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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.
For more information on assessment accommodation visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html
HOW TO ANSWER SCREENING QUESTIONS
When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. Your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your resume may only be used to validate this information.
• Provide responses in sentence format.
• Each response must include concrete, specific examples that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Each example must include WHEN and WHERE the example took place, background of each situation, WHAT you did, HOW you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Simply listing your job duties is not sufficient
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.
🏢 PSPC offers hybrid work arrangements: a mix of in-office and telework. This common hybrid work model will consist of work on site at least 3 days each week, though some positions may require 100% in-person presence. View the PSPC Network of spaces (link below) to learn about our vision! Specific work arrangements will be discussed with your manager based on the position and operational needs. 🏢
For more information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWu8NKG5HY
https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/staffing/common-hybrid-work-model-federal-public-service.html.
A qualified pool of candidates may be established from this process to staff identical or similar positions within the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada in Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and Edmonton with various tenures (Indeterminate, Acting, Term, Deployment, Assignment, Secondment).
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
Education:
- Graduation with a degree in architecture from a recognized post-secondary institution.
OR
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in landscape architecture or in urban planning, rural planning, community planning or some other specialty relevant to landscape architect and town planner positions.
Experience:
- Experience with projects or studies related to the assessment of renewable energy options, greenhouse gas reduction options, or climate change resilience for structures/properties; OR Experience in investigation, assessment and rehabilitation for major projects related to Sustainability and Greening, Energy Efficient Design.
- Significant experience* experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations verbally and in writing to senior management on operational issues related to program delivery on complex files**.
- Significant experience* in consulting, negotiating or establishing partnerships with various stakeholders from various levels of government or private industry
- Experience in managing financial resources*** using financial management software or applications.
*Significant experience is defined as having provided engineering or environmental services for real property projects of varying degrees of complexity and type related to sustainability initiatives, renewable energy, green house gas reduction or climate action.
** Complex files are files that include the following characteristics: multidimensional, sensitive, confidential, impacting several partners or stakeholders, precedent setting or having a major impact on the program delivery for the public service or for the organization, or that could yield potential for significant media coverage.
*** Managing financial resources: applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have managed and been accountable for a budget including being responsible for sound financial planning, forecasting and reporting. Applicants must indicate the size of the budget they have managed directly.
English essential
Information on language requirements
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of Government of Canada Greening Government Strategy (https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/innovation/greening-government/strategy.html)
- Knowledge of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Integrated Business Plan and how it relates to advancing the Government of Canada’s priorities (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/corporate/transparency/departmental-plan/2024-2025-plan.html)
Key Competencies:
- Values and ethics – Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action oriented
- Client Service Level 2: Ensures high-quality client service
Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively orally
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Ability to analyze issues, assess impacts and develop options and solution and effectively communicate them to executive management
Occupational Certification:
- Certification as an Architect in Canada
Experience:
- Experience delivering projects, assessments or studies related to Building Condition Reporting that includes the procurement and contracting.
- Experience in coordinating, directing or supervising internal or external multidisciplinary**** teams for the operations and maintenance of office and special-purpose buildings.
- Experience in managing human resources*****.
**** Multidisciplinary means more than one discipline of engineering or architecture.
***** Managing human resources: applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised staff, assigned work, and managed performance.
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
Operational Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to travel.
- Possession of a valid driver's license.
Reliability Status security clearance - If Occupational Certification is applicable:
- Maintain a good standing status as a Professional Architect in Canada.
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
All job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.
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.
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.
Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.
You must provide proof of your education credentials. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at https://www.cicic.ca/
A written exam may be administered.
Interviews will be conducted.
Reference checks may be conducted.
Essential qualifications and asset qualification will be evaluated against depth and breadth of activities.
Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, deployment or secondment.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.
A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
Due to the high volume of applications, inquiries related to the status of this selection process will not be answered. Only those applicants who meet the education and experience criteria will be invited to the next stage of evaluation. We thank all applicants for their interest in this selection process.
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.