamwork (Shape)
• Coaches staff on methods of collaborating, conflict resolution and aligning activities with organizational results.
• Actively shares expertise with others both internally and externally at all levels.

OC2 Accountability & Results Orientation (Shape)
• Takes responsibility for identifying and resolving gaps and issues of organization-wide importance.
• Proactively identifies and promotes high-quality solutions to business unit and organization-wide issues.

OC3 Initiative and Adaptability to Change (Shape)
• Creates new concepts and theories in response to new challenges.

OC4 Process and Project Management (Guide)
• Determines project accountabilities, process priorities and resources allocations effectively.

OC5 Verbal Communication (Guide)
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively

OC6 Written Communication (Guide)
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively in writing.


Technical Competencies:

TC1 Compliance Principles and Techniques (Shape)
• A thorough understanding of the purpose and use of compliance and enforcement tools to establish or confirm the effectiveness of regulated company programs.
• Provides broad direction with respect to safety and environmental oversight practices, competencies, resources and policies.
• Recommends plans and priorities commensurate with risks.

Competency Level Definitions

Learn is defined as developing a basic knowledge of the competency and ability to apply.
Apply is defined as demonstrating sound understanding of the competency and ability to apply and contribute.
Guide is defined as thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application.
Shape is defined as recognized as an expert. Shapes direction of the CER with regards to the competency.

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

Asset Qualifications

AQ1: Experience with risk modelling for the purposes of identifying business priorities

AQ2: Experience working with management systems

AQ3: Experience in conducting inspections and/or other compliance verification activities

AQ4: Experience related to the pipeline industry in Canada

AQ5: Experience working with or for a regulator

Essential Organizational Needs:
Preference may be given to qualified candidates self-identifying as *Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities, Women and/or Persons with Disabilities.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment
1) Willingness to undergo, successfully pass and maintain a Reliability status security clearance.
2) Compliance with the CER’s Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the CER’s Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the CER Website http://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/code-of-conduct.
3) Must be willing and able to travel and to work overtime when required.
4) Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements and/or as individual development needs are identified.

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

1. The CER has a classification system that differs from the greater public service. This NEB-12 position is similar to EN-ENG-05 in terms of salary range only. The benefits offered, including relocation assistance, may be significantly different than those offered in the greater public service. This position is subject to CER’s Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Collective Agreement.

2. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a resume clearly demonstrating how they meet the essential qualifications of education and experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Asset qualification(s) may be used at any point in the selection process (screening and/or assessment). Failure to provide sufficient information will result in applicants being screened out.

PLEASE NOTE: 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. Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e mail for assessment purposes including, sending invitations for written tests, interviews and issuing selection process results.

3. Assessment: You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: your application, written examination, standardized tests, oral presentation, interview(s), role play scenarios, performance appraisals, reference checks and interactions with internal staff during the process and personal knowledge. Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

4. Appointment Requirements: Candidates must meet each essential qualification and the conditions of employment to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, organizational needs or operational requirements; however, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing right fit for appointment.

5. Salary: Effective 1 November 2020 NEB-12 $118,338 to $143,979

The CER has the following forms of additional compensation that are separate from base salary, the eligibility for which is determined, in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement or terms and conditions of employment for the duration period specified:
• a Calgary Allowance in the amount of 4.95% of base salary may be paid on a bi-weekly payroll basis
• annual performance pay which includes elements of individual performance (60% of payout) and corporate performance (40% of payout)
• annual market allowance which applies only to specified operational positions applies to this position; the allowance is paid in two semi-annualized

6. Terms of Employment: This position has been allocated and applies to the bargaining unit represented by the CER Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada.

7. Proof of Education: Proof of education is required prior to appointment. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Please contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) for more information www.cicic.ca.
Equivalencies granted by the Canadian provincial authorities with respect to Applied (Bachelor's) Degrees by colleges and technical institutes (i.e. in Ontario, British-Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba) must always be accepted as equivalent to Bachelor Degrees granted by universities in the provinces concerned.

8. Organization Future Needs: The CER 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: *Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities, Women, and/or Persons with Disabilities.

We encourage Aboriginal persons to self-identify as preference may be given to this Employment Equity Group.

*An Aboriginal person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians. Please note that you will be required to complete an Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form.

9. Head Office Location – Calgary, AB: 210, 517 10th Avenue SW

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.