Quantity Surveyor

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Assessment accommodation

NO APPLICATION SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED. YOU MUST APPLY VIA WWW.JOBS-EMPLOIS.GC.CA

IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the questionnaire how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential and asset qualifications. In order to do so, they must write one or two paragraphs for each demonstrating how they meet them with concrete examples. Note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the education and experience described in the experience questionnaire. Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the Education and Experience criteria, both essential and asset, where applicable may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

A qualified candidate may be offered the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, asset criteria are desirable and may be invoked at any point of the staffing process by the hiring manager, including for being a deciding factor in choosing the appropriate candidate.

Work environment

Reporting to the Manager, Time Cost and Risk Management Services, the Quantity Surveyor will be responsible to work with a team of professionals, including the Project Managers, to assist them with their project estimating tasks for various real property projects. Projects could be ranging in size from Minor Capital to Major Crown Projects. A Senior Quantity Surveyor will be there to assist the new employee to learn Global Affairs Canada (GAC) procedures.

Intent of the process

Immediate need: 1 position to be staffed on a determinate basis with an English Essential linguistic profile. This process may be used to create a pool of qualified candidates as well as to fill identical or similar positions at the Department of Global Affairs Canada.

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:

Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in Quantity Surveying or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Occupational Certification:

Registered with the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) and holding the certification of Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) or Construction Estimator Certified (CEC).

Degree equivalency

Experience:

Providing cost planning (including the elaboration of indicative to substantive cost estimate) and cost control for a minimum of two (2) real property construction projects.

Providing cost planning advice to project teams (including project risk assessment) in delivery of real property construction projects to at least two (2) projects.

Minimum of five (5) years of cost planning and estimating experience in real property construction projects

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

Asset - Education:

Be a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Hold the Gold Seal in Estimating (GSC) by the Canadian Construction Association

Degree equivalency

Asset - Experience:

Experience in the development of construction projects outside Canada.

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

Various language requirements
BBB/BBB
CBC/CBC
English and/or French essential

Information on language requirements

Competencies:

Demonstrating integrity and respect

Thinking things through

Working effectively with others

Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Abilities:

Ability to prioritize

Ability to effectively communicate orally

Ability to effectively communicate in writing

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

Operational Requirements:

Willingness and ability to work overtime occasionally.

Willingness and ability to travel to construction sites outside Canada occasionally.

Positions are located in the National Capital Region and require a hybrid work schedule.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:

Secret Level Security 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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their resume that they meet the education and experience requirements. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the candidate being screened out.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Proof of education must be submitted at the interview. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Written test(s) may be administered.
Interviews may be conducted.
Reference checks may be conducted.

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.