Civil Aviation Enforcement Inspector

Department Name: Transport Canada
Location: Vancouver
Classification: TI - 06
Salary: $62,229 to $71,024 (per annum)
Closing Date: November 16, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: MOT06J-007605-000164
Selection Process Number: 06-MOT-OC-VAN-009310
Employment Tenure: Permanent full-time position.
Vacancies: 1

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Transport Canada

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing or employed in Vancouver, BC and within a 800 kilometer radius of Vancouver, BC, within Canadian territory, extending to, amongst others, Prince Rupert, BC, Fort ST John, BC, Lethbridge, AB.
  
  The distance between your residence or your employment location and the position location will be determined using data provided by the Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada's website. For information on how to use this website please click here: http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/radius_e.htm

Citizenship

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Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

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Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

English essential

Education

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Successful completion of a post-secondary diploma in aircraft maintenance or an acceptable combination of education, experience and training.

Occupational Certification

Possession of a valid Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence, Category M1/M2.

Experience

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in the development, application, supervision or management of quality assurance systems or other equivalent aviation maintenance activities in an approved aviation maintenance organization.
Experience in the inspection, modification, repair and maintenance of aeronautical products.
Experience using MS Word.

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

Investigative experience in an investigation organization, i.e. RCMP, Municipal Police Force, Transportation Safety Board.
Experience in helicopter maintenance

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• Reliability and Security: Secret Clearance
• Possession of a valid provincial or territorial automobile driver’s License
• Willing and able to climb ladders and other structures to perform inspections.
• Willing and able to travel to local, national and international destinations frequently, including remote/isolated locations via all modes of transportation.

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Work Environment

The Aviation Enforcement Services is responsible for fostering pilot and air carrier operator awareness of regulations and voluntary compliance with the rules. They focus on the prevention of violations through education, publicity, presence and consultation. They make presentations at flying clubs and colleges. They regularly conduct courses for the RCMP, the public and other TC branches. They conduct random airside inspections on aircraft and pilot documentation. They conduct routine ramp inspections. They detect violations with the assistance of the public, the police, the aviation industry and other TC branches. They conduct investigations and act as expert witnesses in judicial court. They encourage compliance through oral counselling, training, judicial action, suspension or cancellation of documents, and monetary fines. They conduct comprehensive investigations where a serious or repeat offence is committed and they present cases to Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (TATC) on behalf of the Minister of Transport."

Additional Requirements / Comments

• A work description is available upon request.
• Candidates who have already submitted an application to the Transport Canada Inventory are encouraged to apply directly to this advertisement in order to be considered for this process.
• The Written Communication Proficiency Test (351) and the Maintenance and Manufacturing-Technical Knowledge Test will be administered. If you have recently written this test within the last 180 days or you possess valid results and would like to have them considered, please provide an official copy of your results attached to your application.
• Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the education and experience factors outlined in the essential qualifications in their cover letter.
• Candidates should use the experience and education factors as a header and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating how they meet the experience and education required. Resumes will be used to validate the experience and education listed in the covering letter.
• Only candidates who have successfully demonstrated that they possess the screening criteria of Education and Experience will be invited to the second phase of the selection process. Please provide concrete examples. Failure to provide concrete examples may result in your application being screened out without further consideration.
• Candidates will be assessed against the attached Statement of Merit Criteria. The selection process may include written examination, interview, practical exercise, role play, situational exercise and reference checks. Applicants must include with their application an e-mail address and telephone number where we can contact you to arrange for these assessments, if you are screened into this selection process.
• The Asset Qualifications and Organization Needs are those merit criteria, which may be used to select candidates. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.
• A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar temporary and/or permanent positions during the next two years.
• You must provide proof of your education credentials and occupational certification. Please fax this to the attention of Rosaline Turna at (604) 666-1175.
• 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.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• A letter explaining how you meet the education and experience criteria identified above.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

Important Messages

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.