Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Flight Operations (Inventory)

Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Flight Operations is responsible for ensuring the safe and compliant operation of air operators, flight training units, airports, and heliports. Duties include, but are not limited to: inspection and surveillance activities to ensure compliance with the Canadian Aviation Regulations; review and approval of company manuals; oversight of Approved Check Pilots; pilot flight testing, review and approval of obstacles to air navigation; airspace reviews; and air operator/flight training unit certification. Flight Operations Inspectors work closely with stakeholders to ensure the safety of aviation operations.

Intent of the process

This inventory will be used to establish pools of qualified candidates to meet immediate and future needs in the Ontario, Prairies and Northern Region as well as the Western and Yukon Region at Transport Canada. Pools established may be used to staff other identical or similar positions of various tenures and linguistic profiles within Transport Canada.

Important messages

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.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply to this inventory as soon as possible to be considered.

| SCREENING QUESTIONS |

You must demonstrate your education, experience, and asset qualifications (if applicable) by answering the screening questions in the application and providing supporting details in your résumé. The information and examples you provide must be concrete, including details on when, where, and how you meet the qualifications. It is not sufficient to simply state that you meet a qualification or provide a listing of your current or past responsibilities. Failure to provide the required information may result in your application being screened out.

You may not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools (for example, CoPilot, ChatGPT, or any form of AI) to formulate your responses. We may follow up with additional questions regarding your responses. Any violations may be investigated and result in potential consequences, including the rejection of your application.

| OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |

Candidates are entitled to participate in the official language of their choice (English or French). You are asked to indicate your preferred official language in your application.

| APPLYING ONLINE |

Candidates are encouraged to apply online using the Public Service Resourcing System (GC Jobs account). If there is something preventing you from doing so, please communicate with the contact person at the bottom of this advertisement for assistance.

| COMMUNICATION |

Communication with candidates for this process will be via email/GC Jobs. Please ensure an accurate e-mail address is provided (and updated as required) and accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is your responsibility to check both your GC Jobs account and email account regularly to ensure that you do not miss any correspondence. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

Conditions of employment Secret security clearance

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Willing and able to travel to regional, national (generally annually) and international destinations (rarely).

Willing and able to travel via all modes of transportation to remote and/or isolated locations.

Willing and able to work in an environment with potential hazards (i.e. noise, fumes, dangerous goods) while equipped with appropriate protective equipment.

Willing and able to occasionally work overtime outside core business hours (evenings or weekend), generally planned in advance at mutually acceptable times.

Possession of a valid motor vehicle driver’s license.

Must possess a valid passport for international travel.

Must hold and maintain a Canadian Airline Transport Pilot Licence that meets all applicable currency requirements to be able to exercise the privileges of the licence or a Canadian Commercial Pilot Licence

• Helicopter Category with a Group IV Instrument Rating that meets all applicable currency requirements to be able to exercise the privileges of the licence, as applicable.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

EDUCATION

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 OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Learn more about degree equivalency .

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Possession of a valid Restricted Radio-Telephone Operator Certificate (endorsed Aeronautical).

Possession of at least one of the following

• Valid Canadian Airline Transport Pilot Licence
• Aeroplane Category with a valid Group 1 Instrument Rating that meets all applicable currency requirements, including a valid category 1 medical, to be able to exercise the privileges of the licence.
• Valid Canadian Commercial Pilot Licence
• Helicopter Category with a valid Group IV Instrument Rating that meets all applicable currency requirements, including a valid category 1 medical, to be able to exercise the privileges of the licence.

EXPERIENCE

Recent* and significant** experience as a pilot with a commercial Air Operator (Canadian Aviation Regulations Part 7 Operator or foreign equivalent), Canadian Private Operator (Canadian Aviation Regulations 604), Canadian Flight Training Unit or in the Canadian Military.

*Recent is defined as within the last seven (7) years.

**Significant is defined as a minimum of three (3) years of experience.

Applied / assessed at a later date

COMPETENCIES

Demonstrating integrity and respect

Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Working effectively with others

Thinking things through

Digital literacy

ABILITIES

Ability to communicate effectively orally

Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Ability to interpret and apply regulations and standards (such as the Aeronautics Act and Canadian Aviation Regulations)

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

Various language requirements

• English Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC

Learn more about language requirements .

You may need (asset qualifications)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the following qualifications may also be deemed as an essential qualification and only candidates and persons with a priority entitlement who possess those qualifications will be considered for that specific vacancy.

Please indicate if you possess any of the following in your application:

Specific minimums (such as minimums to be qualified for Approved Check Pilot) may be set for:

• Total Flight Time
• Total Pilot-in-Command Time
• Pilot-in-Command Time in multi-engine aeroplanes
• Pilot-in-Command Time in medium or heavy category helicopters
• Pilot-in-Command Time in multi-engine helicopters
• Pilot-in-Command Time in single engine turbine powered aeroplane
• Pilot-in-Command Time in multi-engine turbo-jet transport aeroplanes of a maximum certified take-off gross weight of a minimum of 50,000 pounds

Experience in flight training, such as holding a class 1 flight instructor rating (aeroplane or helicopter), experience as a training pilot, experience as a Class 1 aerobatics, experience working at flight training unit or experience conducting training lessons.

Experience in an air operator leadership position (e.g. Chief Pilot, Operations Manager, Standards Manager, Regulatory Affairs Manager).

Holds or has held a Transport Canada, Canadian military, or foreign equivalent,