Project Manager Level 1

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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established through this process to staff Project Manager Level 1 positions within the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Acting opportunities may be offered to internal employees who qualify in the pool.

Stream 1 – Parliamentary Operations Project Manager Level 1 : 2 positions to staff
Stream 2 – Parliamentary Portfolio Project Manager Level 1 : 2 positions to staff

Positions to be filled: 4

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 post-secondary institution in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

*A degree is defined a baccalaureate or higher level degree, as established by educational authorities.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

STREAMS 1 and 2:
E1. 5 years of experience in design or project management for engineering projects.
E2. Recent** experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams or managing consultants or managing construction contractors.
E3. Recent** experience with real property procurement processes and contract management.

**Recent experience is defined as having at least 5 year’s relevant experience within the last 8 years.

STREAM 1 ONLY:
E4. Recent** experience in managing projects with varying degrees of complexity*** related to Real Property planning, building or plant operations, or facilities management. This includes operational support and one or more of the following: studies, pre-planning, or planning.

**Recent experience is defined as having at least 5 year’s relevant experience within the last 8 years.
***Complex projects must include 2 or more of the following characteristics and have a value of at least $1M:
• large number of stakeholders requiring specific governance and organized communications,
• important mechanical / electrical / civil / structural / heritage/ environmental sustainability component,
• multi-disciplinary consulting team,
• interrelated dependencies with other projects or programs,
• alternative form of delivery, or
• approvals required from Central Authorities (such as Treasury Board or a Board of Directors or equivalent in the private sector).

STREAM 2 ONLY:
E5. Recent** experience with complex*** Real Property projects. This includes managing or supporting two or more of the project delivery phases: planning, design, construction and close out.

**Recent experience is defined as having at least 5 year’s relevant experience within the last 8 years.
***Complex projects must include 2 or more of the following characteristics and have a value of at least $1M:
• large number of stakeholders requiring specific governance and organized communications,
• important mechanical / electrical / civil / structural / heritage/ environmental sustainability component,
• multi-disciplinary consulting team,
• interrelated dependencies with other projects or programs,
• alternative form of delivery, or
• approvals required from Central Authorities (such as Treasury Board or a Board of Directors or equivalent in the private sector).

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

CERTIFICATION:
AC1. Certification related to project management such as Project Management Institute (PMI) or Project Management Professional (PMP).

EXPERIENCE:

STREAMS 1 and 2:
AE1. Experience in providing advice on the interpretation or application of policies, standards, or best practices related to project management or engineering activities.

STREAM 1 ONLY:
AE2. Experience in providing strategic engineering support services to Real Property operations teams.
AE3. Experience in assessing asset performance of commercial or government real property assets.

STREAM 2 ONLY:
AE4. Experience in more than one of the methods of project delivery (Construction Management, Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, and Public Private Partnerships (P3)).

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
French Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE

STREAMS 1 & 2:
K1. Knowledge of the Practices Related to Project Management.

STREAM 1 ONLY:
K2. Knowledge of theory and practice of design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of building mechanical systems and building electrical systems.

COMPETENCIES
C1. Achieve Results
C2. Strategic thinking
C3. Client Service Competency – Level 2
C4. Ability to communicate effectively in writing
C5. Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.

* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.

For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

CE1. Various security requirements:
- Reliability Status security clearance
- 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

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials and proof of citizenship. For candidates with an international degree, Canadian equivalency will also be requested.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates who apply to this selection process should provide an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of emails).

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.