Job Description

Competition # : 39907

Department: Environment and Climate Change

Location: Multiple Locations

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: 31-Jul-23 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change\'s role is to protect the environment, human health and farm animals through regulatory excellence, conservation, partnership and promotion. To achieve this, we strive to develop legislation, regulations and policies, process notifications, applications, and approvals for regulated activities based on sound scientific knowledge and expertise.

Our goal is to educate, inspect and enforce to ensure compliance with legislation and regulations. We proactively respond to environmental, conservation, farm animal welfare, and human health risks and work to develop programs and deliver services to enhance protection in these areas.

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About Our Opportunity

The Environmental Engineer 1-3 will be responsible for supporting the planning, development, and implementation of environmental regulations, policies and programs to address key environmental legislative and regulatory concerns and enforceable standards related to hydrogeology, water resources management, industrial activities and wastewater.

This position reports to the District Manager (Bedford NSECC Office); however, the incumbent will work with and in support of the Engineer 4 team.

Primary Accountabilities

• participate in program improvement projects, as necessary;
• the development and delivery of effective and efficient regulatory management;
• data analysis and compliance report reviews; and
• enforcement and protection of the environment through the provision of highly technical information, specialized knowledge, advice and interpretation of the Environment Act and associated regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and must be registered with Engineers Nova Scotia as a Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-training. Relevant experience in environmental, civil, process or chemical engineering would be considered an asset.

As the successful candidate, you will:

• have knowledge and/or experience in preventing and managing environmental issues;
• process strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (verbal, written) which are critical to interact and communicate strategic and tactical concepts across a wide range of audiences; and
• be administratively self-sufficient with strong computer skills in spreadsheets, word processing and presentation packages.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.

Working Conditions

This position is predominantly within an office setting, with occasional field work or travel to other offices and may require site visits to other business establishments.

Additional Information

The following would be considered an assets;

• experience writing / recording detailed technical data and reports; and
• knowledge of provincial and federal legislation, regulations, policies and programs relevant to the environment in Nova Scotia.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths for Nova Scotians
• Department specific flexible working schedules

Pay Grade: PR 08 - PR 15

Salary Range: $2,074.62 - $3,348.16 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement:

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.

Government of Nova Scotia