Engineer, Integrated Technical Services

Work environment
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is a special operating agency within the Department of National Defence (DND). We work to ensure the safety of mariners in Canadian waters and protect Canada’s marine environment. We support Canada’s economic growth through the safe and efficient movement of maritime trade. We help to ensure our country’s sovereignty and security through our presence in Canadian waters. The CCG proudly serves 243,000 kilometers of Canada’s vast and rugged coastline, the longest coastline of any given country, and is one of the few federal agencies that provides direct, front-line services 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
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.

Intent of the process
This selection process will be used to create a pool of essentially qualified candidates to staff future vacancies in similar positions, on a temporary or permanent basis within the Canadian Coast Guard in Victoria, BC.

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”✅ 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.▶ Successful candidates may be eligible for reimbursement of relocation costs.▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply” 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.▶ 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▶ 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.▶ 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.▶ The information you provide in this application must be true and may be verified. Any false information may result in the rejection of your application and/or not hiring you. Please only check off the locations that you are truly willing and able to work from. Choosing a location that you are not truly willing and able to work from slows down the process and impacts our ability to staff positions within the Department. By submitting an application, you are confirming that you are either currently living in one of these locations or are willing to relocate to them.▶ 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.▶ 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: 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)

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Reliability Status security clearance - Stream 1

Secret security clearance - Stream 2

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 AND https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/defence-administrative-orders-directives/7000-series/7021/7021-1-conflict-of-interest.html

• Valid Health Canada Medical
• Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License.
• Willing and able to work weekends/overtime and travel on short notice.
• Willing and able to access remote sites over rugged terrain and work in extremes of environmental conditions on land and at sea.
• Willing and able to travel for up to three week periods of time.
• Willing and able to travel to remote areas via trucks, boats and aircraft.
• Willing and able to work at heights in excess of 2.4m.

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❗ 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• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in civil, electrical, geotechnical, mechanical engineering or a different engineering degree speciality that is relevant to the duties of the position.

ExperienceAll Streams
• Minimum three years of engineering experience pertaining to projects in one or more of the following:
o project planning and design;
o project management and contract administration; or
o project construction and inspections.
• Minimum one year of experience in an engineering role that involved site inspections or field reviews.

Stream 1
• Minimum two years of engineering experience pertaining to the design, installation and maintenance of one of the following systems:
o civil;
o structural;
o electrical; or
o mechanical systems.

Stream 2
• Minimum two years of engineering experience pertaining to the design and installation of one of the following:
o Radio Frequency (RF), wireless communications systems;
o IT networks; or
o marine electronics systems.

KnowledgeAll Streams
• Knowledge of engineering practices.
• Knowledge of contracting practices.

AbilitiesAll Streams
• Ability to develop and implement engineering work plans.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal SuitabilityAll Streams
• Working effectively with others.
• Showing initiative and being action orientated.
• Demonstrating integrity and respect.
• Applying sound judgement.

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Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

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❗ Asset qualifications are qualifications that may be required for the position. If you possess any of the qualifications listed below, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification in your application.Occupational Certification
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in Canada.

Experience• Experience coordinating projects on remote sites with access challenges.
• Experience preparing specification packages.
• Experience in the design, inspection, and/or maintenance in one or more of the following:
o concrete structures;
o marine structures;
o communication towers;
o fire suppression systems; or
o hybrid solar-diesel power generation systems.
• Experience in the programming and design of control and monitoring systems.
• Experience in the installation of remote site electronics or sensors.
• Experience supporting client groups in IT related requirements.

Knowledge• Knowledge of life cycle asset management practices.
• Knowledge of electrical grounding and bonding practices.

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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