Resource Management Technician II

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Assessment accommodation

📢 We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.

Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact the person listed below prior to the closing date.

Failure to clearly demonstrate in the screening questions how you meet the Education and Experience factors found on the Statement of Qualifications, may result in the rejection of your application.

Applications will be screened for interviews, based on the “essential” education, language and experience criteria identified below. Following the interview process, successful candidates who are assessed as having met all the “essential” qualifications outlined below, will be placed in a qualified pool of candidates. Both “essential” and “asset” qualifications will be assessed through the interview process. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification during this interview process.
The asset qualifications are not essential to the job, but may be an asset in carrying out the duties of the position. They may be used in screening, assessment or determining right fit for this selection process.

*Note: if not already residing in the area, the selected candidate will be required to relocate. Work locations are non-negotiable. The employee will be required to report to the office in Rocky Harbour, daily. Housing may not be provided.

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.

Duties

Duties of Resource Management Technician II (EG 02) include a mix of fieldwork and office work:
• Field project set-up and installation support (e.g. assembly, installation, calibration and operation of tools and equipment, etc.)
• Feedback/operational input (e.g. equipment performance, best routes, appropriate environmental condition, etc.)
• Basic and routine maintenance of equipment and assistance in acquisition of new equipment.
• Maintenance of records, including technical logs, files, and databases
• Assembly of data and input and support with document formatting and presentations.
• Technical input, feedback and reports to colleagues and project leads on assigned project activities.
• Collection, entering, and organizing data and performing quality control verification and resolving data issues with guidance.
• Contribution to other Parks Canada functions such as visitor experience, outreach, asset management and incident response operations.

Our team works on a variety of projects in a variety of ecosystems including Species at Risk monitoring, environmental surveillance and monitoring and active management projects. Team members spend time travelling in a variety of front country and remote wilderness and mountainous terrain thus staff must be comfortable travelling and navigating in back country settings.

Work environment

Parks Canada is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and preservation 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.

Discover a rich assembly of natural, cultural and agricultural landscapes that are home to amazing biodiversity, as well as amazing hiking opportunities and human history dating back over 10,000 years, including some of Canada's oldest known Indigenous sites.

The Resource Conservation team at the Western Newfoundland and Labrador Field Unit is responsible for delivering programs in three national parks (Gros Morne National Park, Torngat Mountains National Park, and Akami-uapisku – KakKasuak – Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve) and four national historic sites. These programs include ecological integrity monitoring, active management of ecosystems, species at risk protection and recovery, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection, and ecological restoration. Resource Conservation staff also support the field unit in such activities as research permitting, providing scientific advice and support to park managers, working with external partners, and contributing to visitor programs and incident response operations.

Intent of the process

The results of this process will be used to fill one 6-month position.

A list of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to fill similar positions of various tenures (temporary, seasonal, full-time, part-time) and work locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
Completion of two years of a post-secondary program related to environmental and/or natural sciences (e.g., biology, ecology, geology);
OR
An acceptable combination of education, training and experience in a field related to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience
• Experience in travelling or working in the field/on the land (this may include but is not limited to hiking, backpacking, snowmobiling, operating a boat, skiing, snowshoeing, and can occur on personal time, through work experience or course work).
• Experience collecting data/samples on vegetation, fauna, water, and soil using recognized methods and protocols and using variety of data/sample collection equipment.
• Experience applying scientifically and technically recognized methods and protocols.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
• Knowledge of terrestrial/marine environment, vegetation and wildlife characteristics, as well as weather conditions specific to Gros Morne National Park.
• Knowledge of technical and scientific equipment operation and maintenance requirements.

Abilities
• Ability to follow appropriate protocols for data/sample collection and compilation, and to conduct active resource management activity.
• Ability to adapt as required to meet unexpected conditions (i.e. local variability, weather, equipment failure, etc.)
• Ability to use a variety of computer applications in the entering and management of data.

Personal Suitability
• Exercises sound judgment.
• Shares Parks Canada’s Vision.
• Team player.
• Communicates effectively.

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

Asset Experience
• Experience working on species at risk conservation.
• Experience conducting environmental surveillance on construction sites.
• Experience in forest ecology and management, including for example forest inventory, silviculture, restoration, or protection.
• Experience participating in multiday backcountry trips.
• Experience with Search and Rescue and/or First Aid.
• Significant* experience with snowmobiles.

* Significant experience operating a snowmobile is defined as using a snowmobile for work or recreation both on and off trail on a regular basis for at least 5 years.

Operational Requirements
• Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform and prescribed protective equipment.
• Willingness to use safe work practices (training and terms of use provided).
• Willingness to complete training provided by Parks Canada, including wilderness first aid certification.
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory. holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required and possibly on short notice.
• Willingness and ability to hike long distances including multi-day hikes.
• Willingness to work and travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various modes of transportation.
• Willingness to travel over roads closed to the general public and work in and around construction sites.
• Willingness to support park compliance and prevention programs, complete Duty Officer shifts and respond to emergency situations (e.g., rescues, searches, spills).

Conditions of employment

• Obtain and maintain Reliability Status security clearance.
• Possession of a valid Class 5 Driver’s license.
• Will be required to undergo and pass pre-placement and periodic medical checks.

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 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.

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

Contact information

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