Manager, Marine Safety

About the position

Duties

Whether the position is in headquarters, a regional office or a Transport Canada Centre, it offers a diverse range of tasks that fosters professional growth and provides opportunities to make a meaningful impact in the marine sector.

As a manager, you will manage the financial and human resources and ensure that business results of your programs are delivered. You will contribute to building cohesive, high-performing teams by managing performance, providing constructive and respectful feedback, fostering employee engagement and supporting individual and organizational success through continuous learning and development and challenging goals.

You will manage program performance, risk and evaluation by updating, tracking, analyzing, performing quality assurance, reporting and measuring objectives, outcomes, plans and policies. You will provide sound recommendations supported by legislation, facts, data and best practices to inform senior management’s decision-making on programs that may be related, among others, to oversight, compliance, enforcement, navigation safety, and seafarer certification.

You will consult and liaise with colleagues, senior management and interested parties to establish relationships, chair or participate in national technical working groups, participate in the development and implementation of engagement and consultative networks, identify, analyze and resolve issues, and support and direct teams and working groups.

You may represent the Department at the International Maritime Organization, International Labour Organization, Arctic Council and other regional/national/international forums, committees, working groups, boards and councils with public and private sector organizations and communities, including delivering technical presentations.

Work environment

This position is office-based and generally does not involve the conduct of oversight activities and inspection in the field. While the work involves national and international travel and overtime, most days you’ll be home at the end of your workday. Note that office on-site presence follows Government of Canada directive. While you might encounter challenging situations as part of your work, the rewarding feeling of contributing to the safety of Canadians and the protection of the environment makes it worthwhile.

We understand that transition to the public service or a new organization may be challenging. We care about our staff’s well-being and development and that’s why we’ve created an onboarding program with a buddy system to accompany you during your first weeks. We are constantly working to improve our training programs in order to support and promote the learning and growth needs of our staff.

Positions in headquarters

In this dynamic role, you will ensure national consistency by managing multi-dimensional national marine-related program(s), including conceptualizing and developing program related policies, strategies, business plans and frameworks, promoting program vision, analyzing and recommending new regulations, regulatory amendments and program modernization, conducting audits, and supporting the development of international/national guidance/training materials.

You may also negotiate complex agreements, develop mitigation strategies, control frameworks and risk assessments, and resolve contentious issues with public and private sector organizations.

Positions in a regional office or in a Transport Canada Centre

In this dynamic role, you will manage marine safety programs in a regional office or a Transport Canada Centre, including planning, managing, conducting quality assurance and sometimes conducting yourself vessel oversight, compliance, enforcement and seafarer certification activities. These activities may include vessel plan approval, the review of technical documents such as stability booklets or Safe Manning Documents, the conduct of inspections, the audit and monitoring of Canadian Recognized Organizations, and the conduct of seafarer examinations for Certificates of Competency.

In this position, you will be required to provide technical advice and use your interpersonal skills. You may also play a crucial role in environmental protection, including marine and air pollution prevention and may provide crisis management response to accidents, pollution incidents, and marine emergencies.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff multiple managerial positions (TI-08) with various tenures (such as indeterminate or term period) at headquarters and future vacancies in select regional offices or in Transport Canada Centres.

🔵 STREAM 1:

SEAGOING OFFICER

🟢 STREAM 2:

ENGINEERING OR SCIENTIFIC QUALIFICATION

🔴 STREAM 3:

TECHNICAL INSPECTOR

Important messages

• 1. Your application will be used to assess written communication skills. Please use complete sentences.
• 2. Depending on the number of applicants, Transport Canada needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

HOW TO APPLY

• Candidates will be invited to submit their résumé and respond to questions which will enable them to detail their experience and expertise within the marine sector.
• Following a pre-selection, candidates will be able to demonstrate how they meet essential criteria and assets through a variety of evaluation methods such as an open-ended question exam, an interview, and reference checks.

HOW TO RESPOND TO SCREENING QUESTIONS

The screening questions will be used as the primary tool in the screening process. The résumé may be used to substantiate the information provided. The board members cannot make any assumptions about the candidate's experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information. Please note that your ability to communicate effectively in writing may be assessed using your application. Use the STAR method to think about examples drawn from your experience that could demonstrate the required qualifications. See example:

Do you have recent and significant experience* in marine design, construction, repairs, operations, inspections, quality assurance, or safety management or other marine related areas?

*Recent and Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of the experience associated with having performed a broad range of complex activities related to this task, which are normally acquired over a period of at least 3 years within the last 5 years

❌ 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧: Yes, I have a Marine engineer COC - Chief engineer unlimited. I worked on board vessel as cadet to chief engineer for 13 years. I also passed my ABYC electrical technician certification. For now, I work as a technical superintendent and vessel manager.

✅ 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡: Using STAR method (Situation) I have extensive experience in marine design, construction, repairs, operations, inspections, quality assurance, and safety management. I hold a Canadian Chief Engineering Certificate of Competency (STCW unlimited) and an ABYC Electrical Technician Certification (2018). (Task) Over the past 13 years, I have worked on various cargo vessels and tankers, up to Chief Engineer, handling day-to-day operations, audits, inspections, and drydocking. Since 2023, I have been a Marine Superintendent, managing marine operations, drydocking, and ensuring compliance with safety and certification standards. (Action) I was responsible for preparing vessels for audits and inspections, conducting thorough inspections of marine electrical systems, and managing drydocking operations. I also liaised between project managers, subcontractors, and RO Surveyors, ensuring all work met design specifications and best practices. (Result) Successfully managed the day-to-day operations of ships, ensured compliance with safety standards, and effectively handled multiple drydocking operations. This resulted in maintaining high safety and operational standards and avoiding unnecessary delays and costs.