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Reference number
CAP25J-177130-000006
Selection process number
2025-CAP-GAS-EA-TERM-225
Location
Forillon National Park of Canada (Québec),
Gaspé (Québec)
Employment tenure
Term 2 years / February 2026 to january 2028
Salary
$71,741 to $90,184
- Salary under review
Level
EG-04
Who can apply
🎯 Persons employed or residing within a 800 kilometers radius of Gaspé who have legal status to work in Canada. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada : Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.
Organization information
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Parks Canada.
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About the position
Duties
Delivers and leads/supervises applied science, monitoring and/or active management projects or environmental assessments in support of a resource management program.
Work environmentParks Canada is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and presentation of Canada’s outstanding natural and cultural resources through a system of national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites in all regions of Canada.
🦫Forillon National Park
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Feel like escaping, unwinding, experiencing the stunning beauty of nature?
Located on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula, Forillon Park is a mountainous area that borders on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Bay of Gaspé. Its boreal forest is home to an diverse wildlife that can be easily observed. The park’s steep cliffs welcome thousands of sea birds and its shores harbour colonies of seals. Its stunning vistas and rock formations are a testament to our planet’s captivating history. The Forillon Peninsula has been inhabited for thousands of years and Forillon Park bears witness to the lives of the men and women who lived there, including Micmacs, fishermen, cod merchants, whale hunters and lighthouse keepers.
Forillon, YOUR land's end!
Intent of the process
This process could be used to create a list of qualified candidates to fill similar positions temporarily or permanently.
Positions to be filled
1
Important messages
We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.
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. Our intention is to communicate with applicants only by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results and sending invitations for written tests and interviews).
Parks Canada is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service. Parks Canada operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.
Each person is entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Conditions of employment
Reliability Status security clearance - 📰
🪪 Valid driver’s license
🩺 Will be required to undergo and pass pre-placement and periodic medical checks
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Operational Requirements
⮩ Be willing to wear a Parks Canada uniform and recommended protective equipment.
⮩ Be willing to travel and/or work in various environments and weather conditions as well as isolated localities and to use various methods of transport.
⮩ Be willing to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends, national holidays, and provincial/territorial holidays as required.
⮩ Be willing to take training to obtain certificates to operate various types of land vehicles (all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile) and marine vehicles (motorized and non-motorized watercraft) when required.
⮩ Be willing to serve on different emergency teams (first aid, land or marine search and rescue, fire, environmental emergency).
⮩ Be willing to obtain and maintain a firearms possession and acquisition licence.
⮩ Be willing to obtain and maintain a Class 4A driver’s licence (emergency vehicles).
⮩ Be willing to take remote first aid training.
⮩ Be willing to take the Parks Canada basic long gun course.
⮩ Be willing to take wildlife chemical immobilization training.
You need (essential for the job)
Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
🎓EDUCATION:
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⮩ Degree from a recognized university with specialization in environmental or natural sciences (e.g., biology, ecology, botany).
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💼 EXPERIENCE:
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⮩ Significant experience* leading at least two phases of applied science projects in the field (design, preparation/logistics, information synthesis, definition of data collection requirements, data/sample analysis, presentation of results).
⮩ Significant experience* preparing technical/scientific reports, manuscripts, or protocols.
⮩ Experience using various computer programs such as Microsoft Office (including Excel or Access), statistical analysis software, and geographic information systems (GIS).
⮩ Experience using and maintaining different data/sample collection equipment.
*Significant = 6 months or more
Applied / assessed at a later date
📌KNOWLEDGE :
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⮩ Knowledge of terrestrial/marine environments, vegetation, and wildlife as well as the particular climatic conditions in and around Forillon National Park.
⮩ Knowledge of sampling theories, principles, and methods in environmental and natural sciences.
📌 ABILITIES:
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⮩ Ability to implement the appropriate protocols for collecting data or samples.
⮩ Ability to plan, set priorities, and organize their work and that of the field teams in the short and medium term based on expected results on active management projects and natural resource monitoring projects.
⮩ Ability to monitor spatial and non-spatial data entry, manipulate databases, and perform analyses using a variety of software and applications.
⮩ Ability to prepare and present scientific reports and communicate with a range of audiences using different methods.
⮩ Ability to create a positive and productive work environment.
Personal Qualities:
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⮩ Leadership.
⮩ Takes responsibility.
⮩ Makes things happen.
⮩ Exercises sound judgement.
⮩ Communicates effectively verbally and writing.
Language requirements (essential for the job)
Applied / assessed at a later date
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
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You may need (asset qualifications)
May be applied / assessed at a later date
📝 ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
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⮩ Work experience with Parks Canada.
⮩ Experience working on an emergency team (first aid, land or marine search and rescue, fire, environmental emergency).
Our commitment
We're 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 contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
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Equity, diversity and inclusion
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.
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How to apply
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Information you must provide
- Your résumé
- Contact information for 2 references
We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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