Rigger *AMENDMENT TO THE CLOSING DATE*

Important messages

APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

All information pertaining to the process will be sent by email. It is therefore your responsibility to verify your email account for new communication regarding this selection process on a regular basis.

All communication and information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the close of process, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Intent of the process

Anticipatory Staffing - A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff this position, similar positions, or lower level positions in the Canadian Coast Guard - Atlantic Region.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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 secondary school (high school)

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• *Recent and **significant experience in the maintenance, installation and inspection of communication towers up to 300ft in height.

*Recent is defined as within the last 3 years
**Significant is defined as at least 6 months

Candidates are required to have experience in all three areas (maintenance, installation, and inspection) in order to meet the experience requirement. Failure to demonstrate experience in all three areas (by providing concrete examples) may result in your application being screened out.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience in the maintenance of aids to navigation structures.
• Experience in the installation of aids to navigation structures.
• Experience in the inspection of aids to navigation structures.
• Fall arrest and tower rescue certifications.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of electrical work methods and radio frequency principles.
• Knowledge of standard safety work practices as related to climbing high structures.
• Knowledge of pulse charts as related to guy tensioning.
• Knowledge of steel structures and fabrication techniques.

ABILITIES:
• Ability to communicate effectively , both orally and in writing.
• Ability to perform onsite inspections and prepare reports.
• Ability to use computer programs (such as MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, email and Internet).

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Dependability
• Judgement
• Effective Interpersonal Skills

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Requirement to travel to remote locations for extended periods of time.
• Requirement to travel to remote locations via helicopter, ship, small boat, ATV and snowmobile.
• Health Canada medical clearance.

Other information

As an equal opportunity employer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to accommodating the needs of persons with disabilities. We therefore encourage persons with disabilities to identify any accommodation needed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has an Accommodation Policy and will accommodate up to the point of undue hardship for the duration of the selection process, and upon any offer of employment, for the performance of duties in the position.

PLEASE NOTE: 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).

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

Candidates will be required to provide proof (by way of original documents only) of all education and occupational certifications. Photocopies will not be accepted.

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/.

Please note that successful candidates who are eligible for deployment may be given priority over other qualified candidates.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.