Chief of Housing Projects and Maintenance (Valcartier)

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Assessment accommodation

THIS PROCESS WILL ONLY BE USED TO STAFF POSITIONS AT HOUSING SERVICES CENTER VALCARTIER. NO POOL WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR STAFFING AT OTHER LOCATIONS.

Duties

Management of technical services related to housing and realty assets under a Housing Services Centre (HSC), including project and contract management, program development, planning, implementation, quality assurance, and the resolution of technical problems affecting the HSC’s operations and service delivery.

Work environment

A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT CFHA...
As a Special Operating Agency reporting to the Department of National Defence (DND), CFHA contributes to the quality of life of CAF members and their families through the provision of housing services, and through the responsible and sustainable management of the Department’s housing infrastructure. We are a team of 330 federal public servants who work hard to meet the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces families living in DND housing. We have close to 220 employees at our Housing Services Centres across Canada and 110 employees at our Head Office in Ottawa.

The CFHA Valcartier team works in unison to provide housing services to over 700 Canadian Forces families at 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, home of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. As a CFHA employee, you will play a key role in implementing housing improvement and maintenance activities while working with a team that is invested and dedicated to providing excellent service to military families. If you enjoy a challenge and want to contribute to large-scale projects, apply today!

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one French essential EG-04 position and one anticipatory French essential EG-05 position, on an indeterminate basis. This process will only be used to staff positions at Housing Services Center Valcartier, and no pool will be established for staffing at other locations.

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 (EG-04 and EG-05):
• A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note).

Note - The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
-A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
-An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Experience conducting inspections and determining maintenance requirements of residential or commercial properties.
• Experience in property/facility maintenance or project management.
• Experience in contract management.
• Experience in supervising a team.

EXPERIENCE (EG-05 ONLY):
• Experience in the management and planning of human and financial resources.
• Experience engaging and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Experience in major capital renovations.
• Experience in planning annual and multi-year realty asset programs.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Willing and able to travel.
• Willing and able to meet the occasional requirement to work in confined areas such as crawl spaces or at heights such as second storey roofs.
• There is a requirement to limit vacation between the months of May and September.
• Willing and able to work overtime on an occasional basis.

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

French essential

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 (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Knowledge of applicable codes, standards and materials used in residential construction and renovations.
• Knowledge of contracting policies and processes;
• Knowledge of cost estimating and expenditure control techniques.

COMPETENCY (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Project Management
• Client service orientation
• Analytical skill
• Leadership

COMPETENCY (EG-05 ONLY):
• Decision Making

ABILITY (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

ABILITY (EG-05 ONLY):
• Ability to think strategically.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Judgement
• Initiative
• Dependability
• Effective Interpersonal relationships

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Knowledge of Government of Canada contracting policies

In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

The Department of National Defence is committed to providing an environment where justice, fairness and the elimination of barriers helps build a skilled, diverse and representative workforce reflective of Canada. We welcome diversity in all its forms, promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply. Please note that preference for hiring may first be given to candidates who are members of the above mentioned designated groups.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (EG-04 and EG-05):
• Security: Reliability Status.
• A recent and acceptable driver’s abstract.
• A valid, unrestricted driver’s licence holding a qualification (class) equivalent to the DND vehicle to be driven/operated.
• Eligibility and willingness to obtain the DND 404 military driver's licence.
• To wear and/or utilize necessary clothing or equipment in compliance with safety regulations.

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

Only applications submitted online via the jobs.gc.ca site will be accepted. To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below. All information about the process will be sent by email. You are therefore responsible for regularly checking your email account to see if you received new messages about this process.

Screening questions have been built into the application process. Answers provided to the screening questions will be used to assess both education and experience. You must answer the screening questions in addition to providing a resume. For experience qualifications, your answers must include concrete examples that demonstrate how the experience was obtained. The onus is on the candidate to provide sufficient information in their answers. Additional information will not be solicited from the candidate. The resume will be used to validate the information provided through the screening questions.

Random selection, top down selection and/or the application of asset criteria may be used at any step of the process.

Please note that all written communication, including the screening questions, may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. If you meet them, please demonstrate in your application.

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

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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

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.