Facilities Capital Officer (Building Systems Specialist)

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

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by RESPONDING TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine whether or not you meet the qualifications

Work environment

The Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) located in both Winnipeg and Guelph, provides scientific expertise and laboratory capacity for infectious disease monitoring, detection, investigation and outbreak response to support national and international public health action. NML strives to be the employer of choice for Canadian and international scientific and non-scientific staff. Our employees contribute leadership, ingenuity, expertise and innovation to safeguard the health of Canadians and the global community.

Intent of the process

This process will initially be used to staff two indeterminate positions, one located in Guelph, Ontario and one in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The result of this selection process will also be to establish a pool of qualified candidates that may be used for future acting, specified period, deployment, assignment, secondment or indeterminate appointments within the Public Health Agency of Canada in Winnipeg, MB and Guelph, ON.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:
Successful completion of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
Certification as a 4th Class Stationary Engineer (minimum) OR
Interprovincial (red seal) journeyman’s certificate in a trade relevant to mechanical building systems combined with recent & significant** experience maintaining mechanical building systems and equipment.

** Recent is defined as in the last five years.
** Significant is defined as a minimum of two years’ experience.

Experience:
Experience with specialized instrumentation and test equipment used for evaluating mechanical systems health.
Experience in using computers, word processing, spreadsheet and other software programs.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of the operation, maintenance and repair activities related to mechanical building systems.
Knowledge of maintenance practices.

Abilities:
Ability to inspect, diagnose problems, trouble shoot, maintain and repair mechanical building systems and equipment.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to understand technical criteria and specifications.
Ability to respond to emergency situations.

Personal Suitability:
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Working effectively with others
Adaptability

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

Asset Experience (depending on the position):
Experience in the operation, maintenance and repair of HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration and related building systems in Containment Laboratories (Containment Level 2).
Experience in welding, machine work and fabrication and millwork.
Experience using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
Experience working within a Quality Management program.
Experience in supervision and inspection of contracted work.
Experience in the operation and maintenance of Heating Hot Water Boilers and Steam plants including its associated equipment (High and Low Pressure).
Experience in the operation and maintenance of Chilled water plants including its associated equipment (High and Low Pressure Chillers).
Experience with Building systems commissioning
Experience in Life Safety operations, maintenance and testing including but not limited to Emergency Generators, Fire suppression, Fire alarm.

Asset Knowledge:
Knowledge of energy conservation principles.
Knowledge of containment systems, operations and practices.
Knowledge of applicable codes and regulations.
Knowledge of Control Instrumentation and Building Automation Systems.
Knowledge of various styles of operator workstations for multiple functions (lighting control systems, electrical system interfaces including fire management systems, spreadsheet generation and document creation programs).

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Operational Requirements:
Able and willing to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Secret or Reliability security clearance (depending on the position).
Medical Clearance
Able and willing to work overtime
Perform standby duties included guarded status testing (depending on the position)

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.

Candidates must meet and maintain the above condition(s) of employment throughout their employment.

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

As per the 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 (temporary), 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.

BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex (including gender identity and/or expression), national origin, sexual orientation, civil union or relationship status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other status protected under federal law.

Please ensure that you read ALL points listed below, as this section contains important information about the application process. Failure to read these notes and follow these instructions could result in your application missing required information which may result in your application being eliminated from this selection process.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Jobs site. Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. You must ensure that you check your email account including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. If you respond past the deadline you risk being removed from the selection process.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Proof of education will be requested if you are considered for a position. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

Reference checks may be sought.
A written examination may be administered.
An interview may be administered.

Based on the hiring division's needs, additional essential qualifications, asset qualifications, organizational needs, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be identified and applied during the assessment and/or selection of candidates.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual’s experience or qualifications to the strengths and
weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties
of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests, reference or a combination of these methods.

Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

Are you ready to apply?

To apply for any position, you need to first create a profile in the Public Service
Resourcing System (PSRS), which should only take about 10 minutes. Then,
after ensuring you meet the position requirements, scroll to the bottom of the
poster and click on "Apply online."

Work your way through the list of requirements, completing each section and saving as you go. Before submitting your application, please ensure that there are green check marks on every single category before submitting your application.

If there are any red Xs on the categories, please click into that category and ensure that everything has been filled out. Screening questions have been built into the application process and occasionally an applicant may miss a field on the Screening Questions page. Please thoroughly review to ensure that you have responded to each question, including all the "Yes / No " questions.

PSRS will automatically disconnect candidates without warning after 60 minutes if there is no activity. You need to save or move to a new screen to maintain your connection. Typing information without saving does not prevent you from being disconnected. Applicants may find it helpful to first use a word processing software to complete their responses using concrete and detailed examples, then copy and paste the responses into PSRS afterwards."

If you have further questions on how to apply or experience technical difficulties with your application, please visit the following website:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/publicservice-jobs/contact-us.htmI.

Give yourself the best chance to succeed! As the objective of this process is to assess qualifications needed for the position(s) to be staffed, let us know if you have a functional limitation/ disability, which may affect your performance. For example, contact us if you need assistance in completing and submitting your application. Should you then proceed to the next assessment stage, such as an exam or interview, we will send you an e-mail with additional information on the assessment format so that you can determine if you may require an accommodation (such as a different test format, an adaptive technology, or additional time). Assessment accommodations are designed to remove the obstacles without altering the criteria being assessed so candidates with functional limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. You may also review jobs open to the public through INFOTEL at 1-800-645-5605. The INFOTEL number for persons using a TTY/TDD is 1-800-532-9397.

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.