Senior Engineer - (Inventory process)

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

What is an inventory?
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory to fill upcoming employment opportunities at the ENG02 group and level within the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Applicants who apply to an inventory process may be referred for one or more opportunities if they meet the needs of the position identified for staffing. Management can decide to access applications at any point so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.

How can you apply?
We want to attract top talent. Therefore we are focusing more on your competencies that complement your knowledge.
We are also taking a simplified approach for you to apply to this process. To apply for this process:
• provide your resume (no cover letter needed)
• answer the screening questions

When you apply you will be asked a series of screening questions based on the education and experience criteria below. When answering the screening questions, please provide:
- Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
- Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. The depth and breadth of experience of an applicant may be considered as part of screening or selection of a candidate, which is why it is recommended you quantify your experience. The screening questions are the primary source of information the screening board may use and your resume may only be used as a secondary source to verify information.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Jobs site. Apart from general inquiries, further documentation and applications emailed to the poster contact will not be accepted. You will only be asked for further documentation if you are contacted for further assessment. If you have a disability or are residing in a location that is preventing you from applying on-line you are asked to contact .

More information about maintaining your application, screening & assessment can be found at the bottom of this advertisement.

Please read this advertisement carefully in order to ensure you provide all the required information.

Duties

The CRTC oversees an industry that relies on technology to provide communication services to Canadians and our decision makers need to take technical trends and issues into account. Engineers at the CRTC face the following specific challenges:
• You must be a critical-thinker who is able to provide solid technical advice while always considering the impact of your recommendations on the industry and on Canadians
• You must be able to effectively explain technology to a non-technical audience and present your ideas effectively taking into account the big picture
• You must work well with your colleagues in a fast-paced environment as we are a small, nimble organization that gets things done quickly

Want to join our team?

Start by submitting your résumé and answering the screening questions. In your responses, please provide as much relevant detail as possible.

*Note that we will assess your answers based on your level of experience. For example, a junior engineer may have had some of this type of experience as a co-op student or as part of university assignments.

Work environment

Are you looking for a career where you have a direct impact on the daily lives of Canadians? Tired of working for a large, stuffy government department? Looking for better work-life balance? The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) may be the place for you. 87% of our employees think that the CRTC is an awesome place to work according to the most recent Public Service Employee Survey results!

Engineers at the CRTC are highly valued experts whose technical knowledge is relied on as the CRTC sets ground breaking policy. Given that the CRTC is a relatively flat organization, their knowledge and analysis is delivered directly to top level decision makers. Further, as a small organization, the CRTC is able to support the development of employees and maintain nimble approval processes.

As part of our role in ensuring that Canadians have access to a world-class communications system, we at the CRTC oversee various services on which we all rely. For example we:
• Work to enhance competition in telecommunications services, such as Internet broadband and mobile wireless services;
• Promote Canadian culture and the development of compelling and diverse content by and for Canadians through the licensing of TV and radio services;
• Regulate the provision of emergency services, such as 9-1-1 and emergency alerting; and
• Work to reduce spam, unsolicited telecommunications and other nuisance communications.

We are looking for engineers with fresh ideas and different levels of experience to help lead Canada into the evolving future of telecommunications and broadcasting.

Intent of the process

*IMPORTANT NOTE*

Please note that your application may be shared with Innovation, Science and Econominc Development (ISED) Canada, in the intent of staffing similar positions within the ENG group and levels. Should you NOT want your application and information to be shared with ISED, please write to us following the completion of your application at .

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This is a continuous intake inventory to create and maintain an inventory of candidates for opportunities at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

During the application process you will be asked a series of questions in order to determine the type of job(s) that would best suit your qualifications.

This inventory may be used to find candidates who currently are government indeterminate employees that are willing to move at their current group and level, either by an assignment, deployment or secondment.

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)

EDUCATION AND/OR OCCUPATION CERTIFICATION:

Refer to the QualificationStandards: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/psmfpfm/staffing-dotation/rqs-qcr/qscpnqap- eng.asp#as
Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in electrical engineering or with another specialization relevant to duties of the position.
AND
Eligibility for certification as a professional engineer in Canada with specialization in electrical engineering or with another specialization relevant to duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE :

• Significant experience* providing strategic advice and guidance of a technical nature and involving technology matters to senior management (director level or higher).
• Significant experience* in research, analysis or policy development.
• Significant experience* working within project teams.
• Experience working effectively and independently on multiple assignments within a fast-paced and continuously evolving regulatory or technical environment.

*Significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities of varied complexity which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately two (2) years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in conducting engineering studies and analyses in at least one of the following areas: broadcasting, wireless, telecommunications, IP technologies, network design and deployment, and satellite communications.
• Experience in planning, conducting or reviewing cost-based analysis relying on costing principles and concepts.
• Experience developing, interpreting or applying policies, regulations, standards, or technical specifications.
• Experience in management of human resources.

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

Various language requirements
English or French essential and Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB.

Information on language requirements

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES :

• Uphold Integrity and Respect
• Promote Innovation and Guide Change
• Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders

ABILITIES :

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing to present technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely orally to present technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to apply the theories, principles, concepts, and practices of engineering.
• Ability to identify trends, issues and challenges.
• Ability to lead projects or teams.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY :

• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Decision making skills.
• Reliability.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

In support of achieving a diversified workforce and our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to the visible minority group, women, persons with a disability or as belonging to the aboriginal group.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Willing and able to travel on occasion.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Reliability Status security clearance.

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.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Recent and past performance agreements may be used as part of the assessment. Please be prepared to provide such documentation should it be requested.

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).

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact .

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.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES REGARDING THE SCREENING QUESTIONS:
1. The purpose of these screening questions is to help you submit an application that is clear, complete and persuasive and demonstrates that you have all of the required essential education and experience qualifications and some or all of the asset education and experience qualifications.

2. The screening of candidates will be conducted only on the basis of these screening questions. The resume you have sent with your initial application will be used only if the Assessment Board considers it needs to validate the information provided in the screening questions.

3. Please DO NOT send a cover letter. These screening questions replace the cover letter. We will NOT review cover letters.

4. Each question is divided into two parts. The first part consists of a simple question requiring a YES or NO answer. If your answer is “yes”, the second part will ask to fully demonstrate how you obtained this qualification by responding to some sub-questions.

5. Responses will not be considered satisfactory if you simply state that you have the required qualifications or provide a list of current or past responsibilities or paraphrase the qualifications.

Your responses to the screening questions will be used as the primary source to determine if you meet the screening requirements. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

IMPORTANT: Ensure that your profile is up to date, as your Correspondence Language, Employment Status, Substantive Group and Level, Substantive Organization, Substantive Work Location and Personal Record Identifier (PRI) will be pulled from your GC Jobs profile to help complete the initial screening.

Correspondence Language can be updated in your account under “Personal information.” The remaining items can be updated when you prepare your application for submission under “Requirements” in “Job Applications”.

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.