Technical Team Lead, Airworthiness

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Assessment accommodation

You will be required to demonstrate the Essential Qualifications (Education and Experience) and Asset qualifications (if applicable) for the initial screening by answering online screening questions and on your résumé. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must clearly demonstrate when, where, and how the qualification was met through substantiation by concrete examples. Information on your education and experience provided in the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. Failure to provide the above information in the required format may result in your application being rejected from this process.

Duties

The Technical Team Lead - Airworthiness: develops, implements, organizes and manages the delivery of certification and safety oversight plans as they relate to aircraft maintenance and manufacturing. This involves: developing and implementing business and operational plans, identifying and establishing required resource levels, coordinating the activities of technical and specialized staff and providing them with leadership and guidance.

The Technical Team Lead - Airworthiness exercises a broad set of delegations of authority from the Minister of Transport, and manages a team of individuals who also exercise a broad set of delegation of authority over individuals, enterprises and Minister's delegates, and communicates on a regular basis with individuals, including Accountable Executives, senior managers and other representatives of enterprises, organizations, other government agencies and Minister's delegates.

Intent of the process

The results of this process will initially be used to staff one (1) position indeterminately.

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:
• Successful completion of a post-secondary diploma/degree in aircraft maintenance or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience related to aircraft maintenance and/or aviation manufacturing.


QUALIFICATION
• Possession of a valid Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence;

OR

• University degree, college certificate or a current membership in the American Society for Quality Control who have six (6) or more years of industry experience in the performance or supervision of aeronautical product manufacturing processes.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Extensive experience in the performance of complex activities in a wide variety of situations in manufacturing or maintenance of aeronautical products.

• Extensive experience in demonstrating an increasing level of responsibility throughout their career in manufacturing or maintenance of aeronautical products.

• Six (6) or more years of Industry experience as a licensed AME or manufacturing of aeronautical products.

• Recent* experience holding Aircraft Certifying Authority (ACA) or Shop Certifying Authority (SCA) in a Canadian approved aircraft maintenance organization (AMO) and/or holding certifying authority within a Canadian approved manufacturing organization,
or
• Recent* experience holding supervisory or maintenance control or quality assurance responsibilities in a Canadian AMO or Canadian approved manufacturer,
or
• Exercising Ministerial delegation as a Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Airworthiness or Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Airworthiness (Manufacturing).

• Recent* experience in managing or supervising a team or workforce. **

• Recent* experience applying risk management concepts and principles.

Definitions
*Recent, experience acquired within the last three (3) years.

** Applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have managed or supervised staff and/or a team by assigning work demonstrating that they have performed the majority of the following: following up on due dates, establishing required resource levels, reviewing work, establishing operational plans, budgets and performance standards. (Please indicate the number of staff and/or team members managed or supervised directly and length of time).

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

ASSET QUALIFICATION(S)
• Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Airline operations.
• Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Air Taxi operations.
• Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Avionics maintenance and repair.
• Extensive experience* in respect of the repair or modification of structures (sheet metal, tubular, composite, etc.).
• Extensive experience* in the inspection, modification, repair or manufacturing of aeronautical products.
• Extensive experience* in the supervision or management of quality assurance systems.
• Experience in financial and human resources management.
• Experience in managing projects.
• Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with aircraft products.
• Experience in developing or evaluating management systems.
• Experience in conducting assessments or evaluation of compliance.
• Experience in supervising multi-disciplinary teams.

* By extensive experience, we expect the candidate has performed complex activities in a wide variety of situations.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Standards that relate to the maintenance and/or manufacturing of aeronautical products.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Safety Management Systems as they apply to maintenance and/or manufacturing programs.

ABILITIES:
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

COMPETENCIES
• Uphold Integrity and Respect
• Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
• Achieve Results
• Strategic Thinking

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, consideration may be given to qualified candidates self identifying as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, visible minorities, and women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willing and able to travel via all modes of transportation to remote and/or isolated locations
Willing and able to work in an aviation environment (i.e. noise, fumes, hazards)
Willing and able to work overtime, irregular hours and weekends

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Must possess a valid Canadian Driver’s licence.

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

Candidates from outside the Federal Public Service may be required to pay for their own travel expenses for this selection process.

A variety of tools and methods may be used to assess candidates including, but not limited to, written tests, standardized tests, interviews, and/or reference checks. In addition, all information obtained throughout the selection process from the time of application to close of process may be used to evaluate candidates.

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.

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

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates should check emails regularly and ensure their email address accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

Candidates will be required to provide original proof of education as part of this selection process. Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.

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.