Job Posting TitleFlight Service Specialist – Airport Advisory Services (AAS) - Montreal Flight Information RegionJob Posting Language Requirement
Bilingual / BilinguePay Range Minimum
$46,862.00Pay Range Maximum
$118,953.00Job SummaryAt NAV CANADA, we’re experts in navigating Canada’s skies. Helping pilots safely cross 18 million square kilometers of Canadian and North Atlantic airspace is what we do. Flight Service Specialists working in Airport Advisory Services (AAS) provide a wide range of essential information, including weather observations and updates, runway advisories and controlling the movement of vehicles on runways and taxiways.
Want to find your calling?
We’re making NAV CANADA a place where everyone truly belongs, where everyone thrives and where everyone is heard. To do that, we want to work with as many different types of people as possible.
If you’d love to shape the future of air navigation, we’re currently looking for motivated individuals to take on the responsibility of managing Canada’s airspace as Flight Service Specialists. You do not require any prior specialized training or experience. And what’s best... we pay you to learn! The training is paid for and provided by NAV CANADA, and you will also receive a salary during training.
The initial training course takes place in Montreal and lasts around 5 to 6 months. If you have to relocate for the initial training course, you may be eligible to receive a bi-weekly relocation allowance while completing that training.
Following successful completion of the training program in Montreal, you will be assigned to one of the locations below. Once you certify at that location, your salary will increase to that of a Flight Service Specialist.
Job Description
Flight Service Specialist – Airport Advisory Services (AAS) Certified salary $75,483 to $118,953 .
Training includes two phases: initial training (classroom and simulator) and on-the-job training.
We have openings in the following Quebec locations:
Iles-de-la-Madeleine*
Mont-Joli *
Rouyn*
Sept-Îles*
Val d&39;Or*
Kuujjuaq**
La Grande**
*For Flight Service Specialist students posted to certain remote locations, we offer a location incentive. Locations will be assigned after successful completion of the initial training course. These incentives are paid, in addition to the annual salary, at the end of each year on site for three years. The incentives are as follows:
$3,000.00 after first year
$5,000.00 after second year
$7,000.00 after third year
**These locations are fly in and fly out locations. The schedules vary from site to site, but an example could be 14 days working on site (in Kuujjuaq or La Grande) and 14 days off back home. The cost of travel for the fly in and fly out locations is covered by NAV CANADA.
Think you have what it takes?
To make sure we’re hiring the right people, our recruitment and training processes are rigorous and highly competitive. Here are some of the qualities we look for in our Flight Service Specialist students:
Clear verbal communication skills in both French and English
Highly motivated
Memorization skills
Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities
Excellent teamwork skills
Ability to multi-task
Our selection process is quite rigorous in order to thoroughly assess candidates for the core competencies required to be a Flight Service Specialist. This includes cognitive testing for the required competencies, language testing, and an assessment centre which include individual and group exercises. You can learn more about the different steps HERE.
Other application requirements:
To apply for a career as a Flight Service Specialist, you must meet the following basic requirements prior to applying:
Be 18 years or older,
Have a secondary school diploma, or equivalency,
Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident,
Prepared to undergo a medical, security check, and drug testing (including cannabis),
Ready to start training after successful completion of the recruitment and selection process,
Able to meet our language requirements: Bilingual (French and English),
All applicants must be willing to relocate to any of the locations listed above, assigned after successful completion of initial training.
* Bilingualism (strong fluency in French and English) is required for this position.
Training LocationMontreal ACC
Time TypeFull time
The successful candidate must meet the security requirement of the position and be legally able to work in Canada.
At NAV CANADA, safety is our priority. We require pre-employment drug screening for all candidates offered positions designated as safety sensitive and business critical in accordance with NAV CANADA’s Drug and Alcohol policy.
NAV CANADA is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily and clearly on the subject line of their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.
NAV CANADA is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise the interview coordinator of accommodation measures you may require.
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