Project Manager II - Assets

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Assessment accommodation

✔️We also offer:

•Northern Allowances (rates and conditions subject to change and vary depending on location and number of dependents):
▻ Isolated Post Allowances: approximately $14,506 per year to $24,177 per year (Fort Smith, NT); $11,689 per year to $19,486 per year (Yellowknife, NT); $18,127 per year to $30,211 per year (Fort Simpson, NT)
▻ Vacation Travel Assistance: approximately $1,809 per year (Fort Smith, NT); $1,419 per year (Yellowknife, NT); $2,518 per year (Fort Simpson, NT) for each eligible member of the household •Housing: Federal government housing may be available
•Relocation Assistance: Applicants may be eligible for relocation assistance and may wish to review the Relocation Directive: https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/en
•Training, Development & Education Opportunities: Multi-year career development plans which include opportunities for education assistance funding and training opportunities
•Pension & Benefits: Advantageous pension regime and health benefits. For more information, see: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/topics/pension-plan.html

Duties

As a project manager your challenge will be to develop and manage operational projects related to built assets that are moderate in scope and complexity. As part of the Parks Canada team, you will be responsible for all aspects of project planning and implementation, including community, partner and stakeholder engagement as well as issue management. You will be asked to provide leadership to the project team to ensure investments in Parks Canada places meets the needs of Canadians today, and tomorrow.

Work environment

Based out of a small office in the vibrant northern city of Yellowknife, you will be supporting Parks Canada’s operations at four spectacular National Parks; Nahanni, Wood Buffalo, Nááts'įhch'oh and one of Canada’s newest national park reserves Thaidene Nëné. You will be working on a variety of projects that may include optimizing our asset management processes, rehabilitations and improvements to a large variety of existing assets from trails to highways and from visitor centers to float plane docks, as well as the design and construction of new assets to support our expanding operations. Many projects relate to our continual efforts to green our operations and reduce our impact on the environment.
Working alongside the asset manager located in Yellowknife, you will be collaborating with teams in various communities around the NWT. Travel to these communities and further into the parks may be required as part of your duties.

Intent of the process

This position may be located in Fort Smith, Yellowknife, or Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. To be discussed with the successful candidate.

The results from this competition may be used to staff similar positions in the future on an indeterminate, term, seasonal or acting assignment basis.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

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

🎓EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with specialty relevant to the duties of the position OR acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

💼EXPERIENCE
• Experience in project management related to built assets;
• Experience writing technical documents such as request for proposals and statement of work required for the provision of contracted services;
• Working in a collaborative environment with diverse groups (e.g. cross functional teams, other government departments, rural municipalities, Indigenous organizations).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

💡KNOWLDEGE
• Project management concepts, principles, practices and techniques;
• Knowledge of occupational safety and health procedures, safe work practices and regulations related to the Canada Labor Code;
• Knowledge of inspecting of project under construction, assets, assessing risk and developing a plan of action.

📝ABILITIES
• To plan, prioritize and implement complex projects or programs involving cross functional teams, contractors and multiple stakeholders with a broad range of competing or conflicting interests;
• To collaborate, negotiate and resolve conflicts;
• To work independently and in cross-functional teams using a multi disciplinary approach;
• To communicate effectively both orally and in writing**;
• To evaluate complex situations and make sound decisions and/or provide authoritative advice.

**Non-compensatory: you must achieve a satisfactory score in this factor in order to be found qualified for this position. Nothing else on the Statement of Qualification can compensate for a lack in this area.

👍PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Personally connects with people;
• Demonstrate initiative;
• Demonstrate integrity;
• Take responsibility;
• Exercises sound judgement.

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

📌EXPERIENCE
• Managing human and financial resources, including external service providers and contractors.

📌KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Suite, AutoCAD.

📌OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform and prescribed protective equipment; Willingness to work and/or travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation;
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required;
• May be required to obtain secret security clearance for short term acting purposes;
• Willingness to work from various locations;
• Willingness to travel extensively, including overnight, off-site and/or weekends.

Conditions of employment

•Obtain and maintain Reliability Status;
•Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver's license;
•When position is located in area classed as isolated and remote, a pre-employment medical examination of an individual and his/her dependants may be required.

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

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.
All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. 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). Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications. If you need to communicate with us during any stage of this process, please indicate the selection process number in the subject field of your email.

In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.
Parks Canada is committed to the principles of diversity and employment equity under the Employment Equity Act, and strives to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse nature of Canadian society. We encourage women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of a visible minority group to self-identify in their cover letter.

Parks Canada Agency considers applications from all individuals 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.

Persons who have a priority entitlement as defined by the Parks Canada Agency Priority Policy and Guidelines will be considered first.

Persons with a lay-off priority due to Parks Canada Agency Work Force Adjustment will be considered eligible candidates for the purpose of this selection process.

Travel cost for individuals who are not Federal Public Servants will not be covered.

The Parks Canada Agency 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. The Parks Canada Agency 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.

Persons who have received pay in lieu of unfulfilled surplus period, a Transition Support Measure (TSM) or an Educational Allowance and are re-appointed to the Parks Canada Agency are required to reimburse an amount corresponding to the period from the effective date of such reappointment or hiring, to the end of the original period for which the TSM and education allowance was paid. Please contact Wanda Burdett, A/Human Resources Manager if you are one of these individuals to find out how this applies to your particular situation.

Persons who are in receipt of a Canadian Government Public Service pension and are considering this employment opportunity with the Parks Canada Agency, should contact the PWGSC Public Service Pension Centre (1-800-561-7930) in order to determine the impact of an appointment on their pension benefit entitlements.

✔️Tips for applicants:
• Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.
• Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
• Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

Proof of education must be submitted with application to rhtsono-swnwthr@pc.gc.ca. Failure to provide a copy of the certificate with your application will result in your application not being assessed further.

You must clearly demonstrate in writing, with concrete examples, how you meet each essential experience requirement. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

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. 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

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Contact information

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