We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
If you have experience in any of the following trades, apply today!
Building Systems Technician (GL-MAM-09)
Construction Millwright (GL-MAM-09)
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic (HVAC Technician) (GL-MAM-10)
Electrical Appliance Repair Technician (GL-EIM-10)
Electrician / Distribution Linesman (GL-EIM-10)
Powerline Technician (GL-EIM-11)
Carpenter (GL-WOW-09)
Mason (GL-PCF-08)
Painter (GL-PCF-06)
Graphic Sign Painter (GL-PCF-07)
Welder (GL-PIP-10)
Plumber (GL-PIP-09)
Steamfitter/pipefitter (GL-PIP-09)
Gasfitter (GL-PIP-09)
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
📌The first applications could be collected from the inventory as early as 09 May 2025. Apply before this date to be considered for our immediate vacancies.
This is an inventory process, and candidates will be assessed continuously during this period. Apply early to be considered for immediate vacancies.
Please note that candidates will only be assessed once, and re-applications to the inventory will not be considered.
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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.
♦ Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience;
♦ Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history.
❗You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
✅Please provide a detailed response using the STAR method outlined below:
⭐Situation - Set the scene and provide details, such as your position, a specific example and timelines.
⭐Task/ Action - You can include your area of responsibility, steps you needed to take, and/or took to address the situation.
⭐Result - The outcome of your actions or the result of your performance
🛑 Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the process.
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.
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🌿Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong to. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.
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Duties may include:
• Installs, inspects, tests, troubleshoots, repairs, operates and maintains systems and equipment
• Provides preventative maintenance and repairs, including ordering replacement parts and materials
• Initiates and responds to urgent facility operational problems and environmental conditions, complaints with appropriate corrective action as authorized.
• Attends on-site briefings and inspections
• Produces reports and recommendations on activities, equipment and persons in the work place.
• Disposes of contaminated waste and operates energy management and environmental control systems.
• Orders supplies using an acquisition card, inputs work order information
and tracks work orders using a computer. Uses a vehicle.
• Interprets and applies data from blue prints, drawings and specifications as required and
estimates labour and materials required to complete repair, installation and maintenance
Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) form the largest and most complex organization in Canada. DND's role is to provide services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. DND and the CAF work side-by-side to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canada and Canadians and contribute to international peace, security, and stability efforts.
What do we offer?
🍁At RPOD(GT) (Real Properties Operations Det Gagetown), we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn and progress in their careers and to have job satisfaction in the long term. You’ll enjoy:
↪ A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
↪ Opportunities for advancement
↪ A diverse, respectful and inclusive work environment
↪ A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements
The intent of this process is to fill current and future vacancies with various employment tenures and language profiles in Gagetown, NB. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
Positions to be filled: 2
Your résumé.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
❗ Essential qualifications are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for the position. This means that when you apply, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience listed below.
EDUCATION:
ED1. Possession of a valid applicable provincial/territorial, or Interprovincial Red Seal Journeyperson Trade Certificate in one or more of the following:
↪ Plumbing,
↪ Steamfitting/Pipefitting,
↪ Welding,
↪ Carpentry,
↪ Painting,
↪ Masonry,
↪ Electrical,
↪ Powerline Technician,
↪ Refrigeration and Air Conditioning,
↪ Millwright.
OR
***An applicable military QL5 qualification or higher.
*** NOTE: A military qualification of QL5 or higher will be accepted for the purpose of being eligible to be placed in a pool or inventory however the applicant will be required to obtain Journeyperson Certification in the applicable trade prior to a term or indeterminate appointment.
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EXPERIENCE:
EX1: Experience in repair, maintenance, inspection, or installation of systems and equipment related to the trade(s) for which you are applying.
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Various language requirements
↪ English Essential
↪ English or French Essential
↪ French Essential
↪ Bilingual Imperative - BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC
🍁The language requirements for supervisory positions are in line with the updates to the Official Languages Act. As of June 20, 2025, all supervisory positions with subordinates in bilingual regions will require a linguistic profile of CBC/CBC. Supervisory positions without subordinates in bilingual regions may require a lower profile.
🍁Copy and paste this link into your browser to see the list of bilingual regions in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/values-ethics/official-languages/list-bilingual-regions-canada-language-of-work-purposes.html
Information on language requirements
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COMPETENCIES:
CO1. Demonstrating integrity and respect
CO2. Thinking things through
CO3. Working effectively with others
CO4. Showing initiative and being action-oriented
CO5. Communication*
*Communication refers to writing, expressing ideas (e.g. orally, using non-verbal language such as sign language, or using assistive technology), and active listening, which allow you to understand and be understood by others.
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ASSET CERTIFICATIONS
Other Occupational Certificates - may be applicable, depending on the position.
➡ Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
➡ Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
➡ Standard First aid
➡ Fall arrest
➡ Confined Space Entry
➡ Licensing and training for rigging, hoisting and lifting equipment
➡ Licensing and training requirements for material handling equipment
➡ Working at Heights
➡ Air Compressors
➡ Fire Safety
➡ And more depending on the position
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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
🍁 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 following EE designated groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, women, and visible minorities.
We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.
Information on employment equity
🍁 As means to support our military families and linked with the Department of National Defence priorities, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
OR1: Must be willing and able to travel
Some positions may require the following conditions:
OR2: Willing and able to work at heights from ladders and scaffolding
OR3: Willing and able to work overtime and standby rotation
OR4: Willing and able to work in extreme weather conditions
OR5: Willing and able to work in confined spaces
⭐Depending on the position(s) being staffed, some additional Operational requirements may be required. If this is the case, we will communicate with qualified candidates to inform of any additional Operational Requirements in order to determine interest for these opportunities and assess/confirm whether these additional requirements are met.
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Reliability Status security clearance
COE1. Possession of a valid and unrestricted Provincial/Territorial Driver’s Licence.
COE2. Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a Military DND 404 driving permit.
COE3. Possession of a valid provincial/territorial, or Interprovincial Red Seal Journeyperson Certificate, or QL5+ qualification in one or more of the following: Plumbing, Steamfitting/Pipefitting, Welding, Carpentry, Painting, Masonry, Electrical, Powerline Technician, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Millwright.
COE4. Must be able and willing to work at heights from ladders and scaffolding.
COE5. Must be able and willing to work overtime and standby rotation.
COE6. Must be able and willing to work in extreme weather conditions.
COE7. Must be able and willing to work in confined spaces
COE8. Must be able and willing to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
COE9. Must be able and willing to lift up to 25 kg when required. (Candidates may be required to pass a physical test in relation to this condition.)
COE10. 🍁 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.
Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information:
🍁 https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html
AND
🍁 https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049
AND
🍁 https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32627
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🍁 https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/defence-administrative-orders-directives/7000-series/7021/7021-1-conflict-of-interest.html
❗Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.
⭐Depending on the position to be staffed, other conditions of employment may apply. Candidates may be contacted and asked to submit information to confirm conditions of employment.
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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
▶ The appointed candidate must meet all essential qualifications and conditions of employment and be administered the Oath before being appointed to the position. Administration of the Oath concerns individuals appointed from outside the public service.
▶ If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the PSRS online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.
▶ 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.
▶ 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
↪ You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed
🍁 If at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, 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 will be eliminated from further consideration in this process.
For more information, and before you begin your application, please visit:
✨ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html
✨ https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049
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.