Senior Technologist

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Assessment accommodation

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.

Duties

The position consists of using a geographical information system (GIS) to interpret different satellite based images (visible, infrared, passive microwave and synthetic aperture radar (SAR)) to identify and analyze sea and lake ice. Ice analysis charts are created and issued within tight deadlines. The ice analyses are principally used by mariners to avoid the ice or to find an efficient route through the ice.
In addition, the analyst monitors Canadian waters for potential illegal pollution discharges and provides reports to responding agencies.

The image analyst will advise or prepare reports for clients on current or climatological ice conditions. They will be responsible for monitoring the reception of incoming data and report deficiencies to appropriate entities. The position may also involve collaborating with, and participating in, scientific and technical research.

Intent of the process

The intent of this anticipatory process is to have a pool of qualified candidates to staff this and similar positions with various tenures within Environment and Climate change Canada in the National Capital Region.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

College diploma/certificate or university degree from a recognized institution with an acceptable specialization in geography, geographic information system (GIS), oceanography, meteorology, remote sensing or in a scientific discipline related to the position.

Successful completion of at least 1 GIS course from a recognized post-secondary university or college.

Degree equivalency

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

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 characteristics of satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
Knowledge of the use of SAR for interpreting marine ice .
Knowledge of Canadian Ice Service products.

PERSONLA SUITABILITY:
Adaptability
Team Player
Attention to detail
Client Service Orientation
Initiative

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
Ability to assess and interpret satellite imagery.
Ability to plan and organize work to successfully complete tasks within tight deadlines.
Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Problem Solving.

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

EXPERIENCE:
Recent experience* interpreting satellite images for sea or lake ice conditions
Recent experience* interpreting satellite images for marine oil pollution
Experience working in the field of meteorology or oceanography.
Experience working with Geographic Information system (GIS) software.

*This would usually be acquired by analyzing a minimum of two satellite images per week for a period of at least 6 months within the past 3 years.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Shift work – rotating shifts covering 6:00 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week for an average of 37.5 hours per week. Possible night shifts.
Willing and able to work overtime.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Your résumé or cover letter must clearly demonstrate how you meet education and assets experience. If you do not have any asset experience, write ''no asset experience''.

The onus is on candidates to demonstrate that they meet all of the above qualifications in order to receive further consideration.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at http://www.cicic.ca for further information.

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

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 random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used to determine who will be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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