Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Airworthiness

Important messages

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets). Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process.

Please carefully read the "Other Information" section of this advertisement as there is important information regarding your application.

Work environment

Our Vision: A transportation system in Canada that is recognized worldwide as safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible.

The future Transport Canada is building towards is one where industry operates at the maximum level of delegation possible, with the flexibility to meet safety requirements in the most cost-efficient manner. This means that the regulatory framework must be increasingly performance-based to permit the implementation of systematic approaches to provide continuous improvement in safety performance.

How we manage risk in aviation or what we do to prevent accidents from occurring in the first place becomes the logical and necessary focus of our endeavours. For the purposes of the Civil Aviation Program and to bring our strategic goals into focus, Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) defines safety as the condition where risks are managed to acceptable levels, which translates into our mission.

Our Mission: To develop and administer policies and regulation for the safest civil aviation system for Canada and Canadians, using a systems approach to managing risks.

Inspectors must be leaders and skilled communicators capable of working effectively with others and adapting to the different needs of our clients. They must sometimes take rapid, decisive action and must be able to negotiate, facilitate behaviour change and develop new competencies in client industries. Inspectors work in an environment of high stress due to the possible impact of error and real or potential conflict. In the course of ensuring that regulations are respected, inspectors carry significant responsibility and accountability, their decisions have a direct impact on the safety of Canadians.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates will be established to staff a position on an indeterminate basis.
This pool may be used to staff similar positions in Moncton, NB and St. John's, NL.

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:
Successful completion of a post-secondary diploma/degree in aircraft maintenance or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience related to aircraft maintenance and/or manufacturing.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
Valid Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) License (Category M1 OR Category M2 OR Category E OR Category S).

EXPERIENCE:
- Extensive* and recent ** experience in the inspection, modification, repair or manufacturing of aeronautical products
- Recent** experience in the development and/or application of quality assurance systems*** in a Canadian approved aviation maintenance and/or manufacturing organization

*Extensive*, the performance of complex activities in a wide variety of situations and has six (6) or more years of industry experience or has ten (10) or more years in the field of non-destructive testing.
**Recent, experience acquired within the last 6 years.
***Quality assurance systems can include other equivalent aviation maintenance and/or manufacturing activities.

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

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience using software applications other than word processing and spreadsheet software such as: PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, etc.
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Rotor Craft operations:
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Airline operations;
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Air Taxi operations;
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Recreational aircraft;
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Manufacturing processes (welding, plating, etc.);
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Avionics maintenance and repair;
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Non-destructive testing methods;
- Extensive experience* in the inspection, modification, repair or manufacturing of aeronautical products;
- Experience in writing documents, such as investigative reports or court documents;
- Experience in conducting interviews of suspects and witnesses.
- Extensive experience* in the supervision or management of quality assurance systems.

*By extensive experience, we expect the candidate has performed complex activities in a wide variety of situations.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willing and able to occasionally work outside core business hours and on weekends.
- Willing and able to occasionally perform inspection and oversight activities in various aviation environments that may be hazardous.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative: BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Standards that relate to the maintenance and/or manufacturing of aeronautical products
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Safety Management Systems as they apply to maintenance and/or manufacturing programs

ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Ability to communicate effectively orally

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
- Values and Ethics
- Self-management
- Business partnering skills
- Leadership
- Engagement
- Management Excellence

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Must be willing and able to travel frequently
- Must possess a valid Canadian driver's license

Other information

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. Should your email address change during this process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript.

Your application and your answers to the screening questions may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Please indicate your preferred official language in your application.

All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:

● Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
● Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
● For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

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.