Summer Student

4 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Environment and Climate Change

**Location**:HALIFAX

**Type of Employment**:Student

**Union Status**:Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

**Closing Date**:4/18/2023 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
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.

Nova Scotia Environment - Department

**About Our Opportunity**:
As a water branch technical support summer student, you will work with professional engineering, science and administrative staff and management in a variety of water and wastewater related programs, including drinking water, wastewater, onsite sewage and surface water quality and quantity program areas. This is the perfect opportunity to jump start your career and gain an understanding of the provincial government’s role in protecting the province’s water resources.

**Primary Accountabilities**:
You will assist staff and management with a wide range of technical support work that will contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Department by:

- Conducting technical scans and literature or web based research under the direction of professional staff
- Collecting or maintaining data in spreadsheets
- Performing field work or site visits under the direction of professional staff
- Assisting with file management and digitization of documents, reports and other material
- Organizing, filing, and preparing documents

**Qualifications and Experience**:
You must be returning to school in the fall (or in the next applicable semester for the education program) in an environmental technical, or applied science/environmental sciences program
- are efficient with computers including Office software such as Microsoft Word and Excel;
- are organized and able to prioritize your work; and
- demonstrate excellent communication skills and work well in both independent and team based work environments.

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

**Working Conditions**:

- Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.
- Typically located in a comfortable office environment.
- Much of the time is spent in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.
- Regularly reads and interprets multiple sources of information, regular requirement to type, read and work on a computer.
- May experience pressure with deadlines and need for accuracy.
- Access to a vehicle and a valid drivers license is necessary.

**Additional Information**:
There is one (1) position available based out 1894 Barrington Street, 18th Floor
- Halifax.

Applicants shall include a cover letter demonstrating how they meet the requirements listed above and confirming access to a vehicle with a valid drivers license.

This opportunity will start approximately May 1, 2023 with an end date of August 31, 2023.

**Pay Grade**: HOURLY

**Salary Range**: $17.25 - $28.12 Hourly

**Employment Equity Statement**:

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