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The regional position is responsible for the planning, managing and delivering a portion of Canadian Coast Guard’s regional fleet vessel maintenance and technical inspection program, including the development of RFPs, TSORs, SOWs, and the negotiation and management of various contracts.
The national position is responsible for the provision of technical support and solutions to the national fleet and providing input to technical investigations and the quality management of the Vessel Maintenance Management program.
Marine Engineering (ME) is a branch within CCG's ITS Directorate in Headquarters and in the region that consists of a national team of marine professionals—engineers, marine engineers, technicians and others—who work collectively with other ITS branches and Fleet with a focus on in-service support for all marine engineering aspects in both our current and future fleet.
ME provides national strategic and functional management, engineering and leadership in the delivery of life cycle asset management. Marine Engineering has 7 units that enhance Coast Guard's ability to plan, manage, execute and report vessel maintenance as well as providing and interfacing technical expertise across the country to the CCG marine engineering community.
These positions normally work in an office environment with frequent periods of travel when the incumbent visits vessels, ship yards and other contractor sites.
A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures, security profiles and linguistic requirements within the Canadian Coast Guard.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
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EDUCATION (All Streams):
- A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.
OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE & EXPERIENCE
Stream A:
- Second Class Marine Engineering, Transport Canada Certificate of Competency or higher combined with considerable*** experience working in a Marine Environment****
Stream B:
- Third Class Marine Engineering, Transport Canada Certificate of Competency combined with extensive**** experience working in a Marine Environment****
Stream C:
- Certificate of Competency as an Electrical Officer as issued by Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) combined with considerable ***experience working in a Marine Environment****
OR
- A post-secondary or higher diploma in Electrical Technology with considerable *** experience working in the electrical field in a Marine Environment. ****
Stream D:
- A post-secondary or higher diploma in Naval Architecture Technology with considerable *** experience working in a Marine Environment****
OR
- A post-secondary or higher diploma in Marine Engineering Systems Design Technology with considerable *** experience working in a Marine Environment****
Stream E:
- A post-secondary or higher diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology with considerable *** experience working in the Mechanical Engineering field with experience working in a Marine Environment*****.
Steam F:
- Possession of a marine certificate issued by Transport Canada or Canadian Coast Guard and at least five (5) years of experience in the life cycle management of CCG Vessels and/or small craft.
**Considerable experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various related activities which are normally acquired over a period of at least five (5) years within the last ten (10) years.
***Extensive experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various related activities which are normally acquired over a period of at least ten (10) years within the last Fifteen (15) years.
**** Marine Environment is defined as either:
• shipboard operations OR
• industry or government directly involved with the maintenance, overhaul or repair of ships.
CERTIFICATES AND DESIGNATIONS (All Streams):
- Recognized Project Management diplomas and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certified designation.
- Marine Engineering Certificate.
Project Management is defined as a program offered by PMI Recognized Education Provider (REP). REPs are organizations that have been approved to offer training in project management and issue professional development units (PDUs) to meet the continuing education requirements needed by PMI credential holders.
Stream A:
- First Class Marine Engineering, Transport Canada Certificate of Competency
Streams C, D & E:
- Certified Engineering Technologist designation
- P.Tech designation
- P.Eng designation
- Marine Engineering, Transport Canada Certificate of Competency
Stream F:
- Training in Maritime Corrosion
- Training on maritime electrical principles
- Inflatable Rigid Hull Operator Training
- Small Vessel Maintenance Training
- Small craft operator certificate
EXPERIENCE (All Streams):
- Experience managing and supervising technical or support staff.
- Experience as a Project Manager in managing a project through all the life cycles from Project - Initiation to Project Completion and close out.
- Experience managing multi-year budgets.
- Experience working on modern highly integrated marine equipment and systems in the marine environment.
- Experience using MS Project or other project management software.
- Significant experience** maintaining small craft.
- Significant experience** providing technical expertise for the assessment of vessel construction projects, vessel refits or vessel work periods.
- Significant experience** managing new vessel construction, vessel refits or vessel work periods.
- Significant experience** preparing and reviewing detailed Statements of Operational Requirements (SOR) or Technical Statement of Requirements (TSOR).
- Experience preparing proposals, work plans, risk analyses, financial reports and project progress reports.
- Significant experience** developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience coordinating tasks and activities in a multi-disciplinary team.
**Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various related activities which are normally acquired over a period of at least three (3) years within the last ten (10) years.
Various language requirements
English essential
French essential
English or French essential
Bilingual - imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual - imperative CBC/CBC
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE (All Streams):
- In-depth knowledge of commonly accepted practices of the maintenance, overhaul or repair of ships.
- In-depth knowledge of the principles and practices of project management.
- Knowledge of the principles of Life Cycle Management.
- Knowledge of Contracting and Procurement Management, Procedures and Practices in the Government of Canada.
KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES (All Streams):
- Create Vision and Strategy
- Mobilize People
- Uphold Integrity and Respect
- Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders
- Promote Innovation and Guide Change
- Achieve Results
ABILITIES (All Stream):
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to analyze issues, assess impacts and develop options or solutions.
ORGANIZATIONAL NEED
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard are committed to establishing and maintaining a workforce representative of the population it serves. In order to achieve this representative workforce, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Indigenous peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Be willing and able to work overtime to meet operational requirements.
- Be willing and able to travel within Canada and abroad.
- Be willing and able to go to sea in ships under trial.
- Be willing and able to wear personal protective equipment
- A Health Canada CAT II Medical Evaluation may be required
Reliability Status security clearance - These factors are not used at the pre-selection stage.
The Department is responsible for the security clearance process.
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
▶ You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.
▶ Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder).
▶ A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to begiven further consideration in the assessment process.
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.