Senior Stock Assessment Technician

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We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures and security requirements for the Stock Assessment Program in the Fraser and Interior Area. The pool may also be used to staff similar future positions at various tenures within Fisheries and Oceans in the Pacific Region.

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the asset qualifications may also be deemed as an essential qualification and only candidates and persons with a priority entitlement who possess those qualifications will be considered for that specific vacancy. Please clearly explain how you meet each asset qualification that is applicable to you.

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:
• Secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (a satisfactory score on the PSC test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in organizing and conducting projects to estimate adult spawning escapement for salmonids.
• Experience operating and maintaining field equipment such as boats, motors, vehicles, inflatable rafts, seine nets, and biological sampling and mechanical equipment.
• Experience in project management including managing budgets; and supply, equipment or facility inventories.
• Experience supervising personnel.
• Experience summarizing, analyzing and reporting biological data .
• Experience working with public, private groups, First Nations, or government agency.

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

EDUCATION:
• Successful completion of post secondary training in fisheries or other relevant biological or natural resource science(s).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Significant* experience organizing and conducting stock assessments of Fraser River salmon.
• Recent** experience organizing and conducting stock assessments of Fraser River salmon.
• Experience in contracting or procurement of assets.
• Experience analyzing adult or juvenile stock assessment data for salmonid populations.
• Experience preparing technical or scientific reports .
• Experience leading Public Service staffing processes.
• Proficient in the operation and maintenance of power driven (jet and propeller) vessels.
• Experience in conducting hydroacoustic or telemetry studies.
• Experience conducting recreational fishery assessments (creel surveys) or generating recreational fishery catch and effort estimates.
• Experience conducting helicopter surveys for natural resource assessments.

* ‘Significant experience’ is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed the full range of activities related to the individual asset qualification.
** ’Recent’ is defined as having occurred within the last 5 years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of the biology of Pacific Salmon.
• Knowledge of the field techniques and equipment used to enumerate juvenile and adult salmonid populations.
• Knowledge of safety procedures related to field operations and equipment.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
• Ability to analyze and summarize data and produce reports using applicable computer software programs such as MS Excel, and Word.
• Ability to plan, organize and safely conduct field programs within budget, including the hiring and administration of staff.
• Ability to manage and maintain field equipment inventories and camp facilities.
• Ability to solve problems, make decisions and prioritize tasks .
• Ability to work effectively independently and as a member of a team.
• Effective oral communication skills .
• Effective written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Initiative
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Judgement

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to achieving a diversified workforce and to meeting our employment equity goals. Selection may be limited to 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:
• Annually, up to 6 months of intermittent travel associated with the delivery of field studies, including traveling to and working from remote field locations.
• Seasonally working overtime, including weekends, shiftwork, and variable hours; and for continuous durations up to 4 weeks or longer, as required to meet operational needs.
• Working and living in remote field camps, often under challenging conditions such as inclement weather, with limited amenities for periods of up to 4 weeks at a time.
• Working around, on, or in water, including lakes and swiftwater environments.
• Participation in periods of strenuous physical work associated with field activities and equipment maintenance.
• Flying in helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft.

Conditions of employment

• A valid BC Class 5 driver's licence or equivalent.
• Reliability Security Clearance.
• Health Canada Medical Clearance.
• Valid first aid certification (minimum level 1) with CPR.
• Valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card.
• Annually, up to 6 months of intermittent travel associated with the delivery of field studies, including traveling to and working from remote field locations.
• Seasonally working overtime, including weekends, shiftwork, and variable hours; and for continuous durations up to 4 weeks or longer, as required to meet operational needs.
• Working and living in remote field camps, often under challenging conditions such as inclement weather, with limited amenities for periods of up to 4 weeks at a time.
• Working around, on, or in water, including lakes and swiftwater environments.
• Participation in periods of strenuous physical work associated with field activities and equipment maintenance.
• Flying in helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft.
• Attain and maintain certifications as may be required to meet Departmental health and safety standards.
• All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Those selected must meet and maintain the Condition(s) of Employment throughout their employment.

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

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the asset qualifications may also be deemed as an essential qualification and only candidates and persons with a priority entitlement who possess those qualifications will be considered for that specific vacancy. Please clearly explain how you meet each asset qualification that is applicable to you.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

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

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

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.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.