Senior Engineer

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Duties

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada are seeking to hire two (2) Senior Engineer positions to join Yukon’s Northern Contaminated Sites multidisciplinary team of professionals involved in overseeing the remediation of abandoned mine sites in Yukon.

These two positions are anticipated to work extensively on the following projects: Ketza River Mine, Clinton Creek Mine, Arctic Gold and Silver Mill and Tailings, Venus Mill and Tailings. These Senior engineers will also from time to time assist with other contaminated sites in the portfolio.

Work environment

CIRNAC provides you with the tools you need to develop valuable skills that will promote your future success, with opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.

The Federal Public Service has adopted a common hybrid work model that will see employees work on site at least 3 days each week, 60% of their regular schedule. A part-time telework agreement may be discussed and implemented at the time of hiring in accordance with the operational needs of the positions to be filled.

The Federal Public Service offers competitive rates of pay, benefits, pension packages and flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance. Pension – For more information on pensions and insurance benefit visit:
- https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/pension-plan/prospective-members.html
- https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/benefit-plans/prospective-employees-public-service-group-insurance-benefit-plan-members.html

For more information on what the Government of Canada has to offer as an employer, read the Top 10 Reasons to Join Canada’s Public Service!
- https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/site/proudly-serving/top-10-reasons-join-public-service.html

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of the process is to staff two (2) positions at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established which could be used to staff positions with similar qualifications, various security requirements, and/or various tenures at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada or at Indigenous Services Canada, within the Yukon territory.

Conditions of employment may vary according to the positions to be staffed.

These positions are located in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. For operational reasons, the work must be performed on site, at the Whitehorse Office. If not already a resident in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, the successful candidates are required to relocate to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

The pool may also be used to staff positions in other federal departments.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "You MUST provide a cover letter. In your letter, you must provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications sections of this page. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating not only that you have the required experience, but how and when it was acquired and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. Your résumé may be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter. If you do not clearly demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration."

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

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in civil engineering, environmental engineering, mining engineering, geological engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Attention: Please read the information below if you obtained your degrees outside of Canada.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Significant experience* in management of technical projects with demonstrated experience in at least six (6) of the following typical project management areas:

• Work planning;
• Scope setting;
• Schedule management;
• Budget management;
• Cost estimation;
• Risk assessment;
• Risk management;
• Construction administration & documentation;
• Tender process;
• Contracting.

Significant experience* providing engineering services including all of the following:

• Preparing and/or reviewing engineering drawings & technical specifications;
• Completing and/or reviewing reports from site investigations;
• Completing and/or reviewing construction completion reports.

*Significant experience is defined as having the depth and breadth of experience normally acquired over a period of at least five (5) years within the past ten (10) years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:

Integrity and respect.
Thinking things through.
Initiative and being action oriented.
Working effectively with others.

ABILITIES:

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and establish project priorities and meet deadlines.
Ability to analyze complex technical information and provide technical advice and recommendations to management.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
( Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess asset qualifications)

Master of Engineering Degree in a relevant field, and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent.
Registration, or eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in Yukon, Canada.

Degree equivalency

Experience in mining projects and/or mine closure & reclamation projects;
Experience in contaminated sites remediation projects;
Experience working with Indigenous groups and collaborating with various stakeholders;
Experience with Canadian Environmental regulations and legislation, Canadian Occupational Health and Safety legislation and/or Yukon’s Environment & Socioeconomic Assessment Act;
Experience working with northern engineering design, principles and constraints;
Experience with water treatment and conveyance systems design and/or operation.

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is committed in having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population its serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Indigenous peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness and ability to travel to remote communities and to areas outside of the Yukon.
Willingness and ability to work some overtime.

Conditions of employment

Reliability clearance.
Valid Driver’s licence.
The incumbent of the position in the North and their dependents* must obtain Health Canada medical clearance in accordance with the Isolated Post and Government Housing Directive.
(*) This includes incumbent’s spouse or common-law partner and children.

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

1. All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Do not email, fax or mail any applications, as these may not be accepted. No acknowledgement of receipt will be sent for your request. We will contact you as soon as the screening process is completed.

2. 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.

3. Candidates are strongly encouraged to indicate if they meet any of the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

4. Communication for this process will be sent via email. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If your primary communication email address changes during the process, it is your responsibility to update your contact information in GC Jobs application, as well as to inform the Hiring Manager of the process by contacting the generic address:
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5. A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: * written test, practical test, situational exercise, * oral interview, simulation, presentation, role-play, work samples, performance appraisals and/or * reference checks. Some assessment tools may be administered electronically, others, in-person. (* Indicates those tools that will most likely be used in this process.)

6. Online assessments may be scheduled, and applicants will be invited to participate in these assessments via email. Applicants MUST make themselves available within the time span of the testing phase. The written/online exam MAY be administered outside of regular working hours including evenings and weekends.

7. If you are unavailable for the scheduled assessment session, you must inform us immediately. Applicants will only be rescheduled on a case-by-case basis. Supporting documentation may be required at the time of your request to be re-scheduled.

8. Applicants are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of their choice and are required to indicate their preferred official language in their application profile.

9. NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft all responses as well as your CV/résumé in another document on your PC that can be saved (e.g., in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. CIRNAC is not responsible for system problems, which may result in loss or data and/or incomplete or non-submitted applications.

10. CIRNAC 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 CIRNAC 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.

11. Depending on the number of applicants, CIRNAC needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, application of one (1) or more assets, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores MAY be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

12. 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/

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.

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