About the position
DutiesThe main duties of the Engineering Superintendent Auxiliary Vessels include but are not limited to:
• Plan, coordinate, and adjust operational and maintenance schedules to address staffing shortages, urgent operational requirements, and adverse weather conditions.
• Manage and monitor vessel Planned Maintenance Systems, ensuring maintenance tasks, inspections, certifications, and reporting requirements are met.
• Coordinate maintenance, repairs, and refits for all Auxiliary Fleet vessels. Ensure work is completed safely, to standard, and on schedule to support operational readiness.
• Lead and oversee marine operations and fleet management activities, including the supervision, administration, and performance management of engineering personnel.
• Plan, monitor, and manage budgets for maintenance, repair, and engineering support activities. Track expenditures and ensure cost effective use of resources.
• Work closely with contractors, repair facilities, QHM operations, and technical authorities to coordinate maintenance activities and ensure timely project completion.
Work environmentTogether, 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.
🍁 At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over 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
▶ We are seeking people with Engineering Experience who would enjoy a fun work experience in a dynamic work environment on the water.
▶ You will become a member of the Canadian Forces Auxiliary Team and work supporting the Royal Canadian Navy ships and submarines in their daily homeport activities.
▶ Embarking on this journey will provide you with a stable career in which your marine skills will be valued while allowing you to be home almost every night!
▶ On top of completing critical work that directly supports the Royal Canadian Navy, you will also enjoy the many benefits of working for the Department of National Defence (DND).
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Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to fill one (1) position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and may be used to staff identical or similar positions at the Department of National Defence.
Positions to be filled
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Important messages
📢 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 yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
✅ Step 3: We will carefully review all your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities, we may contact you for further information or assessment.
👥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. 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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📢 OTHER INFORMATION:
▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
▶ 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.
🌎Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information on the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector:
🍁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
▶ 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. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.
▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the GC Jobs online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.
▶ 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
Conditions of employment
Reliability Status security clearance
Learn more about security screening process.
▶ 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 on the above noted (DAOD) 7021-1:
🍁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
🍁https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32627
🍁https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/defence-administrative-orders-directives/7000-series/7021/7021-1-conflict-of-interest.html
You need (essential for the job)
Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
❗ 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.
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ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:
ED. A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note 1).
Note:
1. The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
↪ A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
↪ An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Candidates who already meet both of the following criteria must be accepted as meeting the secondary school diploma requirement:
↪ Candidates who have achieved a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; and
↪ Candidates who have been appointed or deployed for an indeterminate period to a position in the GT classification.
The opportunity to be assessed by at least one of the two employer-approved alternatives must be offered to candidates who have not previously met the secondary school diploma requirement.
Candidates who were appointed or deployed on an indeterminate basis using an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience meet the secondary school requirement for the GT classification only and must be reassessed for entry to other classifications on the basis of this alternative.
Learn more about degree equivalency.
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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:
EX1. Experience in marine operations and fleet management, including leadership, administration and supervision of engineering personnel.
EX2. Experience coordinating and adjusting schedules or work plans for self and others to accommodate staffing shortages, urgent operational or maintenance needs, and adverse weather conditions.
EX3. Experience providing advice and recommendations to senior management.
EX4. Experience working with vessel Planned Maintenance Systems.
EX5. Experience working with budget administration.
Applied / assessed at a later date
COMPETENCIES:
C1. Demonstrating integrity and respect
C2. Thinking things through
C3. Working effectively with others
C4. Showing initiative and being action oriented
C5. 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.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.
Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.
🍁As means to support our military families, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
👥 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.
Learn more about employment equity.