Greening Operations Engineer

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

TIPS FOR APPLICANTS: When answering the screening questions ensure that you provide complete and thorough details of your experience. Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

Intent of the process

The initial intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position.

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established through this process and will be used to staff identical or similar positions with various language requirements and/or security requirements in various locations across Canada. All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act may use this selection process to appoint a candidate to its organization in an identical or similar position. These positions may be staffed on an indeterminate (appointment or deployment) or temporary basis (term, acting, assignment or secondment).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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, aeronautical engineering, geological engineering, naval architecture, environmental engineering, chemical engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

 At least 3 years of work experience in an energy- or sustainability-related field.
 Experience with analysing energy performance and energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data.
 Experience with evaluating or identifying opportunities for increasing efficiencies and optimizing energy use, fuel switching, renewable energy projects, or other GHG reduction technologies/measures in the built environment.
 Experience using energy management tools (e.g. RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software, ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager).
 Experience with liaising, collaborating and building relationships with different stakeholders.

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

EDUCATION (ASSET)

 Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP), Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP), or LEED accreditation.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (ASSET)

 Experience with energy audits, energy analysis studies or energy-efficient design and simulation.
 Experience with green building certifications (e.g. ENERGY STAR, BOMA BEST, LEED).
 Experience with life-cycle assessment, embodied carbon assessment or advanced GHG emissions data analysis (e.g. projections, scenario analyses).
 Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau).
 Experience with climate change risks vulnerability assessments.

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

Various language requirements
- English essential, English or French essential and Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

 Knowledge of Government of Canada’s commitments to net-zero carbon, climate-resilient and green government operations.
 Knowledge of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s mandate and priorities pertinent to climate change and clean growth.

COMPETENCIES

 Strong organizational skills
 Environmental sustainability mindset
 Working effectively with others
 Thinking things through
 Systems thinking
 Showing initiative and being action-oriented
 Communication (oral and written)

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Environment and Climate Change Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our Engagement Strategy to achieve employment equity goals, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities and Women.

Conditions of employment

Depending on the position to staff, conditions of employment could be : Reliability Security Clearance OR Secret Security Clearance.

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.

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

The hiring Department will only accept on-line applications. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.
• Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
• Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
• Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
• Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the Assessment board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND/OR via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

Qualifications will be assessed by a variety of tools and methods. Therefore, a written exam, an interview, reference checks or other assessment methods may be used in this process. Candidates are expected to make a reasonable effort to make themselves available for assessments as scheduled.

Please note that any information provided through this selection process may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential and asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

If you are already working for the Public Service, please clearly identify your substantive group and level, your employment status, and PRI on your application. An assignment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered first for deployment.

Depending on the number of applicants, the needs and/or Human Resources plans, 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.

Candidates will be required to provide proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at http://www.cicic.ca for further information.

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.

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service. (https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2021/10/backgrounder-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-the-federal-workforce.html)

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration (https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32694) 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.