Project Manager III – Asset Development (PM06)

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Assessment accommodation

📌 Northern Allowances (rates and conditions subject to change):
▻ Isolated Post Allowances: Approximately $ 24,595 / year to $ 42,918 / year
▻ Vacation Travel Assistance: $2,068.50 provided twice per year for each eligible member of the household. (Rates vary depending on work location)

📢 We Also Offer:
▻ Housing: Federal government housing may be provided in Iqaluit, NU.
▻ 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
▻ Flexible Work Arrangements: Relative to operational requirements, possibility of flexible hours and compressed work weeks

Duties

The project manager is a key member of the Nunavut Field Unit senior management team. The position will be responsible for planning, implementing, and managing the large asset projects within Nunavut. The main function of the position is to lead the development of large asset projects (housing, warehouses, offices, visitor reception centres) in Nunavut.
This role requires strong leadership and willingness to contribute in building and maintaining a positive, inclusive, healthy, respectful and productive workplace culture. This position also requires very strong project management skills, excellent problem-solving abilities, financial competency and technical expertise.

The position also demands exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate. You will be required to interact with other Parks Canada staff, senior managers, Inuit partners, stakeholders and external groups on a and oversee contractors, consultants, on a regular basis.

Work environment

Parks Canada Agency is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and presentation of Canada’s natural and cultural resources through a system of national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites in all regions of Canada.

In Nunavut, Inuit and Parks Canada cooperatively manage five national parks, one national historic site and one national marine conservation area. They are: Auyuittuq National Park, Sirmilik National Park, Qausuittuq National Park, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ukkusiksalik National Park, the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site and Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area. Long before these areas received federal protection, Inuit lived, harvested and travelled these lands and waters. Many staff have connections to these places through their families and ancestors. To this day, harvesting and use by Inuit remains a protected right under the Nunavut Agreement. As a Parks Canada team member in Nunavut, you will help protect, present and share these incredible places so they remain for generations, by implementing the Nunavut Agreement and Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values. Diverse teams bring different perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from individuals with diverse abilities and from all backgrounds and identities.

Intent of the process

To fill one full-time 5 year term position.

This process may be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures including: indeterminate, acting, assignment, and specified period , full-time or part-time, with various security levels or linguistic requirements in same or other parts of Nunavut and Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "A cover letter up to 3,000 words (Maximum)"

Contact information for 3 references.

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

EDUCATION
• Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a diploma/degree with Project Management Professional designation (PMP), or have an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Significant* experience in the planning, management and delivery of an asset management program for a medium to large portfolio including contemporary and heritage assets.
• Experience in planning, managing and successfully delivering complex capital projects and programs.
• Experience effectively working with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to achieve common objectives.
• Experience in preparing service and construction tender packages and contracts including the development of technical documents such as requests for proposals and statements of work.
• *Significant * experience in the management of financial and human resources, including supervision of multi-disciplinary teams, overseeing consultants and contractors.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Principles and theories associated with asset management, maintenance and investment analysis in support of sustainable asset management and long-term capital planning.
• Project management principles, methodologies and best practices
• Current construction project, risk management and quality assurance principles, standards, practices and techniques.

ABILITIES
• Create and maintain strong working relationships with Indigenous partners, municipalities, stakeholders, partners and contractors.
• Understand the context, pressures, and operating environment of the field unit and to adapt and manage human and financial resources.
• Think strategically, assess complex information and situations, develop strategic recommendations and solutions and negotiate and implement future courses of action.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Sound judgment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Integrity and respect
• Strategic thinking
• Management excellence

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

ASSET EDUCATION
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized university in civil engineering or other engineering discipline relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
• Working and living in northern or isolated communities in Canada
• Working in national historic sites or national parks

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
• Inuit culture, society, and economy
• Inuktitut
• Nunavut Agreement
• Parks Canada Project Management Standards

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, including a marine environment
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required
• Willingness to obtain other certification(s) as required and identified by the field unit.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Obtain a pre-employment medical (and periodic medical assessments) as required
• Possession of a Class 5 driver’s license

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

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 application.

Please submit your completed application, including all of the above-mentioned documentation. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

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.

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.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application. Applicants are also asked to indicate if they prefer to use one of the Inuktut languages as their preferred language for correspondence and/or assessments in this process.

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

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

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. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. 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.

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

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