Manager, Strategy & Studies, Pickering Lands

Department Name: Transport Canada
Location: Toronto
Classification: PM - 06
Salary: $79,080 to $90,420 (per annum)
Closing Date: November 27, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: MOT06J-002555-000350
Selection Process Number: 06-MOT-OC-TOR-009365
Employment Tenure: Indeterminate
Vacancies: 1

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad

Citizenship

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Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

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Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

English essential

Education

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Graduation with a degree from a recognized university in a program accredited by the Canadian Institute of Planners, OR graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in Economics, Public Policy, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed, OR an acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Asset:
Graduation with a Master's degree from a recognized university.

Experience

· Experience in transportation systems or urban planning.

· Experience in research.

· Experience in implementing strategies in multiple stakeholder and high profile environments.

· Experience in managing projects, personnel, and budgets

· Experience in advising senior managers in the federal or a provincial government on diverse, high profile and complex matters.

· Experience in presenting reports to senior managers in the federal or a provincial government.

Asset:

· Experience working with, or for, a government in urban planning.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:
  Secret Security Clearance
• OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  Willingness to travel.
  Willingness to work overtime when required.

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Challenge

Comprehensive due diligence assessment for Transport Canada (TC) of existing and planned air transportation planning studies related to requirements in Southern Ontario and, in particular, the federally-owned Pickering Lands Site (PLS).
Comprehensive departmental strategy addressing the future uses and disposition of the federally-owned Pickering Lands Site (PLS) in relation to long-term air transportation requirements in Southern Ontario.
Liaison between, and consultation with, key stakeholders in the aviation industry and the PLS, including all levels of government, the private sector and the public, in relation to PLS strategic planning.
Issue sensing, analysis, and advice to TC management related to airport planning in Southern Ontario.
Consulting expertise on economic and social issues related to the air transportation industry.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
• All information must be provided on-line. Do not fax or mail in hard copy documents as these will not be accepted.
• If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line, please contact us at (416) 973-6546 or toll free at 1-888-291-4447
• Applicants with disabilities: If you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

Important Messages

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

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

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.