Competition Status: Position Filled
Approximately 678 individuals applied for this opportunity.
We have completed the recruitment process and successfully hired the top candidate into the position.
To look for other job opportunities that match your skills and experience go to Job Search. You may also subscribe to our Job Alert service to receive emails when new jobs open up that match your determined search criteria.
Thank you for your interest in the Ontario Public Service.
Special Project Officer
Organization:
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Division:
Environmental Approvals Branch
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Term:
2 Permanent, 2 Temporary upto 12 months with possibility of extension
Job Code:
6A008 - ProgPlanEval06
Salary:
$69,496.00 - $102,408.00 Per Year
Are you a dynamic and strategic thinker who enjoys working in a high-profile and multi-disciplinary environment? Bring your considerable experience in project management and interest in environmental decision making to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change's Environmental Approvals Branch. You will work on major, complex environmental assessment projects related to natural resource development, resource recovery operations and transit infrastructure in a fast paced setting.
What can I expect to do in this role?
• You will provide strategic project leadership to the coordination and planning of activities related to the review of environmental assessments
• You will assist in the development of policy recommendations for systemic improvements to better achieve Ministry objectives
• You will establish effective working relationships with government agencies and external stakeholders to ensure adequate technical support for environmental assessment projects
• You will thrive work in a fast paced, busy environment working on exciting high profile projects including resource recovery facilities; transit and transportation proposals; natural resource projects, etc
• You will guide the coordination of provincial and federal Environmental Assessment processes; providing support for policy development initiatives such as climate change, cumulative effects, and source protection as well as with other legislation and initiatives
How do I qualify?
Technical Skills:
• You have knowledge and understanding of current emerging environmental trends and issues specifically related to environmental assessment
• You have knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of environmental and land use planning and knowledge of resource management
Knowledge of Environmental Legislation:
• You are able to interpret and apply environmental legislation (e.g. Environmental Assessment Act, Environmental Protection Act, Environmental Bill of Rights, Ontario Water Resources Act)
• You have a good understanding of the legislative process
Project Management Knowledge and Leadership Skills:
•You have experience using project management, planning and control methodologies, to lead, coordinate, participate in and support northern environmental and resource development projects, identify issues, risks and opportunities.
• You have demonstrated work experience to evaluate and define project management / program requirements, identify options and make recommendations, and coordinate and implement processes for projects and their components
Communication, Consultation and Conflict Resolution Skills:
• You have oral and written communication skills to prepare formal presentations and reports
• You have consultation and mediation skills to elicit cooperation from, obtain, provide and share project data/information with stakeholders, management, program staff and consultants / contractors
•You have knowledge of the government's corporate Aboriginal policies and frameworks, including the Crown's Duty to Consult
Additional Information:
Address:
- 2 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 135 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, Toronto Region
- 2 English Permanent, 135 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation Group:
Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario
Schedule:
6
Category:
Lands and Resources
Posted on:
Friday, February 24, 2017
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Friday, March 10, 2017 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
