Giving you the best chance to succeed!
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
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.
✨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.
This process will establish a pool of qualified candidates that may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures within PSPC (indeterminate, term, acting, assignment, or secondment).
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
🎓Education
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Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in civil engineering, environmental engineering, geological engineering, or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.
📜Occupational Certification
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Eligible for Registration as a Professional Engineer in Canada.
💼Experience
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- Extensive* experience in managing** complex*** contaminated site assessment and remediation projects.
- Experience in managing multi-disciplinary project teams (includes consultants or contractors) and liaising with clients.
- Experience managing** procurement processes and contract management for engineering and/or construction projects.
- Experience providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management, clients, and/or stakeholders.
- Experience managing**, preparing, or reviewing technical documents such as design or tender drawings, specifications, or cost estimates.
*Extensive experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired through the performance of duties for a period of approximately six (6) years. This experience does not need to be consecutive but should cumulatively total six (6) years or more. Experience will be evaluated based on the depth and breadth of experience in regard to the amount, complexity, and diversity of the work handled and the level of autonomy demonstrated.
**Managing is defined as having hands-on responsibility, supervisory control or authority.
*** Complex is defined as projects involving at least two (2) or more of the following characteristics: high technical difficulty, high stakeholders and media interest, stringent regulatory compliance requirements, physical challenges, logistical challenges. The nature of the complexity must be explained in detail including the candidate’s role.
English essential
Information on language requirements
📖Knowledge
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Knowledge of contaminated site assessment and remediation project delivery for remote northern locations.
📝Competencies
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- Values and Ethics - Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
- Thinking things through - innovating through analysis and ideas
- Engagement – working effectively with people, organizations, partners.
- Excellence through results – delivering through own work, relationships and responsibilities.
- Client Service Competency Level 1
🔑Abilities
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- Ability to negotiate and resolve disputes.
- Ability to manage projects.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
📜Asset Qualifications
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PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification.
💼Asset Experience
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- Experience managing contaminated site assessment and remediation projects in remote locations.
- Experience in construction and/or engineering projects in a northern climate (north of 60th parallel).
- Experience in mining projects or mine reclamation projects.
- Experience managing projects subject to environmental regulatory frameworks in the Northwest Territories and/or Nunavut.
- Experience engaging Indigenous groups during project planning and implementation.
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
- Must be willing and able to travel by road and/or air
- Must be willing to access and work in industrial settings and/or active construction sites.
- Must be willing and able to work overtime as required.
- Maintain a good standing status as a professional engineer 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
👉 ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED👈
❗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 responses to the questions in the online application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples with details that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failure to do so could result in your application being rejected.
❗Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
❗Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.
📌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.
📌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/
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.
Positions located in Yellowknife, NT are entitled to a northern allowance under the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive (https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d4/en)
Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, deployment or secondment.
A written examination may be administered.
An interview may be administered.
Reference checks may be sought.
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.