Senior Structural Engineer

Update: Closing date has been amended to March 31, 2024

Important messages

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At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any steps of the assessment process (such as during a written test or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please direct your inquiry to the contact identified at the bottom of this poster. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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Please note that only those applicants who meet the education and experience criteria will be invited to the next stage of evaluation. We thank all applicants for your interest in this selection process.

Duties

Are you a professional engineer seeking a challenging opportunity in real property services? Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) retains a team of highly skilled engineers and technicians that provide professional and technical services to Ontario Region’s client list of Other Government Departments (OGD’s). The Professional and Technical Services Directorate, Ottawa office, is seeking qualified candidates to provide engineering services primarily to Parks Canada’s Ontario Waterways, but also to PSPC and other OGD’s.

Our primary client, Parks Canada’s Ontario Waterways, owns and operates the Trent-Severn Waterway and Rideau Canal System, which consists of approximately:
• 30 moveable swing bridges;
• 25 fixed bridges;
• 150 concrete gravity dams;
• 250 canal retaining walls and wharves;
• 94 navigation locks; and
• Several associated earth dams.

As a Structural Engineer, you will be responsible for:
• Performing field inspections of engineering assets and perform structural analysis to ensure public safety, regulatory and code compliance, and determine if remedial work is required;
• Develop designs, cost estimates and contract documents (plans and specifications) for the rehabilitation or replacement of civil engineering structures;
• Produce Terms of Reference for retaining consulting engineers, including the review of consultant deliverables to ensure that they meet contract and design requirements;
• Provide professional engineering advice to clients for project delivery throughout the entire process (project identification, project definition, project delivery); and
• Attend site construction meetings and perform periodic inspections of on-going construction work.

Public Services and Procurement Canada is an employer of choice. We offer:
• Attractive benefits;
• A safe and healthy working environment that values work-life balance, diversity, continuous learning and professional and personal growth.

Work environment

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗦𝗣𝗖!
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

Intent of the process

The intent of this appointment process is to establish a fully assessed pool of qualified candidates. However, the results of this process may be used to staff same or similar positions for future vacancies of various tenures at Public Services and Procurement Canada in the Ontario Region.

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)

Graduation with a degree (see 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝟏) from a recognized post-secondary institution in civil engineering.
Current certification as a professional engineer in Canada with specialization in structural engineering relevant to the position.

You must clearly outline in your application how this specialization has been obtained. This certification must be from an accredited provincial association granting professional license in engineering. You are to provide the name of the organization of accreditation as well your identification number. Failure to provide this information may result in your application being rejected.

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝟏: A degree is defined as a baccalaureate or higher-level degree, as established by educational authorities. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your degree and certificates assessed against Canadian education standards. Consult the Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at www.cicic.ca.

Degree equivalency

Extensive* experience providing structural engineering services related to the analysis, design, or construction of real property** projects;
Extensive* experience in conducting on-site inspections.
Extensive* experience in performing quality assurance reviews of engineering designs.
Extensive* experience performing structural designs for rehabilitation or replacement (new construction) of real property assets.

* Extensive experience is defined as the depth, breadth, and scope of experience with having performed a broad range of activities for approximately eight (8) years.
** Real property assets include any structures such as buildings, engineering assets (bridges, dams, marine infrastructure*)and/or industrial facilities. *Marine infrastructure* includes assets such as wharfs, concrete dams, and navigational locks.

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

Experience in performing condition assessments and design of buildings.
Experience in performing condition assessment and design of dams
Experience in performing condition assessment and design of bridges.

Possession of a valid Driver's Licence or personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid driver's licence.
Licensed as a professional engineer with the Professional Engineers of Ontario.
Candidates must be able and willing to travel and work overtime.
Candidates must be able and willing to enter confined spaces.
Candidates must be able and willing to travel to construction work sites, use ladders and/or power lifts to access areas of work for inspection or assessment.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of engineering related to the design, construction, and inspection of real property assets.
Knowledge of building material properties commonly used in the construction of real property assets

Effective interpersonal skills
Adaptibility
Client Service Level 1
Initiative

Ability to assess complex information to develop strategic recommendations.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to perform structural assessments of building components.

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

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.

* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.

For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - A higher security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret Enhanced) may be required depending on the requirements established by PSPC or the client department. You must be willing to undergo the required security screening and may be required to have the higher clearance confirmed before being offered an opportunity from this process.

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

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

PSPC Network of spaces in the common hybrid work model*
* PSPC offers hybrid work arrangements, a mix of in-office and virtual work. View the PSPC Network of spaces (link above) to learn about our vision! Specific work arrangements will be discussed with your manager based on the position and operational needs.

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.