Team Leader, Environmental Services6854 Ottawa

Defence Construction Canada

Ottawa, Ontario

Salary: $106,763 - $138,792

The Team Leader, Environmental Services, ensures the quality and timely delivery of environmental services to the Client-Partners for large, complex and higher risk projects and programs, including providing advice, guidance and recommendations on environmental management issues. The incumbent supports the Client-Partners in meeting their environmental objectives in one or more practice area (e.g. contaminated sites, hazardous materials, environmental assessments). The incumbent leads a team of professionals and manages the human resources responsibilities for the team. The incumbent also manages the Client-Partner relationship. The incumbent develops creative solutions and ensures the team is focused on collaboration, and quality and timeliness of deliverables.

Primary

Provide leadership at the site level for developing and delivering environmental services, including cross-service line integration
Manage large projects and programs (e.g. updating and tracking program financials, budget and schedule, overseeing and managing program staff and consultants)
Perform quality control by coordinating and reviewing statements of work, deliverables from consultants and contractors on environmental investigations, work plans, environmental assessments, plans and specifications
Develop and implement projects and programs
Provide technical support and/or lead procurement and contract management activities
Promote and manage business development opportunities
Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or Stakeholders
Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations
Manage risk
Perform human resource functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, and manage performance)

Other

Develop environmental procedures, policies and directives
Develop and manage service level arrangements
Develop plans and budgets
Conduct public consultation and presentations to promote awareness of program
Support the completion of regional audits and implement recommendations for improvement
Other duties as assigned

General and Specific Knowledge

Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in environmental sciences and environmental engineering
Best practices and trends in financial management and human resources management
Project and risk management principles
Health and safety management

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

Minimum: university degree in biology, environmental sciences, environmental engineering or related field with eight years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
Preferred: specialized knowledge, training and certification (as applicable) in one or more environmental services practice area

Abilities

Use applicable computer software and operating systems
Apply project and risk management techniques
Demonstrate leadership and human resources management skills

Development and Leadership

Lead and manage direct reports
Provide functional direction and advice to other employees and to Client-Partners

Working Conditions

Typical office environment with occasional travel
Some work may be located on environmental or construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment

Check out the benefits

Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth – and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages. In your role as Team Leader, Environmental Services, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.

Your package will include:

Public service pension
100% employer-paid annual sick leave, health and dental premiums, and life, accidental death, and short- and long-term disability insurance
$400 Wellness Allowance (e.g., gym membership)
$1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
$750 Health Care Spending Account (for some medical expenses that aren’t covered under provincial plans or our standard insurance plan)
Telus Virtual Health Care
Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for a maximum of 37 weeks
Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
Deluxe travel benefit plans
Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

criminal record checks

reference checks

previous employment

open source checks

credit/financial status

DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.

We are committed to hiring military and Veteran spouses and encourage you to identify your connection with the MSEN when reaching out to us or applying to any of our open roles.

Have questions or want to learn more about us? We would love to hear from you!

Michelle.Scheidegger@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

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About Defence Construction Canada

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is a Crown corporation that provides innovative and cost-effective contracting, construction contract management, infrastructure and environmental services, and lifecycle support for Canada's defence requirements. Our Client-Partners are the Assistant Deputy Minister Infrastructure and Environment (ADM IE) Group at the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE).

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