Air Quality Technician

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Assessment accommodation

**IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW**
Candidates are required to complete screening questions that clearly demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria of education and experience and any asset education and asset experience listed in the Statement of Merit Criteria. Candidates should use concrete examples demonstrating how they meet the experience and education required. Resumes will be used to validate the experience listed in the answers and proof of education will be required to validate the education. 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.

Please note that communication relating to this process, including resume and/or screening questions, may be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar, term and/or permanent positions, acting, assignments/secondments or deployments.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:
Graduation with an acceptable technical degree or diploma from a recognized university or college or employer approved alternatives including an acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Recent* and significant+ experience working with air quality measuring instruments.
• Recent* and significant+ experience in air quality instrument installation, maintenance, repair and calibration.
• Recent* experience in data management assurance and data quality control.

* Recent experience is defined as experience acquired within the last five years from work or formal training opportunities; candidates should note where such experience was obtained in their application.
+Significant experience is defined as two or more years of experience acquired in a working environment; candidates should note where such experience was obtained in their application.

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

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in development or design of electronics.
• Experience in meteorological instrument calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Field experience in the collection and QA/QC of air quality data.
• Experience with Raspberry Pi (or equivalent) computer platforms.
• Experience in LabVIEW or other environmental data acquisition systems and data communications.
• Experience installing solar power solutions for environmental monitoring equipment.
• Experience with low-cost sensors for environmental monitoring.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of computer and data acquisition systems.
• Knowledge of air quality instrument installation, principles of operation, maintenance, calibration, testing and repair
• Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control of measurement data.

COMPETENCIES:
• Written communication - Candidate's application (Resume and Screening Question Answers) will be used to evaluate the ability to communicate clearly in writing.
• Oral communication – will be assessed during interview.
• Adaptability
• Thinking
• Working with others

Note: Candidates will be required to achieve a pass mark on each individual factor under essential qualifications.

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

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of operation, maintenance and repair of meteorological instruments.
• Knowledge of computer networking, remote access of equipment and remote accessing tools
• Knowledge of computer programming (eg. R, Python, Labview, others)

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness and ability to work overtime

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• The requirement to travel for meetings, training, and fieldwork by air or car.
• Medically fit to work in remote environments.
• Willing and able to work on elevated sites.
• Willing and able to move equipment and supplies weighing up to 30 kg.
• Willing and able to participate in work that may require extended working hours and periods up to one week in duration away from home.
• Must possess a valid class 5 driver's license.

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

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

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.