Senior technical coordinator

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Duties

As a team member of Production Services and the wider Capital Celebrations and Program Operations Directorate your technical and people skills will be called upon to provide technical coordination for major national events such as Canada Day, Winterlude, November 11th ceremonies and many other timely events throughout the year. You will be part of the team that has the technical responsibilities for the Summer and Winter Sound and Light shows, some of the largest in Canada. Your technical and organizational competencies will allow you to make timely decisions with regards to equipment choice, technical design, electrical infrastructure design, video and lighting design or Broadcasting support and budgeting. Your people skills will foster collaboration and provide a platform from which to develop novel approaches to any given situation. Your avant-garde attitude will allow for the development and use of new approaches and technologies. This skillset will be put to good use within our extended team as we strive to provide Canadians and tourists with experiences that promote the Canadian identity, our values, cultural development, and heritage.

Intent of the process

♦ The intent of this process is to imminently staff a Senior technical coordinator position within the Production Services on a temporary basis until March 31, 2023. The position could then become staffed indeterminate.

A list of partially or fully qualified candidates could be created and could be used to fill identical or similar positions, all requiring at least a linguistic profile at the BBB/BBB level.

All options and tenures can be considered (indeterminate, term, acting, deployment, assignment and secondment) within the Department of Canadian Heritage.

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
Post-secondary school diploma* from a recognized institution OR an acceptable combination of education, training and pertinent experience.

*A diploma is defined as: A college, a baccalaureate or higher-level degree, as established by educational authorities, unless the type of credential is specified in the relevant Qualification Standard.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

- Experience in the deployment of complex (1) technical infrastructures (2) for major (3) outdoor (4) cultural, sporting or special events.

(1) Complex means multiple, competing, key components.
(2) Technical infrastructures refers to broadcast and entertainment technologies such as, sound, lighting, video projection, staging, electrical distribution, arena rigging, web casting, wireless management, media distribution, staging, scenography etc.
(3) Major events and projects are large-scale events or projects attracting and/or reaching crowds of a minimum of five thousand people in one day. Persons working in a indoor setting can specify the number of events and attendance per event.
(4) Outdoor events refers to exterior working conditions such as major festivals or open-air concert venues.

- Advanced (1) experience in the design, development, planning and implementation of technical systems and infrastructures for major exterior events using tools like CAD, Vectorworks, Wysiwyg or other software. Using your knowledge in electrical distribution, lighting control, video signal distribution and/or sound system design.

(1) Advanced refers to beyond basic understanding of requirements and methodologies.

- Experience working in multi-disciplinary (1) teams.

(1) Multi-disciplinary teams means to work in a matrix management system where departments like programming, technical, artistic, broadcast, marketing and others form a project team.

- Experience supervising (1) trades and contractors.

(1) Supervising trades means to coordinate and supervise various specialized trade contractors and temporary personnel during a project.

- Experience developing documents for procurement of goods & services and managing contracts (1).

(1) Minimum value of $10,000.00 per contract for each example given.

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Hold or be able to obtain a valid Working at Heights certificate for Ontario.
Hold or be able to obtain a valid forklift, aerial lift, low lift and propane handling certificates.
Hold or be able to obtain a valid 1st aid certification

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

CORE COMPETENCIES
- Showing initiative and being action-oriented
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
- General administration and management
- Communication – Oral and written
- Service excellence
- Leadership

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
- Event technical knowledge*
*All knowledge factors / technical abilities, two (2) or more of these:
Knowledge of DMX and multiple Universe signal distribution
Knowledge of audio systems and basic of audio signal management and distribution
Knowledge of video signal distribution, video projection,
Knowledge of electrical distribution in large event environment
Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations in the event industry in Ontario and or Quebec.

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

ASSET EDUCATION
- Relevant post-secondary diploma or specialized training(s) in the fields of Arts, theater, lighting, audio recording, audio engineering, electronics or other relevant training

Degree equivalency

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
- Basic knowledge of the Ontario Labor Ministry (MOL) and the Province of Quebec CSST guidelines for the construction, entertainment and television industry.
- Practical knowledge of Vectorworks visualization/paperwork software, or other lighting plots and site plans drafting.
- Knowledge of financial, administrative and procurement policies and guidelines of the federal government.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

**SELF-IDENTIFY** At Canadian Heritage, diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values. Diverse teams bring different perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues.

Our workforce is diverse and inclusive and we are proud of it.

For some staffing opportunities, consideration may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, self-declare as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities or racialized communities.

We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process, by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity (EE) section, if applicable. This will help you connect with managers who are actively seeking candidates from one or more of these designated employment equity groups to join their teams.

NOTE: An Indigenous person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians.

Conditions of employment

• Secret security clearance
• Hold a valid unrestricted, non-probationary, non-graduated driver’s license with good abstract.
• Work in an office, home, as well as warehouse and outdoor sites. Work can be for long hours of time including in harsh climactic conditions.
• Consent to work overtime, irregular hours and frequently work on weekends and statuary holidays.
• Able to lift up to 25kg

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.

- Volume Management strategies may be used.

- In this process, we are using the terms “Indigenous Peoples” and “Racialized communities” as they align with international usage and in this process replace the legislative terms “Aboriginal peoples” and “Visible minorities’’ that appear in the Employment Equity Act and the Employment Equity Regulations. The definitions have not changed.

**The masculine gender, when used in this document, includes the feminine and non-binary genders. No discrimination is intended, it is used solely to simplify the text.**

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.