At Nova Scotia Power, we’re committed to providing safe, reliable electricity so that our customers and communities can thrive. We work across the province, from Yarmouth to Wreck Cove, to prevent power outages and to strengthen our electrical system—for today, and for the future.

As a subsidiary of Emera Inc, we provide 95% of the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power to approximately 540,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers. Our company is focused on new technologies to enhance customer service and reliability, reduce emissions, and add renewable energy.

We are proud to live and work in Nova Scotia. It’s why we work to understand how we can give back meaningfully, support local organizations and work collaboratively to enhance the communities we call home.

We believe that every unique perspective should be valued and that everyone should have a sense of safety and belonging—at work, and in our communities. Leveraging the thoughts of a diverse workforce helps us to be innovative and provide the best service to our customers.

If working in an environment focused on innovation, safety and putting customers and community first inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by May 25, 2023, and tell us what excites you about this role.

• Ensure that project management processes and procedures are implemented to support the successful development and completion of projects.
• Assist in management of contractors and consultants.
• Continually ensure effective communication with key project stakeholders.
• Facilitate weekly and monthly status reporting and track and follow up on open action items.
• Participate and contribute to project team status review meetings.
• Support procurement activities including; preparation of Purchase Requisitions, Statements of Work, RFP packages, responding to RFIs and participating in proposal evaluations.
• Participate in Lessons Learned exercises throughout projects as well as at completion.
• Assist in maintaining the integrated project plan and schedule while monitoring projects objectives and progress.
• Complete overall planning, scheduling and resourcing.
• Manage changes to schedule, scope and budget.
• Ensure proper documentation, including safety documentation, is created, maintained and archived.
• Keep abreast of industry development, standards, regulations, and codes.
• Keep track of the project financial data (including project budgets, quarterly forecasts, monthly accruals), creating requisitions and processing invoices.
• Track purchase orders for equipment and material deliveries and coordinate material shipments to work sites.
• Coordination of field installation work between contractors, field crews, field supervisors, engineering, etc.
• Coordination with internal system (GIS, ADMS, Oracle, etc…)
• Maintain project information including project files, SharePoint sites, and directory structures.
• Maintain project procedures for activity tracking, managing the procedures, creating tracking sheets and tracking deliverable status.
• Create & maintain project SharePoint sites to manage critical project documentation and workflow processes.
• Contribute to a work environment based on mutual trust and respect while carrying out all work in a safe and effective manner.

• University degree (or community college/ technical degree) from an accredited post-secondary institute and/or a recognized project management certification or equivalent experience (project management certification is not required but would be beneficial)
• Solid understanding of, and experience with project planning, financial tracking and document/records management.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and manage priorities.
• Effective communication and customer service skills.
• Self-starter who has the willingness and ability to learn new processes.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills and are attentive to detail.
• You are a team player with strong interpersonal skills and a sound knowledge of current office procedures and possess proficient typing and computer utilization skills.
• You have an advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, SharePoint, Teams and Outlook).
• Experience with Oracle, Maximo, SAP or other business warehousing tools would be an asset.
• You must possess a valid driver´s license and be available to provide assistance / direction for after hour emergency service restoration.

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model with flexible remote workdays.
• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching & volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan, short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Recruitment and Promotion Policy: When filling vacant positions, we are determined to hire the best candidates available. We are committed to providing employees with a fair and equal opportunity to compete for jobs. Hiring and promotion of employees is based on skills, capabilities, knowledge and demonstrated abilities.

As part of our commitment to health and safety, we continue to closely monitor and adjust our pandemic response as needed based on public health guidance, current epidemiology, and considerations regarding business continuity. At this time the Emera Vaccine Policy, which outlines the requirement for all Nova Scotia Power employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide corresponding proof, has been suspended. This policy may be reinstated in the future, either in full or in part, at the discretion of the Company, and employees will be required to demonstrate compliance. Any non-compliance could result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.