Winter Supervisor, Maintenance

3 months ago

New Glasgow, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Public Works

**Location**:Multiple Locations

**Type of Employment**:Seasonal

**Union Status**:NSGEU - NSPG

**Closing Date**:22-Oct-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
Maintaining our provincial infrastructure is no small job.

The Department of Public Works supports Nova Scotia’s 23,000 kilometers of roads and highways and 4,100 bridges. During the winter season, our Highway Operations Division operates 24/7; managing various programs and activities throughout our province, including snow and ice control services.

This is your opportunity to support and ensure safe road network conditions throughout your assigned area.

**About Our Opportunity**:
As the Winter Supervisor of Maintenance, you are responsible for supervising snow and ice control activities. We rely on your expert planning and organizational skills to assist with the effective use of equipment and resources.

**Primary Accountabilities**:
You provide direction, technical support, and daily supervision, all the while monitoring and maintaining department levels of service. You will assist in the planning and coordination of routes, staffing, equipment assignments and repair, and oversee work on job sites. You ensure stocks of road salt and traction sand are replenished daily. In addition, you may also conduct preliminary site investigations, prepare cost estimates, and inspect maintenance contracts.

You are solutions and client orientated; providing excellent service to the public and stakeholders.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
The successful applicant will meet one of the following requirements:

- High School and 4 years of related experience (2 of the 4 years must be in snow and ice control services);
- A Civil Engineering Technology Diploma plus 2 years of experience in snow and ice control services;
- An acceptable equivalent of education, training, and experience.

You have successfully supervised a team to achieve operational requirements by gaining their trust and respect. This aligns with your background in promoting a safe, healthy and engaged work culture.

Consistently, you maintain a professional and courteous disposition and hold a high standard for client and customer service. Your professional communication skills, both oral and written, are critical in this role.

Experience in a unionized environment and working with time reporting systems and/or work order generation would be considered assets.

As a multi-tasker, you effectively problem solve and make sound decisions in fast-paced environments with competing priorities.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one of more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentation, interview(s), and reference checks.

**Equivalency**:
**Benefits**:
Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

**Working Conditions**:
You will regularly work in excess of scheduled hours and on weekends, often during extreme winter weather conditions.

You may be required to be on 24-hour call during snow and ice control season.

**Additional Information**:
These opportunities are for 17 weeks with an anticipated employment period of December 3, 2023 - March 30, 2024.

**Please Note: Successful applicants who are current CUPE regular employees will be appointed as Term employees under the NSGEU Collective Agreement to maintain group benefit entitlements as provided under the CUPE Collective Agreement.**

We have opportunities in the following locations:

- Lyons Brook
- MacLellans Brook

**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.

**Pay Grade**: MOS 18

**Salary Range**: $2,277.39 - $2,350.02 Bi-Weekly

**Employment Equity Statement**:

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