Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor

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

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-servicecommission/jobs/services/publicservice-jobs/canadian-armed-forcesmembers-veterans.html

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Work environment

Natural Resources Canada's Canadian Forest Service (CFS) is a science-based organization that provides scientific and policy expertise and advice on forests and forest sector issues at the regional, national and international scale. One of its main mandates is to conduct scientific research about Canada's forests. CFS scientists provide expertise on topics such as wildland fire, forest pests, forest inventory monitoring, climate change, integrated resource management, sustainable forest management, restoration, industry innovation and more. CFS is also playing a key role in the transformation of the forest industry, towards a future based on innovation and the bioeconomy.

The Laurentian Forestry Centre (LFC) has 125 employees, and the management team consists of a Director General and 4 Directors. The clientele consists of research scientists and other research professionals. The Health, Safety & Environment Advisor position is located in the French-speaking city of Quebec. Its office is near the Université Laval campus, surrounded with green spaces, restaurants and shops, LFC offers an active and friendly social life. We believe that the work we do go far beyond a simple job title. We encourage our employees to be creative, motivated, inspired and innovative, regardless of their job level.

We believe that life is not just about work. We support our employees by promoting better work-life balance and well-being. We are committed to providing high-quality services because we understand the importance of forestry to our economy, our communities, our environment and our health. We consider ourselves fortunate to have rewarding jobs that allow us to serve the Canadian population.

We are proud of what we do at LFC and encourage you to join us!

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 1 AS-04 bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB) position on an indeterminate basis, with an anticipated start date of April 3, 2023.

A pool of candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar AS-04 positions in Quebec City, Québec within Natural Resources Canada and other government departments with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), various conditions of employment.

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
Post-secondary diploma or certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution in the field of occupational health and safety or in another field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience
Recent and significant* experience in developing, planning, delivering and implementing of an occupational health and safety program.
Recent and significant* experience in enforcing, supporting and implementing of occupational health and safety and environmental legislations, regulations, policies or programs.
Recent and significant* experience in conducting occupational health and safety inspections, surveys or risk assessments.

NOTE:
*Recent and significant is defined as a minimum of 2 years of continuous service in the last 5 years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Abilities
Ability to analyze issues and make recommendations.
Ability to set priorities.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Qualities
Maintaining integrity and respect
Initiative
Effective interpersonal relationships
Judgement
Team spirit

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

Assets
Experience working in occupational health and safety with a federally regulated employer.
Experience working in a scientific, technical or industrial environment.
Experience working in an environmental management program.
Experience in developing health and safety strategies.

Assets
Knowledge of at least one of the following: Canada Labour Code, Part II, or Canadian Environmental Protection Act, including applicable directives, standards and guidelines, federal, provincial and municipal policies and regulations.

Organizational needs:
Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

Operational Requirements:
- Willingness to relocate, if necessary, and work at the Laurentian Forestry Centre in Quebec, Quebec.
- Willingness and ability to travel a few times a year to the Valcartier Forestry Research Station located
35 km from the Laurentian Forestry Centre.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Security clearance at reliability level

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 organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Government of Canada jobs website. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the person named below.

It is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for assessment purposes. This will include communication of invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates 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.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

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.