Technical Data Officer

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✍How to apply for this job opportunity?

➊ Answer the screening questions. [Be specific]
➋ Answer the experience questionnaire.
➌ Submit your application!

Duties

👉 What is a Technical Data Officer?
A Technical Data Officer is someone who is the gatekeeper of technical data documentation; including all technical drawings, manuals, reports and certificates. Using the Canadian Coast Guard(CCG)’s digital repository called Meridian, all technical data is uploaded and maintained by the Technical Data Management (TDM) Officer. TDM Officer are also responsible for making changes to drawings and ensuring the most up-to-date version is available for view in Meridian for the clients to use in their design or engineering work. For example, when new equipment is added to a ship, the TDM Officer is responsible for all new and revised drawings and for keeping them up-to-date.

The main clientele are personnel from Marine Engineering, Marine Civil Infrastructure, and Electronics and Informatics departments. The service offering of a Technical Data Officer is defined as follows: acquisition, development, management and disposal of Technical Documentation associated with CCG assets such as ships, hovercraft, navigation and communications systems and associated infrastructure, as well as environmental response systems, whether hardware or software.

Intent of the process

This process is to fill 3 Technical Data Officer positions for the following cities: Quebec City (QC), Sarnia (ON) and Ottawa (ON).

A pool of pre-qualified candidates will be established from this process and may be used to fill the same or similar positions within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
Ed1: A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Ex1: Experience in management, processing and production of architectural or civil engineering technical documents using computer aided drafting software such as AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, Catia, Creo or other Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
Ex2: Experience in reading, interpreting, and managing technical data and documentation* for various engineering and technical disciplines.
Ex3: Experience providing technical data information management support to clients for planning, acquisition, distribution, change, or archiving of information.
Ex4: Experience in researching and analyzing information.

*Such as those of technical drawings, requirement and performance specifications, Bills of Material, operation and maintenance application requirements, change objects.

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

The following qualifications are considered assets. In other words, these qualifications can be used to distinguish you from other candidates, they are not eliminatory.

EDUCATION
AEd1: A post-secondary school diploma /degree in one of the following engineering technology disciplines: drafting and design, marine, mechanical, civil, architectural, electronics or informatics, or an **acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

** An acceptable combination of education, training and experience is defined as a minimum of a secondary school diploma, and a minimum of five (5) years of work experience in a drafting and design, engineering, technical, or information management discipline.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
AEx1: Experience working in a drafting discipline, such as civil technology, architectural technology or naval architecture
AEx2: Experience managing records within a document management or enterprise resource planning software application such as Accruent Meridian, IBM Maximo, SAP, OpenText.
AEx3: Experience developing business analysis, technical data management strategies, data modelling or workflow.
AEx4: Experience in providing engineering, maintenance, or operational support expertise to personnel in one or more of the following technical domains: marine, civil, architectural, mechanical, electronics, and informatics.
AEx5: Experience in performing configuration management of assets, systems, equipment, or components; either hardware or software.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Kn1: Knowledge of technical drawing fundamentals.
Kn2: Knowledge of information management fundamentals.
Kn3: Knowledge of asset life cycle management fundamentals.

ABILITIES
Ab1: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ab2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ab3: Ability to plan and organize work flow.

For positions in the Central Region (Québec and Sarnia)
Ab4: Ability to use AutoCAD software.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Ps1: Focus on Results
Ps2: Initiative
Ps3: Effective Interpersonal Relationships
Ps4: Dependability

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

ABILITY
For positions in Ottawa (NCR) only:
AB1: Ability to use AutoCAD software.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Able and willing to travel across Canada;
• Able and willing to work overtime as required.

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

👉 IMPORTANT NOTES
All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be used for evaluation purposes.
Please note the ability to communicate effectively in writing will be evaluated throughout the process, in particular in your application.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in either official language. To be appointed, the candidate must meet the language profile of the position to be filled.

📧 Not sure how to apply? Send us a question and we will be glad to help! If you are not able to apply online, please contact the team below for assistance.

🎓 Candidates who were educated outside of Canada, must have the certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. This will enable candidates to provide proof of Canadian equivalency when applying for a job in the public service. The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) assists persons who wish to obtain an assessment of their educational, professional, and occupational credentials by referring them to the appropriate organizations The CICIC can be contacted through its website at: http://www.cicic.ca.

🚩ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
You will have to provide proof of your original education and occupational credentials when requested.

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.