Program Manager, Contaminated Sites

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

You hesitate to move to Iqaluit? Well, you are entitled to relocation assistance. Furthermore, federal government housing is available. See the Relocation Directive and the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive for more information:

• http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/v11/en
• http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d4/v237/en

Salary, Allowances, and Benefits:

In addition to salary, you are entitled to an isolated posts allowance. This can range from $26,770 to $44,616 per year, depending on the number of dependants, geographic location and whether the accommodation is provided by the Crown. You are also entitled to vacation travel allowance of approximately $1,500 twice a year for you and each eligible dependant.

As a federal government employee, you will also receive a comprehensive benefit package including an employee pension plan and health, dental and group insurance.

Duties

The position is part of a dynamic team involved on many fronts to further socio-economic and environmental interests of local communities. The Contaminated Sites Division is collaborating closely with Nunavut groups while working with colleagues delivering the Northern Contaminated Sites Program throughout the rest of Canada. The work environment provides a unique opportunity to participate meaningfully in improving livelihood and ecological health in Nunavut.

The position plays a key role in the Contaminated Sites Division. The Program Manager works closely with the Director and the Project Managers to support the delivery of the Northern Contaminated Sites Program. The position is responsible in ensuring that the program requirements and the funding conditions are properly incorporated in the delivery of the projects. The Program Manager serves as a bridge between the strategic planning, the program policies and the implementation of the science-based projects. For example, the Program Manager is the lead on the Environmental, Health and Safety component of the division, the reporting requirements for accountability and the budgeting of program tasks, to name a few. The position is regularly called to collaborate on science-based initiatives and contaminated sites management questions such as preliminary assessments, monitoring programs, and operating procedures.

Work environment

We are a small diverse and dedicated team within the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Nunavut Regional Office, located in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This position would give you an opportunity to live and work in Canada’s newest territory, a place unlike anywhere else in Canada. Housing and relocation assistance is provided.

Our goal is to have a positive impact in our community as well as the territory. These videos will give you an idea of what Iqaluit is about.

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Intent of the process

This process will be used to fill current vacancies and to establish a pool of qualified candidates for future opportunities. It may also be used to staff similar positions located in Nunavut with various tenures (Deployment, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Term or Indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) at Nunavut with various security requirements (reliability or secret).

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)

The following criteria will be assessed using your resume and the online screening questions. To be selected, you must demonstrate when, where and how you acquired each of the qualifications by giving concrete examples.

• College diploma or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience related to the duties of the position being filled (for example training or working in an environmental field and experience managing a project or program with a financial component).

Degree equivalency

• Experience in the management of projects in the environmental field (such as monitoring, identifying and advising on technical, environmental, socio-economic, regulatory, political or fiscal requirements).
• Experience in the development of operational policies (for example health and safety, science and technology, socio-economic benefits or natural resource management).

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

The following criteria will be assessed using your resume and online screening questions. They are assets; preference could be given to those who meet them.

• Degree from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

• Experience supervising staff.
• Experience working within a proposal-driven management framework
• Experience working in a Northern environment
• Experience working in a cross-cultural environment, specifically as it relates to Inuit culture and values.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

The following criteria are essential for the job, but assessed later using different assessment methods (written exam, interview, reference check, etc.).

• Ability to establish priorities and work to deadlines.
• Ability to mentor or coach staff.
• Ability to provide oversight to financial management of budgets.
• Ability to synthesize and find a course of action to resolve complex problems.
• Ability to develop strategic plans.
• Ability to provide a broad range of advice related to the management of contaminate sites.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people/partners/stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate orally.
• Ability to communicate in written format.

• Dependability.
• Initiative.
• Judgement.

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

These assets are assessed later; preference could be given to those who meet them.

• Knowledge of Nunavut regulatory process.

• Ability to communicate in Inuktitut.

As part of its priority to advance reconciliation and renew Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples, the Department of CIRNAC is committed to hiring more Aboriginals/ Indigenous persons within its workforce. Better representation within the public service of Canada’s fastest-growing demographic group will lead to more innovative and inclusive solutions to today’s complex challenges. Ultimately, this will improve governmental services offered to all Canadians. Also, consistent with the Clerk’s Call to Action, we want to ensure that persons with disabilities are correctly represented within our organization. We may therefore select only persons who have auto-declared themselves as being members of the Aboriginals/Indigenous and persons with disability groups.

Operational Requirement (may be requested, upon taking up the position):
• Willingness to travel on small aircraft, willingness to do shift work, or willingness to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

The following conditions must also be met on taking up the position and maintained throughout the employment:

• Reliability security clearance.
• Medical 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 application must be submitted through the GC Jobs website. No acknowledgement of receipt will be sent for your request. We will contact you as soon as the prescreening process is completed.

You have the right to participate in a selection process in the official language of your choice. Your interview could also be done in Inuktitut. Do not hesitate to make a request.

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.