Inventory for Various Discipline Engineers

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

These employment opportunities will be based on anticipated needs within the department of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) within the Atlantic Region. Applications will be screened for education, experience and asset criteria upon receipt and either accepted or rejected.

Depending on the position being staffed, essential qualifications indicated below will be assessed each time using custom tools in accordance with the discipline of the position being staffed. An interview, written exam, PSC tests, reference checks or combination thereof may be used to assess essential and asset qualifications.

Essential experience and asset experience criteria may be verified through reference checks.

The inventory will be updated every 180 days (6 months). You will receive a notice in your applicant account 14 days before the end of your active period to determine whether or not you wish to keep being considered for an additional 180 days (6 months).

This is an inventory of potential candidates to fill upcoming employment opportunities for engineering positions at the EN-ENG-04 level and for various disciplines:

1. Mechanical Engineering - Buildings setting including heating, cooling, ventilation, fire protection, plumbing systems, maintenance engineering, indoor air quality, noise control, vibration, life safety systems, building automation, commissioning etc. Industrial and/or a Central Heating and Cooling Plant/District Energy systems setting, such as equipment installation, plant and systems infrastructure and tunnel/underground distribution and/or laboratory systems

2. Electrical Engineering - Building setting including load analysis, site distribution, primary and secondary distribution, emergency power systems, lighting or fire alarm systems.

3. Building Structural (Also includes Conservation)

4. Marine Structural (Breakwaters, wharves)

5. Bridges

6. Fire Protection

7. Geotechnical

8. Transportation (highways, airports)

Duties

Public Services and Procurement Canada's Real Property Branch provides architectural and engineering services for the federal public service. The key duties include:

- Providing engineering specialist advisory services to ensure that projects are completed in accordance with the legislative and theoretical framework

- Preparing terms of reference to hire consultants

- Performing quality reviews of designs, technical proposals, cost estimates, studies, and contract documents prepared by consultants

- Leading feasibility and options analyses and incorporating findings into reports

- Coordinating the work of multi-disciplinary teams

- Solving engineering design issues

- Preparing preliminary and detailed engineering designs

Work environment

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2017? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

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, auditing 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.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-PSPC.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff two indeterminate EN-ENG-04 (Electrical Engineering and Geotechnical) positions and possibly one indeterminate EN-ENG-04 (Building / Marine Structural) position in Halifax, NS. Term positions of a six month or more duration may be staffed in St. John's, NL and Moncton, NB; however, there is no planned staffing in St. John's, NL or Moncton, NB at the present time.

This inventory may be used to establish pools of partially or fully qualified candidates which may be used by Public Services and Procurement Canada in the Atlantic Region to staff positions within the EN-ENG-04 group.

The duration of positions could vary (indeterminate, specified period, and casual) depending on the position being staffed

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

- Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their answers to the screening questions, using detailed concrete examples, how they meet the Essential Education and Experience criteria, and any Asset Experience and Education Criteria they meet.

- Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the Education and Experience described in your answers to the screening questions.

- Explain how you meet each Criteria, including a description of your roles and responsibilities and key accomplishments, as well as the timelines / period(s) in which you acquired the experience (M-Y to M-Y).

- Failure to clearly demonstrate in your answers to the screening questions how you meet the screening criteria may result in the rejection of your application.

- Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

*A degree is defined as a baccalaureate or higher level degree, as established by educational authorities.

http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/psrs-srfp/equiv-eng.htm

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/

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:

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

EXPERIENCE:

Experience is defined as work-related experience following graduation from an undergraduate engineering program acquired in the discipline for which you are applying.
You must clearly state your experience in terms of the following in order for your application to be accepted.

* The EN-ENG-04 positions require approximately 7 years of experience within the last 10 years immediately prior to the submission of an application for this job. The experience must include at least 5 years of Canadian experience and minimum of 4 years as P.Eng.

E1. *Experience in analysis and design of engineered systems, site surveys, inspections and technical assistance.

E2. *Experience in providing full engineering services including preparing drawings, specifications, reports, condition assessments and tender documents (budget and schedule estimation).

E3. *Experience in coordinating, reviewing and providing feedback on the work of other professionals and associated resource disciplines relating to design, quality or issues.

E4. *Experience performing quality assurance reviews of designs, reports, drawings, and specifications.

E5. *Experience providing design or technical advice to management, project managers or clients.

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

Various language requirements
English essential, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC.

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment:

In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

K1. Knowledge of applicable discipline including the associated codes and standards for the discipline applied for and their application into design and construction projects.

K2. Knowledge of current technology, principles, and practices applicable to the discipline.

COMPETENCIES:

C1 - Communicating effectively in writing
C2 - Communicating effectively orally
C3 - Client Service Level 1
C4 - Values and Ethics - serving through integrity and respect
C5 - Thinking things through - innovating through Analysis and Ideas
C6 - Engagement - Working effectively with people, organizations, partners
C7 - Excellence through results - Delivering through own work, relationships and responsibilities

The client service competency is a defined in the Competencies Profile available at:
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html

A1. Ability to analyze and evaluate engineering designs using applicable current codes, standards and guidelines

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

ASSET EDUCATION:

AED1. Additional education or certification related to the discipline such as a Master's Degree, PHD or specialized courses

AED2. Education or training in Heritage Conservation

AED3: Master's Certificate in Project Management

AED4: Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

General

AE1: Experience in the design of secure facilities such as prisons, detainment areas etc.

AE2: Experience in the preparation of AutoCAD plans

AE3: Experience in the preparation of specifications using National Master Specifications (NMS)

AE4: Experience in cost planning or estimating

AE5: Experience in alternate forms of project delivery (e.g. Design-build, construction management, private public partnerships etc.)

AE6: Experience in providing investigation, assessment and design services on historic buildings.

AE7. Experience in applying heritage conservation principles and the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada

AE8. Experience in developing and implementing policies, standards, guidelines or best practices related to the discipline in which you are applying

AE9. Experience in preparing detailed scopes of work and terms of references with the purpose of engaging Engineering Consultants.

Mechanical

AE10. Experience in design for major projects related to mechanical engineering in one or more of the following areas: heating, cooling, ventilation, fire protection, plumbing systems, maintenance engineering, indoor air quality, noise control, vibration, life safety systems, building automation or commissioning

AE11: Experience in preparation of energy-efficient designs and the use of energy analysis software such as EER and DOE

Electrical:

AE12. Experience in design for major projects related to electrical engineering in one or more of the following areas: load analysis, site distribution, primary and secondary distribution, emergency power systems, lighting or fire alarm systems

Fire Protection:

AE13. Experience in planning and design of Fire Protection Systems and application of codes and standards related to Fire Protection.

Civil - Building Structural, Marine Structural, Bridges, Geotechnical, Transportation:

AE14. Experience in design and rehabilitation for major projects related to civil engineering such as: bridges, dams, marine structures (breakwaters, wharves etc), building structures, highways, parking garages and underground infrastructures (piping network, tunnels, etc.)

AE15. Experience in blast analysis and design of blast mitigation measures for buildings.

AE16: Experience in design and construction for rock mechanics and rock anchors

AE17: Experience in shallow and deep foundation design and construction

AE18: Experience in design of coastal marine wharf design particular to piling, crib and caisson foundation support.

AE19: Experience in design for slope protection and remedial measures related to slope stability and protection.

AE20: Experience in design and construction for marine dredging.

AE21: Experience in geotechnical site investigations

Project Management:

AE22: Experience in managing all phases of real property projects with varying degrees of complexity and magnitude.

AE23: Experience in managing quality, finances and schedules of projects.

AE24: Experience leading project teams in a project management capacity.

AE25: Experience in managing a Quality Management System such as ISO and internal audit process.

AE26: Experience in claims management including: avoidance, evaluation, negotiation, alternate dispute resolution and litigation.

AE27: Experience in the administration of consultant and building construction contracts.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

- PSPC 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, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) would be considered.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Willingness and ability to work overtime on occasion on short notice including weekends.

- May be required to enter confined spaces.

- Willingness to travel by car, boat, helicopter or airplane.

- Willing to work in the environment of correctional facilities and penitentiaries.

Conditions of employment

- Reliability Status security clearance - Confidential security clearance or Secret security clearance, depending on the position being staffed.

- Must maintain registration with the applicable provincial engineering association(s) in Canada where project(s) are performed for the duration of his/her employment.

- Willing and able to work on and around construction sites, wearing protective equipment.

- Possession of a valid provincial driver's license or personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid driver's license, within the limits of Treasury Board policy.

Other information

Where relevant and as a mean to manage volume, we may randomly select candidates from the inventory as opportunities arise.

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Résumés received by email will NOT be accepted.

All job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

If you are being considered for a position, you may receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your interest. This e-mail may also ask for additional information. You will be asked to provide a response within 72 hours.

It is your responsibility to check your e-mail account regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the appropriate timeframe may result in not being referred to the hiring manager.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this inventory 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.

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

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).

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, one or more of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing.

Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with a selection process that would result from this inventory. Questions regarding travel and relocation: https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psm-fpfm/pay-remuneration/travel-deplacements/iairp-prinefp-eng.asp

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.