Senior Project Manager (EN-ENG-05 | AR-06)

Employment and Social Development Canada; City of Moncton; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Services and Procurement Canada- RPS-DGSI Real Property Services Branch - Atlantic Region is seeking an experienced project manager to lead real property construction and engineering asset projects. You will oversee scope, schedule, budget, and contracts while coordinating multidisciplinary teams, consultants, and internal resources across Atlantic Region.

A bilingual CBC/CBC profile is required. Hybrid work model with on-site presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Seven years of project management experience in real property or engineering assets.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams including internal resources, consultants or contractors.
• Procurement planning and contract management for complex real property projects or engineering assets.
• Experience managing employees, coaching and performance.
• Experience managing financial resources, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Procurement

Contract management

People management

Budgeting / Finance

Oral communication

Written communication

Education

Engineering degree (mechanical/civil/electrical/geological)

Architecture degree

Job description

Public Services and Procurement Canada- RPS-DGSI Real Property Services Branch - Atlantic Region

Selection process number
2026-SVC-HQ-EA-685495

Location
Moncton(New Brunswick),Saint John(New Brunswick),Corner Brook(Newfoundland and Labrador),St. John's(Newfoundland and Labrador),Halifax(Nova Scotia),Charlottetown(Prince Edward Island)

Salary
EN-ENG-05: $134,962 to $157,770 AR-06: $135,086 to $156,341

Level
AR-06,EN-ENG-05

Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Work environment
We are One PSPC!
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

Intent of the process
This process will initially be used to staff one (1) position on an indeterminate basis in Moncton, New Brunswick, with a bilingual imperative language profile of CBC/CBC. A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process and used to staff identical or similar positions within Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) across the Atlantic Region. Positions may vary by location, security requirements, and tenure, but will have the same language requirements.

Important messages
WHEN YOU APPLY: When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, if applicable, other (non-essential) qualifications. When answering these questions, please provide detailed, concrete examples that clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirement. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about candidates’ experience. You must include the length of time that you performed each function and where you obtained the qualification. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities or to simply state that its included on your résumé. Your answers to the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. Failure to clearly substantiate how you meet the screening criteria may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.
The responses to the screening questions may be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.PROOF OF EDUCATION:
You must provide proof of your education credentials.PROOF OF OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
You must provide proof of your registration as a professional engineer or registration and licensure as an architect in Canada. In line with Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) direction, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has adopted a common hybrid work model where employees work at their designated worksite at least 4 days each week. Some positions may require full-time on-site presence. This requirement is current as of the time of posting, and subject to change.PROCESS INFORMATION:-You must meet all essential qualifications to be qualified. Asset qualifications, under the "other qualifications" sections, are not essential, but may be deciding factors at any stages of the process.
-Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice (English or French).
-We will be reaching out via email. You must include a valid email address in your application. Be sure to check your spam folder.
-All communication during the process may be used to evaluate you.
-Various assessment tools may be used.
-Candidates with foreign education credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Any applicable fees are the responsibility of the candidate.
-The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) assists persons who wish to obtain an assessment of their educational, professional, and occupational credentials by referring them to the appropriate organizations. You can access the CICIC website at: https://www.cicic.ca/.
-Original diplomas, degrees or certified transcripts may be required and must be presented upon request.

Conditions of employment

• Security: Reliability Status is required for the immediate staffing need. Candidates appointed from this process may be required to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance, depending on the requirements of the position being staffed.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer or registration and licensure as an Architect in Canada must be maintained for the duration of employment.
• Possession of a valid Provincial Driver’s License OR personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid driver’s license, within the limits of Treasury Board Policy.
• Willingness and ability to work in and around project sites and remote locations including wearing personal protective equipment.

Operational Requirements

• Must be willing and have the ability to travel, including overnight and on short notice, as required.
• Must be willing and able to work overtime, and on short notice, as required.
• Must be willing and able to enter construction sites, as required.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

• Education: Engineering (EN-ENG-05) – Graduation with a degree from a recognized post‑secondary institution in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, geological engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.
• Education: Architects (AR-06) – Graduation with a degree in architecture from a recognized post‑secondary institution. (Unless it is otherwise specified, the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.)
• You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials. For candidates with an international degree, Canadian equivalency will also be requested.

• Experience: Significant experience, normally associated with seven (7) years of project management experience, related to planning, development, procurement, or construction of real property projects (e.g., buildings, interior fit‑ups, infrastructure) or engineering assets (e.g., bridges, roads, wharves, breakwaters, or other marine infrastructure). This experience must include responsibility for managing project scope, schedule, budget and contracts for projects of varying complexity and magnitude in an environment of competing demands.
• Experience: Leading and managing multidisciplinary project teams composed of internal resources, consultants or contractors, including coordinating activities and providing direction to achieve project objectives.
• Experience: Procurement planning and contract management related to complex real property projects or engineering assets.
• Experience: Managing employees, including assigning work, establishing priorities, providing coaching and feedback, and monitoring performance.
• Experience: Managing financial resources, including financial planning, forecasting, monitoring expenditures, and reporting.

• Notation: Complex projects must include three (3) or more of the following characteristics:
  - multiple stakeholders requiring specific governance, coordination and organized communications;
  - technically complex mechanical, electrical, environmental, sustainability or heritage components;
  - high security facilities;
  - multiple procurement or construction contracts requiring project phasing and coordination;
  - high stakeholder and media interest;
  - stringent regulatory compliance requirements;
  - interrelated dependencies with other projects or programs;
  - alternative forms of delivery; or
  - approvals required from central agencies, Treasury Board, Board of Directors, or equivalent senior governance authorities.

Applied / assessed at a later date

• Abilities: Ability to Communicate Effectively Orally
• Abilities: Ability to Communicate Effectively in Writing

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

Bilingual – Imperative(CBC/CBC) – Required To help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self‑assessment of your written expression and reading comprehension in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application. Try out the self‑assessment tests for written expression and reading comprehension by visiting: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-public-service/self-assessment-tests.html

May be applied / assessed at a later date

• Asset Experience – Experience managing the delivery of a complex project with one or more awarded procurement, consulting or construction contracts having a combined value exceeding $50 million (before taxes). A complex project includes three (3) or more of the characteristics identified under the Essential Qualifications definition of a complex project.
• Experience managing the delivery of secure facilities projects (e.g., correctional institutions, courthouses, border crossing facilities, airports, or secure laboratories).
• Experience contributing to the procurement or managing the delivery of projects using alternative forms of project delivery (e.g., Public–Private Partnerships (P3), Construction Management, Design‑Build).
• Experience managing the delivery of large‑scale civil infrastructure or engineering asset projects (e.g., bridges, roads, wharves, breakwaters, or other marine infrastructure).
• Experience managing contract claims, including claim avoidance, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, or litigation.
• Experience engaging and coordinating with external partners, rights holders, regulatory authorities, or governance bodies in support of project planning, approvals, delivery, or decision‑making.

Our commitment

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), we are committed to running inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment processes.

If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please submit your request through the contact person identified below. All information received related to accommodations is confidential. For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

Our commitment

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), we are committed to running inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment processes.

If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please submit your request through the contact person identified below. All information received related to accommodations is confidential. For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

Learn more about assessment accommodation.

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.

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.* We therefore encourage you to self‑declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

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.

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