What You Need to Note:

The results of this process may be used to staff future positions with similar qualifications and various tenures including term, acting, assignment and indeterminate.

Who can apply? Persons legally eligible to work in Canada.

The CNSC recognizes the many benefits of providing staff with more flexible work practices. The CNSC enables employees to manage their work while fostering a culture of inclusion, health and wellbeing and delivering high quality regulatory outcomes for Canadians.

Within the flexible work model, CNSC employees are currently expected to work in-person for at least 25% of their normal schedule depending on the operational requirements and duties of the position.

Physical onsite presence in Ottawa, Ontario will likely be required 1 to 2 days per week.

The CNSC is dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce that reflects Canada’s population. We value and respect individuals of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, socio-economic backgrounds, and lived experiences. We recognize that individuals may identify with more than one designated group.

Employment equity is an important organizational priority and may be applied at any stage of this appointment process. If applied, preference may be given to candidates who have self-identified as members of one or more of the four designated employment equity groups: Persons with Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis), Members of Visible Minorities, or Women. Self-identification is voluntary, confidential and used solely to support Employment Equity objectives. We encourage members of any designated group to self-identify.

We welcome all qualified candidates to apply. If you have a special need that requires accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know. All information pertaining to accommodation requests will be kept confidential. “

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What You’ll Do

As a Geoscience Assessment Officer, you will have the opportunity to use your expertise to work as part of a team who functions as the corporate authority for geoscience and environmental risk assessments. We ensure that risks to the public and the environment are properly assessed, that appropriate mitigation measures are identified and implemented, and that sound principles are applied in the siting, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, in order to minimize impacts.

Reporting to the Director, you will:

• assist in the conduct of technical assessments
• participate in and assist with technical inspections
• draft reports and other documentation for further review
• assist with managing projects related to area of specialization
• assist in supporting national and international program activities

Essential Qualifications:

Education:

Master’s degree in science or engineering from a recognized university, with relevant specialization in hydrology or water resources engineering or other related fields. An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may be considered.

Language Requirements:

English Essential

Experience:

• Interpreting and analyzing hydrological and meteorological data for assessment purposes

• Applying modelling and statistical techniques and tools for hydrologic and hydraulic assessments that include modelling and analyses related to surface water quantity and quality, hydrologic and climate change impacts, and hydrological and/or meteorological extremes.

• Applying hydrologic and hydraulic theories and principles to applied and scientific research and/or to inform real-world design and decision-making

Knowledge of:

• Theories and principles of surface water hydrology, including hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and analyses, flood hazard and risk assessment and statistical methods in hydrology

• Surface water hydrology and meteorological monitoring programs and techniques, including national and international best practices

• Knowledge of provincial, national and international best practices, guidance and standards, and recent developments in the field of hydrologic science and engineering

• Climate change and its potential impacts on future hydrological and meteorological conditions as well as climate model projection data and its use or application

• Knowledge and understanding of the CNSC’s mandate as well as the Canadian Nuclear Safety and Control Act, Regulations and supporting guidance documentation

Ability:

• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Synthesize technical information and explain complex regulatory issues to non-technical audiences.
• Engage in consultations with stakeholders internal to and outside the CNSC
• Deal with sensitive issues with diplomacy, tact and judgement

Key Competencies:

The following "Key Behavioural Competencies" define the behaviours expected of all CNSC employees. These competencies serve as the basis for the selection, performance management, development and recognition of CNSC employees and will form part of the evaluation of this process.

• Live it - Model the CNSC values

• Own it - Be Accountable & Achieve Results

• Build it - Collaborate Effectively with Others

• Learn it - Commit to your Professional Growth & Personal Leadership

For more information on CNSC’s Key Behavioural Competencies go to the following link: http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/about-us/careers-at-cnsc/key-behavioral-competencies.cfm

Asset Qualification:

• Registered or eligible to register as a professional engineer (P. Eng) or professional geoscientist (P. Geo) in Canada
• Experience in outreach/engagement activities
• Collaborating and communicating with different stakeholders and partners
• Experience in conducting inspections
• Knowledge and experience in a related field such as climate change or meteorology.

Operational Needs:

All CNSC staff are subject to the Mobility Directive.

Hiring Conditions:

Candidates must meet and maintain the following hiring conditions throughout their employment.

Security: Reliability

Submitting an Application:

Submit the following by the closing date, for our initial screening of candidates.

1. Your resume, including your contact information

2. A cover letter, maximum 3 pages, clearly demonstrating how you meet the essential experience qualifications. Provide concrete examples, which illustrate how you meet each experience, including where and when these were acquired.

We thank all those who apply. We will contact only those whose qualifications are the most relevant.

Additional Notes:

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Contact Information:

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If you have questions about this job posting, please contact HR Staffing / RH Dotation (CNSC/CCSN).