Executive Director, Flight Operations

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Duties

Reporting to the Director General, Aircraft Services, the Executive Director, Flight Operations is accountable for:

• directing, supervising and administering Transport Canada’s flight operations nationally;
• providing airplane and helicopter flight operation services to Transport Canada and other government and non-government clients, including the Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of National Defense and other federal departments;
• providing flight training services to Transport Canada's civil aviation inspectors and to other government clients, including the Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of National Defense;
• promoting flight operation services to clients;
• researching, developing and submitting competitive bids and negotiating inter-departmental agreements to provide services on a cost-recovery basis;
• ensuring that all flight operations meet the legislated standards for Commercial Air Carriers and are carried out in a safe, efficient and effective way; and
• investigating cases where pilots fail to meet prescribed proficiency standards and deciding on retraining or cessation of flying TC aircraft.

Work environment

The Aircraft Services Directorate (ASD) is responsible for the management, maintenance and modification of aircraft, and the provision of services in support of Transport Canada operations which include selected programs of other federal government departments (i.e. the Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of National Defense). Thanks to its qualified personnel, the ASD can deliver on this important mandate.

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 user-focused 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 want to join a dynamic organization and would also 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 staff on an indeterminate basis the position of Executive Director, Flight Operations.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be established from this selection process and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, various linguistic profiles and various security clearances within Transport Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "in 9,999 words (maximum). In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the education, certification and experience qualifications listed under the essential qualifications section. For each of these qualifications, by using the education, certification and experience as a header, clearly demonstrate with concrete and detailed examples how you meet each of the education, certification and experience qualifications, including where, when and how they were obtained. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected. As we cannot make assumptions about your experience, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. You must ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The résumé may be used as a secondary source to confirm your experience. It is important to provide complete information as we will not solicit for additional or missing information."

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

EDUCATION

Graduation with a degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

* Degree: Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master’s degree), the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

Degree equivalency

CERTIFICATION

Hold or have held a Canadian Airline Transport Pilot Licence – aeroplane or a Canadian Commercial Pilot Licence – Helicopter and Group IV IFR rating; OR

Have acquired not less than 3 years related supervisory experience with an operator of a Commercial Air Service whose flight operations are similar in size and scope** of the Aircraft Services Directorate (ASD).

** the size and scope of operations is defined as “the complexity of operations, the number and type of aircraft and the type of certificates they operate under”.

EXPERIENCE

Experience in the operation or management of airplanes and/or helicopters.

Experience in the direction of the development and refinement of company specific policies and directives related to the operation of airplanes or helicopters.

Experience in the direction of the delivery of pilot training programs or flight operations services.

Experience in the direction of a geographically dispersed organization.

Experience in the management of human*** and financial**** resources.

***For human resources management, applicants must clearly demonstrate that they have supervised staff, assigned work, managed and assessed performance and implemented staffing plans. Applicants must also indicate the number of employees they have supervised directly.

****For financial resource management, applicants must show how they contributed to the active management of resources. They have to specify what roles they took on, including in the sound financial planning, and/or forecasting and/or reporting. Does not necessarily require direct management of a delegated budget.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of relevant provisions of the regulations and standards necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities to ensure safety of the operations.

Knowledge relevant to the requirements of an air operator’s certificate and special authorizations.

Knowledge relevant to the requirements of the content of an operations manual.

Knowledge of Safety Management Systems (SMS).

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)

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness and ability to travel both inside and outside Canada.

Willingness and ability to work outside of normal work hours on short notice.

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 one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities and Women.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Be fully vaccinated unless accommodated based on a certified medical contraindication, religion, or other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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

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.

A written examination may be administered.

The preparation and delivery of a presentation may be required.

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

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

Management 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: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/staffing-assessment-tools-resources/links-interest/three-steps-successful-job-interviews/participating-appointment-processes.html

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 a diploma(s) or 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.

We thank all those who apply.

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.