We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
📢 How does this work?
✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “Apply Online”
✅ Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
✅ Step 3: We will carefully review all your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities, we may contact you for further information or assessment.
Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.
🌎 Environmental Profile:
The Environmental Advisor will be responsible for providing advice and guidance to users, drafting procedures, participating in staff training and awareness-raising, reviewing environmental assessments, and conducting inspections. You will also work closely with all military and civilian organizations present on your installation and its satellite sites as well as with colleagues from other installations. . As part of your work, you will have the opportunity to participate in internal working groups and conferences to interact with other environmental Advisors from the Department of National Defence.
🌎 Contaminated Site Profile:
The Contaminated Sites team serves most of the properties occupied by the Department of National Defence in Quebec, with the main facilities located in the Quebec City, Montreal, and Montérégie regions. As a Contaminated Sites Advisor, you will be responsible for project management (characterization, restoration, risk management) on contaminated (or potentially contaminated) sites currently occupied by the Department of National Defence. Project management includes drafting quotations, evaluating costs, coordinating procurement, monitoring budgets, conducting field visits, and reviewing deliverables. You will also be required to conduct environmental studies or provide advice on properties the Department wishes to acquire or divest, or as part of infrastructure projects (excavations, backfilling). Our department is equipped with a geo-referenced environmental database operated via ArcGIS Pro; this work tool allows us to provide rapid and accurate environmental advice.
The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. The civilian workforce is an essential part of the Defence Team. Your knowledge and expertise contribute to the overall mission. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where you have opportunities to learn, to develop your talents, to progress in your career and have job satisfaction over the long-term.
Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) form the largest and most complex organization in Canada. DND's role is to provide services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. DND and the CAF work side-by-side to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canada and Canadians and contribute to international peace, security, and stability efforts.
What do we offer?
🍁 At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers, and have job satisfaction over the long-term. You’ll enjoy:
✅ A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
✅ Opportunities for advancement
✅ A diverse, respectful, and inclusive work environment
✅ A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements
🌿 Work life balance! Including opportunities for:
o Telework and flexible work arrangements
o Flexible hours of work and compressed work weeks
Positions are available on departmental sites at the Montreal Garrison, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Garrison, or the Valcartier Support Base. The Environment Section's mission is to ensure that departmental operations and military training have the least possible impact on the environment. As DND is among the federal departments with the largest land area, both urban and natural, it requires specialized services to ensure compliance with legal and ministerial requirements.
Within the Environment Section, we foster a work environment where employees can develop, learn, and grow, while finding true professional satisfaction.
By joining our team, you will benefit from:
• A career in a dynamic, committed, and diverse environment;
• Varied and stimulating projects and mandates;
• A respectful, inclusive, and rewarding work environment.
The intent of this process is to fill the following positions:
Two (2) positions on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Montreal, Quebec – Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
One (1) position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec – Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
One (1) position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Valcartier, Quebec – Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
One (1) position on a term (temporary) basis in Valcartier, Quebec – French essential
A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and used to staff identical or similar positions with various employment tenures (temporary and permanent), language profiles, operational requirements, and conditions of employment at the Department of National Defence.
Positions to be filled: 5
Your résumé.
EDUCATION:
ED1: Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, biology, natural resources, environmental science or some other science relevant to the position.
Note:
1. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.
EXPERIENCE:
All profiles:
EX1: Experience analyzing and synthesizing environmental information to make recommendations.
EX2: Experience implementing environmental projects or programs.
Contaminated sites profile:
EX3: Experience managing contaminated sites (conducting environmental characterization studies, rehabilitation studies, risk analysis or risk management).
EDUCATION:
AED1: A master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in science, engineering, hydrogeology, water science, or in another field relevant to the duties of the position.
EXPERIENCE:
AEX1: Experience developing and delivering courses or presentations.
AEX2: Experience in one of the following fields:
a. wildlife management
b. species at risk
c. invasive species
d. wetlands
e. environmental impact assessment
f. environmental compliance
KNOWLEDGE:
AK1: Knowledge of the Impact Assessment Act (2019), the Species at Risk Act, the Fisheries Act and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
AK2: Knowledge of environmental audit principles.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
- Must be able and willing to travel
- May occasionally be required to work overtime
- Must be able to maintain a DND 404 driver’s licence
Various language requirements
LINGUISTIC REQUIREMENT:
• Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
• French essential
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE:
All profiles:
K1: Knowledge of key federal and provincial (Quebec) legislation related to environmental protection.
Environment profile:
K2: Knowledge of the environmental impact assessment process.
Contaminated sites profile:
K3: Knowledge of practices related to environmental characterization (soil and water), risk analysis and contaminated site rehabilitation.
COMPETENCIES:
C1: Demonstrating integrity and respect
C2: Thinking things through
C3: Working effectively with others
C4: Showing initiative and being action-oriented
C5: Communication*
*Communication refers to writing, expressing ideas (e.g. orally, using non-verbal language such as sign language, or using assistive technology), and active listening, which allow you to understand and be understood by others
ABILITY:
All profiles:
A1: Ability to analyze, synthesize and recommend adapted solutions.
Contaminated sites profile:
A2: Ability to conduct hydrogeology analysis.
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
- The Department of National Defence is committed to
creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada's population. To achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring as belonging to one or more of the designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.
We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.
As means to support our military families, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
Reliability Status security clearance
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest.
- Hold an unrestricted valid Quebec driver’s licence.
- Must be able to obtain a DND 404 driver’s licence within the first 6 months of employment
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
▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the GC Jobs online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.
▶ Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪ Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
↪ You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed
▶ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
▶ To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT or any other forms of artificial intelligence). Plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited throughout the entire process and suspected non-compliance will be investigated. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.
▶ If, at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process. (Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html AND https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049)
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.