Resource Management Officer

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Assessment accommodation

You can apply to this competition in one of three ways;

1. Online
a. Visit the GC jobs website and search for the following process number: 2024-CAP-PUK-EA-SEA-57

2. By Email
a. Send in your resume and cover letter to rhugon-nofuhr@pc.gc.ca
b. In your email please indicate you’re applying on process: 2024-CAP-PUK-EA-SEA-57

3. In Person
a. Visit the Pukaskwa National Park Administration office and drop off your resume in person with one of the Parks Canada staff.

Duties

This dynamic role will have you working within the Resource Conservation Team at Pukaskwa National Park. Your responsibilities will include facilitating logistics for backcountry field work, including food and equipment, gathering and calibrating technical equipment, reading and applying scientific protocols, traveling the land using GPS and compass, completing data entry, supporting the Ecologist Team Lead with data analysis and reporting. You will also be part of the Emergency Response Team and support the Visitor Safety and Human-Wildlife Coexistence Programs. This includes covering radio dispatch for staff and external partners, participating as a team member in the response to emergency incidents, implementing prevention programs to reduce bear attractants in the campground, and supporting park operations in various other ways. You will operate or ride in a variety of modes of transportation and work in a challenging and breath-taking natural environment.

Work environment

Pukaskwa National Park is a vast, wild, natural park found on the edge of the world’s largest freshwater lake. It is a place where powerful waves collide with rugged, towering coastlines; a place of endless sunsets over sandy driftwood beaches. A place where everyone can catch a glimpse of the rich traditions, values and contemporary life of the Anishinaabe.

Do you want to explore new challenges in your career, discover your full potential and help strengthen a world-class organization? Then become part of the team at Parks Canada, an internationally renowned agency dedicated to protecting Canada's natural, historical and cultural treasures and presenting them for the world to appreciate and enjoy.

Take the next step, apply now!

Intent of the process

The results of this process will be used to staff vacant position but also to build a list of qualified candidates to staff future vacancies at the same group and level with various tenures (indeterminate, seasonal, temporary, full-time, part-time, casual/ as-and-when), security levels or linguistic requirements in same or other parts of the country.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "clearly demonstrating how you meet the Education and Experience criteria listed in the Statement of Qualifications."

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION
• Have completed at least two years of post-secondary program related to the environment and/or natural sciences; or
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

* acceptable is defined as at least 2 years in the past 5 years of training and/or experience obtained in environmental or natural science fields.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience travelling and working in the field, and using a variety of means of transportation;
• Experience using a variety of equipment or methods to collect samples or data on natural and/or cultural resources;
• Experience entering, manipulating and completing basic analyses of data in computer software (e.g., in Microsoft Excel, or R).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of local natural and cultural resources, as well as weather conditions specific to Pukaskwa National Park;
• Knowledge of Indigenous history, culture and heritage of Pukaskwa National Park;
• Knowledge of basic techniques and strategies to travel on the land and waters of Pukaskwa National Park efficiently and safely.

ABILITIES
• Ability to follow scientific protocols;
• Ability to carry out data manipulation and to conduct basic analysis of data using a variety of computer applications.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Personally connects with others;
• Communicates effectively;
• Make things happen;
• Strives for excellence.

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

Preference may be given to individuals who have:
• Experience operating a boat or vessel;
• Experience operating an ATV;
• Experience participating to scientific project involving complex logistics.

Preference may also be given to candidates that demonstrate that their contribution to a project in the field of environmental studies includes three or more phases of a project: design, logistics, synthesis of background information, definition of data/sample collection requirements, data/sample analysis, presentation of results) and/or that the complexity of the project is higher: remote field work, multiple type of data collection, use of various pieces of equipment, management of multiple database, statistical analysis, presented to peers, result in a publication.

Conditions of employment

• Obtain & maintain Reliability Security Status;
• Complete a pre-employment medical (and periodic medical assessments);
• Willing to work shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime, if required;
• Willing & able to wear a Parks Canada uniform, safety equipment and follow safety procedures;
• Valid Class "G" driver's license;
• Successful completion of the Canadian Firearm Safety Course (organized by the park);
• Successful completion of Standard First Aid-CPR or higher level of training (organized by the park);
• Successful completion of the Small Domestic Vessel Basic Safety Course (organized by the park).

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

🏆 The Parks Canada team is proud to be recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers (2024).

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.

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.

Each person is entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

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.

📢 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.

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

Contact information

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