Job Description

Competition # : 39368

Department: Environment and Climate Change

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Term

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: \xe2\x80\x8b7/7/2023\xe2\x80\x8b (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change\xe2\x80\x99s role is to protect the environment, and human health 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.

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About Our Opportunity

The province has been an innovative leader in creating information and programs to enable our communities to identify, understand, and plan for the impacts of flooding particularly in the face of how our changing climate changes affects our flood risks and impacts. The Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing (DMAH) has led the development of Flood Mapping Guidelines for Nova Scotia and the implementation of a province-wide flood mapping program so that communities can plan for flooding at a land use level.

As the department responsible for regulating stormwater infrastructure, Environment and Climate Change has partnered with DMAH to create the project that this position will be responsible for: preparing stormwater management planning and design guidelines for municipalities. Although the position resides within the Water Resources Unit at Environment and Climate Change, this special project will build a collaborative team including staff at Municipal Affairs, and other teams within ECC.

This position is an opportunity to be at the forefront of the developing field of climate change adaptation. Storm events will be increasing in intensity and there will be minor and major systems that don\xe2\x80\x99t have capacity to continue meeting their existing level of service. Nova Scotia needs a guideline that will bring together the best in green and grey approaches to stormwater management, lay out a path to impactful conversations, and jumpstart the knowledge already in communities to implement effective risk management and strategic climate change adaptation.

Join a dynamic and diverse team of passionate scientists, engineers and technicians whose work drives the protection and stewardship of our province\xe2\x80\x99s water resources.

Primary Accountabilities

As the Stormwater Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Creating a made-in-Nova Scotia framework for stormwater management plans to improve municipal stormwater infrastructure across the province with consideration of climate change.
• Developing guidelines, educational resources and other program support tools, and provide technical engineering support to staff across provincial departments as it relates to stormwater planning and design.
• Working with staff within the Department of Environment and Climate Change and at the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing to design and implement a program to support the development of municipal stormwater management plans.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

You are a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) licensed to practice in Nova Scotia (or with an Engineering Association in another Canadian jurisdiction with the ability to transfer your registration to Engineers Nova Scotia). You have a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, or Environmental Engineering, looking to take on a high profile and impactful project, making a big difference for people and communities across the province. To ensure you are successful in this role, we are looking for an intermediate engineer with at least 6 years of experience related to stormwater design and or planning.

You\xe2\x80\x99re someone who recognizes that this term role will provide you with the opportunity to explore working in a leadership position, make meaningful connections across the province, and understand the role of policy development in creating action around climate change and stormwater management. This position will showcase your technical and leadership abilities for more senior roles. If you are not currently a provincial employee, this term will open the door for you to be considered as an internal applicant for permanent positions in the public service.

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 offers greater work-life balance with benefits such as:

• flexible work locations and hours (Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.
• long weekend every 3 weeks with our earned day off work plan.
• minimal work travel within the Province, so you can be home each night.
• little to no overtime expected, but when required, we compensate you for it.
• ability to disconnect from work when the day is done.

Additional Information

Please note, this is expected to be a 2 year Term status position; however, the position status (\xe2\x80\x9cterm\xe2\x80\x9d, \xe2\x80\x9ctemporary\xe2\x80\x9d or \xe2\x80\x9ccasual\xe2\x80\x9d) is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate. This position is based in Halifax. This position offers an option for flexible working location and hours.

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.
• Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

Pay Grade: PR 18

Salary Range: $3,215.50 - $3,781.51 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.

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