Chief of Residential Housing Projects and Maintenance (Gagetown)

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

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.

THIS PROCESS WILL ONLY BE USED TO STAFF POSITIONS AT HOUSING SERVICES CENTER GAGETOWN. NO POOL WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR STAFFING AT OTHER LOCATIONS.

Due to the nature of the work, it is not possible to work from home. This position is full-time from the office and would require relocation to Gagetown, New-Brunswick.

Duties

Some Duties Of The Position Include:

1. Lead the development of various residential housing projects, documentation, and reports, including financial and cost-analysis components for the residential management and technical services programs.
2. Provide leadership in managing and delivering technical services in support of the housing program.
3. Ensure compliance with regulatory and operational policies and standards.
4. Establish professional relationships with clients and stakeholders, and provide guidance on technical requirements for CFHA’s residential housing units.
5. Investigate and resolve operational issues in CFHA’s residential housing units.
6. Supervise a team.

Work environment

A Little Something About CFHA:
As a Special Operating Agency reporting to the Department of National Defence (DND), CFHA contributes to the quality of life of CAF members and their families through the provision of housing services, and through the responsible and sustainable management of the Department’s housing infrastructure. We are a team of 380 federal public servants who work hard to meet the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces families living in DND housing. We have close to 230 employees at our Housing Services Centers across Canada and 150 employees at our Head Office in Ottawa.

CFHA Gagetown is a dynamic team of 20 full-time employees. We work together to provide housing services to over 1400 Canadian Forces families. As a CFHA employee, you will play an important role in the implementation of housing services while working with a dedicated team. If you enjoy new and rewarding challenges, apply today!

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one bilingual imperative CBC/CBC position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis at the CFHA Gagetown Office.

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

EDU. A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.
The Employer-approved Alternatives To a Secondary School Diploma Are:

• A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Experience

Essential Experience:

1. Experience conducting inspections and determining maintenance requirements of residential or commercial properties.
2. Experience in project management.
3. Experience in contract management.
4. Experience in the management of financial resources.
5. Experience in supervising a team (e.g., developing work plans, assigning work priorities, setting performance objectives and performance indicators to measure results, assessing performance, recruiting and resolving HR issues).

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications):

Asset - Experience

1. Experience in major capital renovations.
2. Experience in planning annual and multi-year realty asset programs.

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

• Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

COMPETENCIES

1. Project Management.
2. Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders.
3. Create Vision and Strategy.
4. Mobilize people.
5. Promote innovation and Guide change.
6. Achieve results.
7. Demonstrating integrity and respect.

Ability And Skills

1. Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work to meet deadlines.
2. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
3. Ability to communicate effectively orally.

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

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.
• As means to support our military families and linked with the Department of National Defence priorities, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

Operational Requirements

• Willing and able to travel.
• Willing and able to meet the occasional requirement to work in confined areas such as crawl spaces or at heights such as second storey roofs.
• There is a requirement to limit vacation between the months of May and September.
• Willing and able to work overtime on an occasional basis.

Conditions of employment

• Security: Reliability Status.
• Recent and acceptable driver’s abstract.
• Valid, unrestricted driver’s licence holding a qualification (class) equivalent to the DND vehicle to be operated.
• Eligibility and willingness to obtain the DND 404 military driver's licence.
• Utilizing necessary equipment and clothing in compliance with safety regulations.
• 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.

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.

Only applications submitted online via the jobs.gc.ca site will be accepted. To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below. All information about the process will be sent by email. You are therefore responsible for regularly checking your email account to see if you received new messages about this process.

Screening questions have been built into the application process. Answers provided to the screening questions will be used to assess both education and experience. You must answer the screening questions in addition to providing a resume. For experience qualifications, your answers must include concrete examples that demonstrate how the experience was obtained. The onus is on the candidate to provide sufficient information in their answers. Additional information will not be solicited from the candidate. The resume will be used to validate the information provided through the screening questions.

Random selection, top down selection and/or the application of asset criteria may be used at any step of the process.

Please note that all written communication submitted may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. If you meet them, please demonstrate in your application.

A written examination may be administered. An interview may be conducted. Reference checks may be sought.

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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Relocation expenses will be provided in accordance to the "Addendum - Initial Appointees Relocation Program":https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/travel-relocation/addendum-initial-appointees-relocation-program.html.

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.

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