Aids to Navigation Design and Review Officer

Update: Good day,

This is to inform you that the closing date was amended to Monday, July 17th 2017 23h59, Pacific Time

Important messages

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the Screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the essential and asset qualifications (other qualifications). Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected.

Duties

Aids to Navigation Design and Review Officer

Work environment

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) leads the management of Canada’s fisheries and the safeguarding of Canadian waters. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), a Special Operating Agency within DFO, is responsible for services and programs that contribute to the safety, security, and accessibility of Canada’s waterways. With over 10,000 dedicated employees in over 400 locations across Canada, our Department is often the only federal presence in smaller coastal and remote communities. In January 2017, the Department received special recognition as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

The Government of Canada has announced the Oceans Protection Plan, a whole-of-government approach to improve marine safety, to work with Indigenous groups, provinces, territories, and other stakeholders to better co-manage Canada’s oceans while advancing the Government’s broader objectives of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, protection of the environment, protection of our coasts and waterways, and economic growth for the middle class.

DFO/CCG are recruiting to deliver on this significant commitment. A team of dedicated, dynamic and talented professionals, we are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us in making an impact on the lives of Canadians.

DFO’s scientific knowledge and expertise, advice, products and services support evidence-based decision making, policy development, economic activity and stewardship of our waters. There are exciting career opportunities in areas such as fisheries and aquaculture management, regulation, science and innovation; habitat protection, oceans management, and ecosystems research; and charting of Canadian waters and modelling of ocean conditions, among others.

A nationally recognized, world-leading symbol of safety, operating along the longest coastline in the world, CCG is entrusted to deliver valuable programs and services to Canadians that save lives, protect the environment and support our Canadian economy. Embracing a proactive culture for 24/7 service to Canadians and for Canadians, CCG offers exciting sea-going and shore-based career opportunities in the delivery of critical maritime safety, security and response services; response to on-water and maritime incidents using a variety of vessels, hovercraft, helicopters, and small craft; and providing vital information and assistance to vessels, including navigation support, distress and safety communications and coordination of maritime trade.

The Department also offers exciting opportunities in its Corporate Services in areas such as information technology, program development and services; real property management; and human resource staffing and classification.
Do you believe in the gold standard of service? Do you thrive on change and exciting new projects? If that is who you want to be, then DFO/CCG is the place for you! Women, Aboriginal people and visible minorities are particularly encouraged to apply.

For more information on careers at DFO: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/career-carriere-eng.htm
For more information on careers at CCG: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/College-and-Careers/home

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to establish a pool of qualified candidates. The pool will be used to staff immediate needs and may be used in the future to staff identical or similar positions across Canada, with various tenures (casual, acting, term, indeterminate) and various linguistic profiles.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:
ED: A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
EXP1: Experience using the Microsoft suite of programs (including but not limited to: Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
EXP2: Experience engaging or consulting with clients or stakeholders, or providing services to a client or stakeholder group related to a marine operational environment
EXP3: Experience working in the field of Aids to Navigation (including but not limited to: designing an aids system, navigating, cartography, chartwork)

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Education:
AED1 :Training or certification in a field related to the function of the position (including but not limited to: navigation, mapping (cartography), geomatics, chartwork)
AED2: Transport Canada (STCW ’95) Watch keeping Mate, Near Coastal Certificate (or equivalent) or higher
AED3: Transport Canada Small Vessel Operator Proficiency Training Course - TP 14692E

Degree equivalency

Experience:
AEXP1: Experience working in a division of CCG Marine Programs or Fleet
AEXP2: Experience using nautical charts and plotting position, in a professional sea-going environment
AEXP3: Experience analyzing Aids to Navigation systems.
AEXP4: Experience working as a navigation officer
AEXP5: Significant* experience as a navigation officer or coxswain onboard a Canadian Coast Guard Buoy Tender Vessel

* Significant experience is defined as a minimum 6 periods of 28 days on a Coast Guard vessel.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Various Linguistic profiles – English Essential, French Essential, Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
K1: Knowledge of the Canadian Aids to Navigation Systems TP 968E

Abilities:
A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally
A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A3: Ability to analyze and make recommendations to middle management

Personal Suitability:
PS1: Effective Interpersonal Skills
PS2:Judgment
PS3: Initiative

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Knowledge:
AK1: Knowledge and understanding of the relationship between the CCG AtoN program and other CCG programs including ITS/MCI, Fleet, Mariners, MCTS.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Secret security clearance

Valid Driver’s License

Willing and able to travel year round throughout Canada and the United Sates by various modes of commercial transportation including helicopter and boat, ship and vessel.

Willing and able to embark and disembark from helicopters and small boats and vessels onto rough terrain and in all weather conditions, to conduct site investigations.

Willing and able to work overtime as required on short notice.

Other information

A written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

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

A top down selection method may be used at any point in the assessment process.
Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed in this appointment process.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.