Senior Project Manager

Work environment
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our dynamic team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work-life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments and are innovative, collaborative and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you!Our team is located at 73 Leikin Drive in Ottawa, Ontario (Barrhaven), in a modern building with plenty of free parking, convenient access to bus routes immediately outside of the building, free use of a gym, and a cafeteria onsite.We also have anticipatory work locations in the following cities:
-Winnipeg
-Regina
-Edmonton
-Surrey
-Halifax
-Montreal
-Toronto
-Ottawa

Intent of the process
The immediate need is to staff two positions on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of bilingual imperative CBC/CBC and an Enhanced Reliability Status.A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM

Positions to be filled
2

Important messages
Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process prior to the closing date. You may also review jobs open to the public through INFOTEL at 1-800-645-5605. The INFOTEL number for persons using a TTY/TDD is 1-800-532-9397.Candidates must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. This will be determined through the use of various evaluation tools.Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment, assignment/secondment prior to the assessment of other applicants.Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down approach, cut-off scores, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates. Should a volume management strategy be used, communication regarding the application of the strategy will be provided to those candidates who are impacted.Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. The Public Service of Canada 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 the Public Service Commission or the departmental official 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.HOW TO APPLY:
You will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences).When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.For each experience criteria, please provide the following information:1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y);
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result).Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

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Conditions of Employment:
Enhanced Reliability Status
A valid driver’s licenseAll applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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Operational Requirements`:
OR1. Willingness and ability to travel nationwide by land and air transport.
OR2. Willingness and ability to work overtime.
OR3. Willingness and ability to work on construction sites, in hazardous conditions, and willing and able to wear personal protection equipment and exercise caution when exposed to these conditions.

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Education:
Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field relevant to the duties of the position, such as Construction Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, or Project Management;ORAn acceptable combination of project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) and approximately ten (10) years of recent and relevant experience performing duties related to the position.

Experience:
EX1. Recent* and significant** experience in Architectural or Engineering designs or as a Project Manager of new construction or major renovations projects and associated contracts related to real property projects of more than $10 Million.
EX2. Recent and significant experience leading a multi-disciplinary project team of public or private sector resources for the delivery of Real Property projects.
EX3. Experience in the development, coordination and evaluation of contracts relating to construction project delivery.
EX4. Experience in conducting site visits, quality assurance of contract documentation, control monitoring of construction progress and inspection of Real Property Project throughout the project life-cycle
EX5. Recent* and significant** experience in managing a team of personnel involved in the delivery of Real Property construction projects.
EX6. Experience managing stakeholder expectations and reporting to Senior Management.Definition:
*Recent is defined as the experience attained for 5 years within the last 10 years.**Significant experience for the EG-07 position is defined as the demonstrated depth and breadth of experience associated with the execution of a diverse range of complex activities, normally acquired through approximately nine (9) years of relevant experience.

Knowledge:
K1. Knowledge of the fundamentals of project management, processes utilized in the management of construction projects, such as theories, principles, practices and techniques, budgeting, scheduling etc.
K2. Knowledge of Federal/Provincial legislation, regulations, guidelines, and codes related to construction in Canada.
K3. Knowledge of fundamentals and principles of Human Resource Management.

Abilities/Skills:
A1. Ability to analyse issues, develop solutions and make recommendations.
A2. Ability to schedule, budget and manage consulting contracts and construction and goods and services.
A3. Ability to prepare, review and evaluate technical drawings and specifications for major construction, renovations, repair or maintenance projects.
A4. Ability to manage direct reports. Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A5. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A6. Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Personal Suitability:
PS1. Working Effectively with Others.
PS2. Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented.
PS3. Judgement
PS4. Reliability
PS5. Client Service Orientation

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

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Experience:
AEX1. Experience in applying technical or trades knowledge within a construction environment
AEX2. Experience in developing project schedules
AEX3. Experience in developing project estimates

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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