Housing Projects and Maintenance Supervisor (Gagetown)

About the position

Duties
Duties of the position includes, but are not limited to:
📝 Plan, organize, and oversee the delivery of technical housing services for capital asset repair, maintenance, and betterment projects.
👨🏻‍💼 Provide technical leadership, issue resolution, and risk based recommendations to support housing inspections, investigations, assessments, and maintenance activities.
👷🏼 Act as a subject matter expert by providing technical and advisory input to corporate processes, asset management initiatives, and operational reporting.
👥 Build and maintain strong working relationships with service providers, partners, stakeholders, and internal technical communities to resolve complex issues.
📝 Ensure compliance through quality assurance, monitoring, and guidance on technical standards, regulatory requirements, health and safety, and environmental policies.
👨🏻‍🏫 Supervise, train, and develop technical services staff while contributing to continuous improvement of policies, procedures, processes, and tools.

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.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be created to staff similar positions with various tenures and language requirements at Housing Services Center Gagetown.

Positions to be filled
1

Important messages
❗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.🚩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 achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. 🏠 Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
↪ Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
↪ Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.🏠 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

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• 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.

Operational Requirements

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willing and able to travel.
• Willing and able to work overtime on an occasional basis.
• 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.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

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.

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EXPERIENCE:
EX1. Experience conducting inspections and determining maintenance requirements of residential or commercial properties.
EX2. Experience planning, coordinating, or overseeing maintenance, repair, or construction work for residential or commercial properties (this could include activities such as identifying required work, managing project tasks, working with contractors, managing projects).
EX3. Experience engaging and collaborating with stakeholders.

Applied / assessed at a later date

COMPETENCY:
C1. Project Management
C2. Demonstrating Integrity and Respect

ABILITY:
A1. Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A2. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A3. Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work to meet deadlines.
A4. Ability to assess residential construction and renovation projects for compliance with relevant codes, standards, and material requirements, and to provide technical guidance based on findings.
A5. Ability to lead and support a team to meet operational objectives.
A6. Ability to work effectively with stakeholders.

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

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You may need (asset qualifications)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

ASSET - OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
• AOC1. Possession of a valid journeyman's certificate in a major residential building trade and/or certification as an engineering technologist or technician.
• AOC2. Interprovincial Red Seal Certification as a Carpenter, Electrician, Plumber or Gasfitter.

ASSET - EXPERIENCE:
AEX1. Experience in supervising a team*.

*Examples of supervising a team include developing work plans, assigning work priorities, setting performance objectives and performance indicators to measure results, assessing performance, hiring and resolving HR issues

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
• 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.
• 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.

Our commitment

We're 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 contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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Equity, diversity and inclusion

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.

Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

How to apply

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Information you must provide

• Your résumé

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Additional links

For further information on CFHA, please visit: CFHA Jobs
About the Canadian Forces Housing Agency: Video

Hiring organization contact

Name: Chloé Leblond-Renaud
Email address: [email protected]

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