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📢 How does this work?
Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team! Let us know you’re interested! Click “Apply online.” 👍
Step 2: Tell us about you! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
Step 3: We will carefully review all of your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities we may contact you for further information or assessment.
The Department of National Defence is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada's population. To achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring as belonging to one or more of the designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women. We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.
The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. The civilian workforce is an essential part of the Defence Team. Your knowledge and expertise contribute to the overall mission. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where you have opportunities to learn, to develop your talents, to progress in your career and have job satisfaction over the long-term.
About the location:
The job is located in Esquimalt, BC. It is one of thirteen municipalities of the Greater Victoria Area/Capital Regional District at the southern tip of Vancouver Island. The mild costal climate is one of the best in Canada. Outdoor and indoor recreational areas are abundant in the region, from pristine nature trails, clear blue lakes, bike paths to a number of education institutions and friendly neighbourhoods. Cultural events such as Rifflandia Music Festival, Victoria Tall Ships Festival, Symphony Splash, Oak Bay’s Tea Party, Esquimalt’s Buccaneer Day, and more provide a wide variety of entertainment. Vancouver and Seattle are with a day’s travel of this vibrant city.
The intent of this process is to offer two (2) positions on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Esquimalt, BC.
The 2 positions are:
Naval Architect – Hull System Services Technologist (Senior Project Technician)
A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and used to staff identical or similar positions with various employment tenures (temporary and permanent), operational requirements, and conditions of employment at the Department of National Defence.
Positions to be filled: 2
Your résumé.
• Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field relevant to the duties of the position.
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• Completion of technical training through an apprenticeship (or equivalent) in a ship repair related trade.
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• Military equivalent experience achieved at the relevant QL6 Hull Tech training Level
• Experience in ship systems and ship repair
• Experience in maintenance and testing of hull systems such as but not limited to piping, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC), domestic fresh water distribution, fire fighting equipment, galley appliances, sewage or other habitability systems
• Experience in reading and interpreting ship systems, construction and design drawings and technical publications
• Experience in developing or interpreting detailed work specifications to carry out corrective maintenance and trials with reporting on subsequent defects
English essential
Information on language requirements
• Demonstrating integrity and respect in a diverse and inclusive environment
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Communication
• Experience in the field of military equipment repair and/or overhaul
• Experience in welding and metal fabrication
• Experience in ship structure
• Experience in submarine materiel certification policy and processes
• Experience in Class Society application to naval platforms
• Experience in Integrated Logistical Support and Supportability specific to marine platforms
• Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning system such as Defence Resource Management Information Systems (DRMIS)
• Experience in working with a multi-disciplinary team in the conduct of technical activities
• Willing and able to work in an open office environment and in an industrial environment.
• Willing and able to work overtime, on an occasional basis.
• Willing and able to sail in ships or submarines when required for sea trials.
• Willing and able to work on and transfer to/from ships and submarines via small boat or helicopter.
• Willing and able to travel nationally or internationally.
• Willing and able to use vertical ladders, work at height, in confined spaces, or in high noise areas on board ship or submarines.
• Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest.
Security Clearance: Various security clearance requirements may apply: Reliability Status, Secret
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
▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
▶ A variety of assessment tools may be used. This may include application screening, interviews, role play scenarios, written assessments, reference checks, board knowledge, interactions with internal staff during the process, etc.
↪ Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
▶ Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.
↪ Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.
▶ Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;
↪ Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;
↪ Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications;
↪ Organizational Needs.
▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants.
▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. Should you have a disability or an exceptional circumstance that requires an alternative application method, please contact us for guidance.
▶ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
▶Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
▶ If, at any point your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you may be eliminated from further consideration in this process.
To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT or any other forms of artificial intelligence). Plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited throughout the entire process and suspected non-compliance will be investigated. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.
Proof of education will need to be provided during 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.