SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

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Assessment accommodation

***AMENDMENT TO ESSENTIAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
📌 You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. education and experience) by answering online screening questions. You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of currentor past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate how, when, and where the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Duties

The main tasks of the Enigneer, Project management within Transport Canada, Quebec region, are:
• Planning and managing major construction projects and related budgets.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams.
• Provide advice and recommendations to management on technical issues related to the area of work.
• Analyze engineering reports and act as an informed client with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).
• Supervise a team working in the port or airport field.

Work environment

📌 Workplace
The official workplace for the positions to be filled is located in Dorval and/or Quebec city, these are positions require a physical presence. Telework agreements may be discussed and approved at the time of hire for a combination of on-site and remote work.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) indeterminate position and one (1) determinate position for a duration of two (2) years, with possibility of extension.

A pool could be established from this process and may be used to fill similar positions within Transport Canada, Quebec region, with various tenures (term, indeterminate, assignment, secondment, acting).

Positions to be filled: 2

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
Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in construction engineering, in building engineering, or in civil engineering.

AND

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Certification as a professional engineer in Canada with specialization in an engineering speciality relevant to the position.

EXPERIENCE
EX1: Recent and significant* experience directly managing construction projects.
EX2: Experience managing multidisciplinary teams projects.
EX3: Experience in directly managing construction projects of $5 million and over.
EX4: Experience providing technical advice to managers, as well as clients suh as working groups, committees, etc.
EX5: Experience in drafting procedures and/or technical reports.

*Minimum five (5) years of experience within the last seven (7) years in managing construction projects in accordance with Canadian codes and standards.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
Note that this selection process will use the Public Service Commission's (PSC)
Second language evaluation - Unsupervised Internet Tests (SLE UIT). Once the advertisement has closed, you will be invited to complete the Unsupervised tests of written expression and of reading comprehension for the level B IF you do not already have valid Second Language Evaluation (SLE) results. You are responsible for checking your email and PSRS account for the invitation to complete the applicable test (s) within the established timeframe.

Information on language requirements

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
C1: Uphold integrity and respect
C2: Create vision and strategy
C3: Mobilize people
C4: Achieve results
C5: Promote innovation and guide change
C6: Collaborate with people and stakeholders

ABILITIES
A1: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively verbally.

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

ASSET
OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
AE1 Eligibility for certification as a professional engineer with l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.
AE2 Certification or professional attestation in the field of project management (e.g. PMP (Project Management Professional)

ASSET
EXPERIENCE
AEX1: Recent and significant* experience directly managing construction projects.
AEX2: Experience in managing institutional building upgrading projects.
AEX3: Experience managing airport construction projects.
AEX4: Experience managing ports construction projects.
AEX5: Relevant and significant** experience in human resources management. Important: Please indicate the number of employees who were directly under your authority and the size of the budget for which you were directly responsible.

*Minimum of seven (7) years of experience within the last ten (10) years in managing construction projects in accordance with Canadian codes and standards.
**Relevant and significant experience is defined as having the depth and breadth normally associated with performing duties on a full-time basis for a minimum period of one (1) year within the last five (5) years.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness to work overtime as needed.
• Circulate safely on a construction site.
• Be willing and able to travel by car, train, boat or plane including small aircraft

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• A valid driver’s licence issued by a province or territory in Canada.

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

• Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent to applicants. We will contact candidates once the screening process is completed.
• 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 should check emails regularly and ensure their email address accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.
• A variety of tools and methods may be used to assess candidates including, but not limited to, written tests, standardized tests, interviews, and/or reference checks. In addition, all information obtained throughout the selection process from the time of application to close of process may be used to evaluate candidates.
• Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or organizational needs. However, meeting some of these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding
factor in choosing the person to be appointed.
• Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the conditions of employment throughout their employment.
• 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.
• Random and/or top down selection of candidates and/other other volume management method may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
• All job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:- applicants can createa profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time;
- applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time;
- 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.
• Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.