Director, National Aircraft Certification (Amended: Closing date)

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Transport Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equitygroups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

Duties

Are you ready to lead a large, diverse and highly technical team of aeronautical product engineering and flight test specialists and supporting positions? Are you looking to work in a fast paced environment that’s highly demand driven, subject to varying and often competing activity within the aerospace industry, as well as to sudden changes in priorities when events in worldwide aviation implicate products either certified directly by Transport Canada or those imported into Canada and in use by Canadian aircraft operators? Do you want to contribute directly to maintain Canada’s strong reputation as being a reliable and technically competent aviation safety authority, thus supporting Canada’s role in various Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements that Canada holds with other countries? Do you want to establish and maintain strong and trusting relationships with the leaders of Canada’s major aeronautical design organizations? Do you know how to lead a large team in maintaining a strong safety standard as well as contributing directly to the viability of Canada’s aerospace industry in the global market? If YES, the Civil Aviation Sector at Transport Canada needs you!

Reporting to the Director General, Civil Aviation, the Director of National Aircraft Certification is accountable for:

• Leading a national team, including a Headquarters component and five (5) Regional Offices carrying out the design approval and continuing airworthiness activities for aeronautical products designed in Canada, as well as imported aeronautical products
• Establishing and maintaining the strategic direction of the National Aircraft Certification program
• Representing Canada as the operational leader of the Canadian aeronautical certification program, alongside counterparts from other major jurisdictions, including but not limited to FAA (US), EASA (Europe), ANAC (Brazil), CAAC (China)
• Being the Enterprise Manager within Transport Canada for major Canadian aerospace design and manufacturing organizations, including Bombardier Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, CMC Electronics, Diamond Aircraft of Canada and others
• The conduct of 7 reporting Chiefs and their respective Divisions:
o Project Management
o Regional Engineering
o HQ Engineering
o Flight Test
o Continuing Airworthiness
o Delegations, Surveillance and Quality Management Systems
o Business Management

Work environment

Transport Canada is responsible for transportation policies and programs. It promotes safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible transportation and can deliver on this important mandate thanks to its qualified personnel.

Transport Canada is being pushed by digital and technological transformation across the transportation system and the government, and is at the forefront of testing new innovative technologies, applying a userfocused mindset in everything we do, applying modern service design methodologies, taking data driven approaches, and working in the open to engage with citizens, stakeholders and other departments.

If you would like to play a part in keeping Canadians safe and secure, and contribute to innovation in transportation, Transport Canada will be able to meet your expectations.

Intent of the process

The results of this process will be used to fill on an indeterminate basis the position of Director, National Aircraft Certification, Civil Aviation.

A pool of qualified candidates may be created and may be used to staff identical or similar EX-02 positions at Transport Canada.

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)

STEP 1 – TELL US

Tell us about you! Explain why you are interested in this position and why you are the ideal candidate. Furthermore, we want to know who you are as a leader and how you would contribute to mobilizing a team. Be sure to include examples that demonstrate the breadth, depth and scope of your experience.

• What motivated you to apply and why do you think you are the ideal candidate for this position? Tell us why we should hire you.
• Do you possess a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution? Tell us about your educational background.
• What kind of significant* experience do you have in managing programs related to the design, development or certification of aeronautical products?
• Do you have experience in dealing with politically sensitive issues? Provide us with examples.
• Have you provided strategic advice and recommendations to senior management? Tell us about it.
• We are looking for a candidate with significant* experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships with internal and external organizations and stakeholders. If you possess such significant experience, please tell us about it and provide us with examples.
• Have you significantly* managed human and financial resources**? To what extent?

*Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various complex related activities which are normally acquired over a period of at least three (3) cumulative years of work.
** Please indicate the number of employees you supervised directly and the size of budget for which you were directly responsible.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

STEP 2: SHOW US AND MEET US

If your application is retained for further consideration, we will contact you so we can get to know you, give you the opportunity to show us your knowledge and competencies and determine if this opportunity is suitable for you.

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of civil aircraft regulatory framework as it pertains to aeronautical products.
• Knowledge of the Canadian and foreign aircraft industry, authorities and aviation organizations.
• Knowledge of current issues and trends affecting civil aviation and the airworthiness of aircraft.

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Create vision and strategy
• Mobilize people
• Uphold integrity and respect
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
• Promote innovation and guide change
• Achieve results

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Should you possess the following degree it would be an asset for the position and for our team. As such:

• Do you possess a degree in engineering from a recognized post-secondary institution? Give us more details.

Degree equivalency

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The incumbent of this position is required to travel both inside and outside Canada.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Increase the representation of designated Employment Equity groups.

Conditions of employment

Secret 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

A written examination may be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks will be sought.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualification.

The asset qualification may be invoked at any time during the process.

Management may use the asset qualification and (or) may use a cut-off score in order to determine the number of candidates that will be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

For information on preparing for an EX appointment process, please visit:
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For information on Public Service Key Leadership Competencies, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/examples-effective-ineffective-behaviours.html#:~:text=The%

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

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment 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.