Duties
Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Regulatory, the Professional Leader (PL), provides executive leadership as the professional head of the engineering function and serves as a member of the executive leadership team. The PL does not supervise any direct reports. The PL is accountable for stewarding engineering excellence across the organization, delivering results within assigned authorities, and enabling regulatory outcomes through strong technical leadership. Providing engineering oversight in a regulatory context, the PL is the lead steward of the CER’s risk-informed approach to pipeline integrity, beyond simple adherence to prescriptive design-based requirements. This is done in consideration of multiple inputs including evolving hazards, societal and regulatory objectives, as well as organizational priorities and regulations.
The PL Engineering provides expertise including review and assessment of facility applications, operational compliance, and engineering matters as they relate to the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, and the NWT Oil and Gas Operations Act; and development of regulations and standards applicable to the regulation of engineering as it relates to federally regulated energy infrastructure. Included amongst the duties of the incumbent are:
- Provide expert engineering leadership to a community of engineers and technologists, demonstrating exceptional judgment, strategic thinking, integrity, diplomacy, and strong interpersonal skills.
- Shapes the technical capacity of the organization to achieve regulatory excellence, characterized by exceptional technical competence and the highest standards of integrity.
- Establish and lead engineering professional networks (engineers, technologists) and communities of practice to enable dialogue, knowledge exchange, and organizational alignment.
- Partner with the other members of the Professional Leadership team to implement, sustain, and evolve the Technical Excellence Program
- Advise senior leadership on engineering capability, technical risk, and emerging gaps, and recommend strategies to address short and long term capacity needs.
- Serve as the CER’s senior engineering authority, providing authoritative technical advice to Commissioners, executive management, and staff to support sound, defensible, and forward looking decisions.
- Represent the organization as the senior engineering authority on complex and high profile technical matters, supporting regulatory credibility, public confidence, and sound governance.
- Provide senior level advice on key and complex technical and policy matters to the Commission, Board of Directors and Indigenous Advisory Council, senior management, and staff.
Work environment
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) works to keep energy moving safely across the country. We review energy development projects and share energy information, all while enforcing some of the strictest safety and environmental standards in the world. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the CER has approximately 600 employees. While some of our team telework from locations across the country, most benefit from hybrid workplace arrangements and the flexibility it offers. This position is located in Calgary, and a significant in-person presence at the office is required, with some travel also required periodically.
The CER is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.
The CER strives to be an employer of choice for Indigenous Peoples*. We are committed to implementing systemic changes within the organization, as well as supporting the individual Reconciliation journey of each person at the CER. We offer our Indigenous employees fifteen (15) hours of paid leave and twenty-two decimal five (22.5) hours of unpaid leave — that can also be made up hour for hour — per year to engage in traditional Indigenous practices. We provide access to Elders, one-on-one coaching, social and cultural events in the workplace, and opportunities to work and lead in a hybrid work model. Depending on the position, we also offer full-time telework options for Indigenous employees for whom living and working in or near their communities is critical to their identity, cultural security and the exercise of Treaty and inherent rights.
- Indigenous Peoples are people who are First Nation, Inuit or Métis.
Intent of the process
A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be created to fill similar positions at the same or lower levels and appointment types (e.g., term, acting, assignment, or permanent).
Positions to be filled
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Important messages
1. Salary: Effective 1 July 2024 NEB 14, $164,000 to $204,900 (subject to revision)
The CER has the following forms of additional compensation that are separate from base salary, the eligibility for which is determined, in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement or terms and conditions of employment for the duration period specified:
- Members of the Executive Group are currently eligible to receive a lump sum performance award as a percentage of base salary and are also eligible to receive an annual retention bonus.
2. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a résumé clearly demonstrating how they meet the essential qualifications of education and experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Asset qualification(s) may be used at any point in the selection process (screening and/or assessment). Failure to provide sufficient information may result in applicants being screened out.
As part of your application, you will be required to answer screening questions related to the essential education. You must provide CLEAR, CONCRETE EXAMPLES with sufficient detail for each question.
Please ensure you provide a valid email address that remains active throughout the selection process. All updates, including invitations and results, will be sent by email. We encourage applicants to check their inbox and junk mail folders regularly to avoid missing important messages.
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Candidates will need to provide proof of their education prior to appointment. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at https://www.cicic.ca.
NOTE: Equivalencies granted by the Canadian provincial authorities with respect to Applied (Bachelor's) Degrees by colleges and technical institutes (i.e. in Ontario, British-Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba) must always be accepted as equivalent to Bachelor Degrees granted by universities in the provinces concerned.
3. Head Office Location – Calgary, AB: 210, 517 10th Avenue SW
Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
Education: University degree in Engineering from a recognized Canadian Institution (mechanical, chemical, civil, or other engineering specialty related to the position).
Learn more about degree equivalency.
Experience:
E1. Extensive* experience in technical, regulatory and business issues related to pipeline engineering in the oil and gas sector.
E2. Extensive* experience with creating and maintaining senior-level partnerships, and liaising with federal government, provinces and territories, and Indigenous peoples and governments on complex pipeline engineering matters.
E3. Extensive* experience leading, coaching and mentoring a team of professional engineers and safety professionals.
E4. Extensive* experience in presenting analysis and strategic advice and recommendations to senior executives, both orally and in writing.
- Extensive is defined as having the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various related activities which would have been acquired over approximately the last ten years.
Applied / assessed at a later date
Occupational Certification: Eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer or Professional Licensee in any Canadian province or territory with specialization in an engineering specialty relevant to the position.
Leadership Competencies (Guide proficiency level):
LC1 Create Vision and Strategy
LC2 Uphold Integrity and Respect
LC3 Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
LC4 Promote Innovation and Guide Change
For information on the Leadership Competencies, please visit the following website: https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/about/careers/assessment-tips/index.html
Organizational Competencies (Shape proficiency level):
OC1 Oral Communication
OC2 Written Communication
Technical Competencies (Shape proficiency level):
TC1 Application Assessment
Using engineering knowledge and professional judgment to assess the adequacy of proposed design, construction, operating and maintenance methodologies for the broad range of facilities and/or components within the purview of the CER. (Shape level)
TC2 Compliance Verification
A thorough understanding of the purpose and use of compliance and enforcement tools including inspection, and audit methods to establish or confirm the integrity of equipment and the effectiveness of integrity programs. (Shape level)
TC3 Investigative Methods
The use of inductive and deductive reasoning to determine the root cause of incidents, their contributing factors, appropriate mitigation and raising awareness through dissemination of information. (Shape level)
Competency Level Definitions
Guide is defined as thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application.
Shape is defined as being recognized as an expert. Shapes direction of the CER regarding the competency
May be applied / assessed at a later date
Asset Qualifications
AQ1 Specialized expertise obtained through post-graduate work related to pipeline engineering including practical field experience and publication of research in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
AQ2 Experience in development and implementation of Integrity Management systems and outcome-based regulation.
AQ3 Significant experience in, and contribution to, the interpretation of engineering codes and the development and industry consensus standards such as CSA standards.
AQ4 Experience with incorporating the unique circumstances and concerns of Indigenous Peoples and communities as it relates to resource development or infrastructure projects.
Organizational Needs: The CER is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. Preference may be given to qualified candidates who self-identify from the following Employment Equity Groups: Indigenous Peoples, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities and/or Women. We encourage you to indicate if you belong to one or more of the designated groups by completing the EE section in your application.
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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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 .
Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.
The Federal Public Service is stronger and most effective when we reflect the diversity of the Canadian population we serve. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, socio-economic background or lived experience.
Achieving a representative and diverse workforce has been identified as an organizational need for CER and may be applied at any time during this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are members of the specified designated group(s) will be considered. As such, first consideration for an appointment may be given to candidates who self-declare as belonging to one of the four designated employment equity groups (Persons with Indigenous Peoples*, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities and/or Women).
- Indigenous Peoples are people who are First Nation, Inuit or Métis.
