Contaminated Sites Manager

Important messages

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.

Assessment accommodation

📢 How does this work?

✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “Apply Online”

✅ Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.

✅ Step 3: We will carefully review all your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities, we may contact you for further information or assessment.

Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.

Duties

We are looking to grow our team with individuals who can navigate technical and non-technical challenges on complex contaminated site projects. Duties generally fall into the following broad categories:

60% managing consultant teams, including reviewing/interpreting technical reports and managing finances
30% stakeholder management and coordination
5% travel
5% training

Work environment

Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) form the largest and most complex organization in Canada. DND's role is to provide services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. DND and the CAF work side-by-side to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canada and Canadians and contribute to international peace, security, and stability efforts.

What do we offer?

🍁 At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers, and have job satisfaction over the long-term. You’ll enjoy:

✅ A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
✅ Opportunities for advancement
✅ A diverse, respectful, and inclusive work environment
✅ A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements

🌿 Work life balance! Including opportunities for:
o Telework and flexible work arrangements
o Flexible hours of work and compressed work weeks

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill 1 (one) English essential immediate vacancy on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Ottawa, Ontario.

A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and may be used to staff identical or similar positions at the Department of National Defence.

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)

❗ Essential qualifications are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for the position. This means that when you apply, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience listed below.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
EDU1. Graduation with a degree** from a recognized post-secondary institution in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, aeronautical engineering, geological engineering, naval architecture or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Note: **Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master’s degree), the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

OR

Occupational Certification:
OC1: Eligibility for certification as a professional engineer in Canada with specialization in an engineering specialty relevant to the position (some positions may require eligibility for certification as a professional engineer in Canada without regard for the field of specialization).

Note: The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE (All positions):
EX1. Experience conducting environmental site assessments and environmental site remediation.
EX2. Experience collaborating with federal or provincial or territorial regulatory authorities responsible for the environment.
EX3. Experience preparing written correspondence as it relates to contaminated sites, which may include but is not limited to: Scopes of Work, Requests for Proposal, project synopsis reports and/or technical reports.
EX4. Experience managing consultant teams or contractors to conduct environmental site assessments and environmental site remediation.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE ENG 05 only:
EX5: Significant experience* conducting environmental site assessments and environmental site remediation.

*Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of the experience (i.e., scope and degree of exposure to various scenarios) normally acquired with at least 7 years of relevant work experience.

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COMPETENCIES
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Communication*

*Communication refers to writing, expressing ideas (e.g. orally, using non-verbal language such as sign language, or using assistive technology), and active listening, which allow you to understand and be understood by others.

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

❗ Asset qualifications are qualifications that may be required for the position. If you possess any of the qualifications listed below, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification in your application.

ASSET EXPERIENCE
AE1. Experience conducting human health and ecological risk assessments associated with federal contaminated sites.
AE2. Experience managing projects in a mixed civilian/military environment
AE3. Experience in the assessment and management of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contaminated sites.
AE4. Experience managing Unexploded Explosive Ordnance (UXO) surveys or UXO clearance projects.
AE5. Experience conducting field activities in support of environmental site assessment and environmental site remediation.
AE6. Experience working on contaminated sites in the North (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut).
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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
The Department of National Defence is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada's population.

To achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring as belonging to one or more of the designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.

We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

As means to support our military families, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must be willing and able to work overtime on short notice.
Candidates must be willing and able to travel occasionally.
Candidates must be willing and able to work during the core business hours outlined in the collective agreement.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest.

Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information:
↪ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html
↪ https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049
↪ https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32627
↪ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/defence-administrative-orders-directives/7000-series/7021/7021-1-conflict-of-interest.html

Other information

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▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the GC Jobs online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.

▶ Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪ Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
↪ You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed

▶ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

▶ To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT or any other forms of artificial intelligence). Plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited throughout the entire process and suspected non-compliance will be investigated. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.

▶ If, at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process.

Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information:
↪ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html
↪ https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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

Contact information

Apply online