Environmental Scientist

3 months ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Power Full time

The Opportunity:
**Company, Department**: Environmental Scientist

**Location**: Halifax, NS

**Closing Date**: September 27th, 2024

We are looking for an Environmental Scientist to join the Environmental Services team. Environmental Services supports all environmental aspects of electricity generation across Nova Scotia Power, including generation and energy delivery. You will liaise with internal departments and external regulatory departments/agencies in providing this support across NSPI.

You will provide expertise on engineering and science related to regulatory environmental approvals and environmental monitoring programs, including support for environmental management systems (EMS) and other environmental programs across Nova Scotia Power Inc.

Key elements of this role include:

- Supporting the environmental aspects of power production operations, construction, and maintenance activities; including the development and implementation of plans to mitigate and/or minimize the environmental effects of undertakings across NSPI, with particular emphasis on air emissions control and monitoring.
- Supporting environmental monitoring, studies, and compliance programs undertaken at NSPI facilities.
- Analyzing data and preparing reports for regulatory departments/agencies such as ECCC, NSECC, Statistics Canada, Industrial Approval Annual reports, Ambient air montoring data reports, Emissions quantification (mercury), Sustainability reporting.
- Project management and contractor management with a focus on environmental projects
- Travel within Nova Scotia may be required to support operational sites.
- Located in Halifax or Sydney, NS.

You will be responsible for your personal safety and that of your co-workers by observing all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations and the requirements of the Nova Scotia Power Safety Program.

These skills will make you successful:

- Minimum of five years’ experience in the field of Environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering.
- Valid Driver's License
- Knowledge and experience with relevant Federal and Provincial environmental legislation, regulations, codes and standard
- Experience with NPRI, emissions inventories & verification processes, sustainability reporting, environmental management systems
- Experience working with environmental regulators
- Knowledge and experience with Environmental Management Systems.
- Self starter with excellent organizational and analytical skills who is a problem solver and a team player.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate outcomes.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying.

Learn more about our culture and values:
At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

- **Flexibility**: Hybrid work model with 2 flexible remote workdays.
- ** Health & Wellbeing**: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, 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, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
- ** Competitive Compensation**: Short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera:
Recruitment & Promotion Policy:
The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.

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