Electrician - Esquimalt Graving Dock

Update: Amendment to job location.

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

For a third year, Public Services and Procurement Canada has been selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is the engine that powers the Government of Canada. We support the daily operations of roughly 106 federal departments and agencies. By focusing on what we do best - providing innovative common services to the government - we help departments focus on what they do best: serving Canadians.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff a specified period position within PSPC Pacific Region. The pool may be used to staff permanent or temporary (such as a specified period appointments, indeterminate or casual) Should the selected candidate already be a public servant, the pool could also be used for assignments, secondments or acting appointments.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 500 words (maximum)

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

Occupational Certification:
Possession of a valid BC Journeyman Electrician's Certificate.

Degree equivalency

Acceptable training and/or experience in the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment and systems.
Experience working in an industrial and/or shipyard environment.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the electrical building trade and federal, provincial and local electrical codes.
Knowledge of electrical installations such as lighting circuits, alarm systems, AC & DC systems, transformers and switch gear.

Dependability
Team Work
Client Service Orientation

Ability to use testing equipment and to test and diagnose for electrical defects.
Ability to communicate.
Ability to assess contractor's progress, work quality and estimates.



Conditions of employment
Reliability and Security: Reliability status
Medical suitability.
Possession of a valid driver's license.
Required to work shifts, overtime and weekends.
Required to work in confined spaces.
Required to wear personal protective equipment such as hard hats and safety footwear.
Able to work on elevated catwalks and cranes.

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

Class A high voltage certification.
Class B Electrical Certification.

Experience working on electrical drives on level luffing cranes.
Experience working in a shipyard environment.
Experience planning and/or maintaining Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Experience maintaining and/or troubleshooting closed circuit TV systems.
Experience maintaining, installing and/or repairing high voltage equipment.
Experience working with computers.
Experience in rebuilding electric motors.
Experience working on mechanical equipment.
Experience in electrical lockout procedures.
Experience installing, maintaining and testing fiber optic or testing telephone cables and equipment.

Placement of PSPC employees affected by work force adjustment. Placement of employees subject to current or future reorganization. Public Services and Procurement Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) would be considered.

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

2 references of direct supervisors to be provided.

Written test may be applied at a later date.

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.