Project Engineer

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Assessment accommodation

Individuals who have previously applied on the 21-IAN-YT-EA-398153 process do not need to reapply on this process in order to be considered for the Project Engineer position.

Work environment

CIRNAC provides you with the tools you need to develop valuable skills that will promote your future success, with opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.

The Federal Public Service offers competitive rates of pay, benefits, pension packages and flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance. Pension For more information on pensions and insurance benefit visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/pension-plan/prospective-members.html and https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/benefit-plans/prospective-employees-public-service-group-insurance-benefit-plan-members.html.

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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)

When you apply you will be asked a series of screening questions based on the education and experience criteria below. When answering the screening questions, please provide:
► Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
► Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

EDUCATION:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, water resource engineering, environmental engineering, electrical engineering, hydrogeological engineering, or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in providing technical and strategic advice to senior management.
- Experience in the technical evaluation or preparation of architectural or engineering reports.
- Experience in tracking project schedules, costs and budgets.
- Experience working in the **North and/or in remote First Nation communities.
- Significant* experience in managing the delivery of infrastructure projects with varying degrees of complexity and magnitude, such as water/wastewater treatment, highways/roads, bridges, buildings, utilities.

*Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience with full time performance of these duties for approximately two (2) years.
**North is defined as having worked in a geographical location at or above the 60th parallel North of latitude. In a Canadian context this would include, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, parts of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of project management.
- Knowledge of relevant acts and regulations regarding the design, construction and operation of infrastructure.

ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to work as part of a team.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
- Effective interpersonal relationship.
- Reliability.
- Judgement.
- Initiative.

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

The following criteria are not required for appointment but preference may be given to candidates who possess these qualifications.

EDUCATION:
- Eligible for registration as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer in Canada with specialization in an engineering specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in consulting engineering or in the construction sector.
- Experience in water/wastewater treatment, water supply, wastewater collection and water distribution systems.
- Experience working with First Nations and various levels of government and/or multiple stakeholders.

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:
- Willing and able to travel within Canada and abroad, including travel by car, rail and air.
- Willing and able to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
- Medical Clearance**
- Valid driver’s license.

**The incumbent and his/her dependents*** may be required to obtain Health Canada medical clearance in accordance with the Isolated Post and Government Housing Directive.

(***) = includes incumbent’s spouse or common-law partner and children.

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

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.
As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

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.