Manager, Engineering

Organization and Role

Location and Work Environment

• The successful candidate will report to the Aircraft Certification office at 159 Cleopatra Drive in Ottawa, Ontario.
• Employees may work from the Ottawa location or a planned building in St. Laurent, Quebec.
• The position is performed in an office environment with the opportunity to work remotely one day per week under Treasury Board Secretariat policy.
• Occasional travel may be required to perform the duties.

Salary

• The posted salary range is $134,962 to $157,770; the compensation cadence is not specified in the source.

Duties

• Exercise Ministerial delegation under the Aeronautics Act and Canadian Aviation Regulations and manage oversight of delegated organizations and individuals.
• Provide specialized engineering expertise for regulatory policies and processes governing approval and continuing airworthiness of aeronautical products.
• Lead engineering staff conducting oversight of approved organizations and authorities, culminating in aeronautical product approvals and compliance actions.
• Manage assigned human, financial, and material resources and supervise occupational safety, health, and administrative requirements.
• Lead or participate in multidisciplinary teams and contribute to Division management activities.

Essential Education and Experience

• A relevant engineering degree from a recognized post-secondary institution and/or eligibility for certification as a professional engineer in Canada is required.
• Significant experience means at least six years working across aircraft powerplant design, development, testing, or certification, including one year within the last three years.
• Experience advising Director-level or higher senior management on engineering issues is required.
• Experience building consultative and collaborative relationships with technical teams, consultants, or contractors in regulated engineering environments is required.
• Knowledge of aeronautical product design and type certification as applied to aircraft powerplant systems is required.

Essential Abilities and Leadership

• Applicants must demonstrate integrity and respect, vision and strategy, collaboration with partners and stakeholders, people mobilization, and achievement of results.
• Applicants must communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Applicants must analyze issues, assess impacts, and develop options and solutions.

Language and Operational Requirements

• The position has bilingual official-language requirements at CBC/CBC, either imperative or non-imperative as specified in the process.
• The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel nationally and internationally as required.
• The successful candidate must be willing and able to work overtime and weekends as required.

Asset Qualifications

• Previous delegation or qualification to become an aircraft certification delegate with Transport Canada is an asset.
• Experience managing human resources and budgetary planning in a technical work environment is an asset.
• Experience conducting or overseeing regulatory type certification within a civil aviation authority or delegated organization is an asset.