Environmental Assessment Officer

Department Name: Environment Canada
Location: Delta
Classification: PC - 02
Salary: $55,421 to $66,388 (per annum)
Closing Date: November 21, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: DOE06J-006661-000228
Selection Process Number: 06-DOE-EA-ESB-PYR-4903
Employment Tenure: Temporary full-time position to March 31, 2008.
Vacancies: 1

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Environment Canada

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing or employed in Delta (BC) and within a 145 kilometer radius of Delta (BC), within Canadian territory, extending to, amongst others, Clo-oose (BC), Pemberton (BC), Hope (BC).
  
  The distance between your residence or your employment location and the position location will be determined using data provided by the Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada's website. For information on how to use this website please click here: http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/radius_e.htm

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 with acceptable specialization in biology, geography, ecology, environmental studies or other related specialty related to the position.

Experience

Experience in working in multidisciplinary and multi-agency science/technical or environmental planning or assessment teams.

Experience in environmental project planning and evaluation, including conducting reviews of environmental assessments.

Experience in cooperating and coordinating field, analytical, operational, and communication efforts with collegial organizational interests.

Experience in writing technical and planning documents related to environmental assessment and providing critiques of such documents.

Experience in presenting and defending organizational interests to other, often adversarial, interests.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

CONDITION(S) OF EMPLOYMENT
• Security Clearance: Reliability Status
• Valid BC Driver’s License
• Applicants must provide for their own transportation to and from the work location as there is no public transit.
• Willingness to travel regionally regularly, or nationally on occasion, including by air.

Statement of Merit Criteria

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

Challenge

Provision of policy and program advice, scientific and technical reviews, project management and coordination, scientific assistance and guidance in the application of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to Environment Canada regional branches and staff, other federal and provincial departments and agencies, the public, private sector and First Nations.
Provision of advice on wildlife habitat conservation and ecological restoration, to colleagues, managers of the department, other government departments and agencies (all levels), environmental groups, academic institutions, industry and the public.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• Note: Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.