Executive Director

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Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:01-Nov-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Energy serves the social, environmental, and economic interests of Nova Scotians by ensuring that energy resources are developed and used in an efficient and sustainable manner. The Department delivers programs and activities related to electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency, geoscience, petroleum, and industry development.

About Our Opportunity

The Executive Director, Clean Energy is the Department's senior executive lead for electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable transportation and non-petroleum energy-sector matters. The role leads a team of senior professionals responsible for advancing policy, regulatory, program and implementation work that supports a reliable, affordable and lower-carbon energy system for Nova Scotians.

As Executive Director, you lead the clean energy component of provincial energy strategy and direct the integration of electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transportation priorities into government-wide planning and decision-making.

You lead the development and delivery of clean energy strategies and initiatives, including electricity policy and planning, renewable energy development, efficiency and demand‐side management, sustainable transportation, electricity market design and utility-related regulatory matters. In addition, you contribute sector expertise to integrated provincial energy planning, and support whole‐of‐department alignment on major priorities. Lastly, you are accountable for setting direction, aligning Branch resources, and supporting the team to deliver clean energy priorities effectively.

Primary Accountabilities

• Provide senior executive leadership for clean energy policy, planning, regulation, programs and implementation across electricity, renewables, efficiency, demand‐side management, sustainable transportation and related non‐petroleum energy matters.
• Retain lead accountability for clean energy sector substance, including electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transportation policy development, regulatory approaches, stakeholder relationships, sector‐specific strategies and implementation.
• Lead development and implementation of major clean energy strategies, plans, legislation, regulatory frameworks and funding initiatives, ensuring they support affordability, reliability, sustainability, economic development and public confidence.
• Lead the department's position on complex utility‐sector, regulatory and electricity market matters, including regulatory proceedings, electricity market design, governance issues, utility accountability and legislative or regulatory approaches that affect Nova Scotia's electricity system.
• Lead renewable energy and energy efficiency policy and delivery, ensuring sector‐specific strategies are aligned with the Department's integrated provincial energy strategy.
• Provide expert, timely advice to the Deputy Minister, Minister, Cabinet and central agencies on clean energy issues, risks, trade‐offs, legislative proposals, regulatory approaches and implementation considerations.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with utilities, regulators, Independent Power Producers, industry, other governments, Indigenous peoples, municipalities, communities, non‐government organizations, researchers and other partners.
• Act as lead Executive Director or Project Sponsor for assigned major clean energy initiatives, clarifying objectives, milestones, engagement requirements, decision points, risks and barriers.
• Provide strategic management of Branch resources, including human and financial resource oversight, performance management, procurement, budget forecasting, workforce leadership, diversity, healthy workplace practices and team development.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this opportunity, you have a bachelor's degree in a related field (such as science, energy systems, engineering, or business and administration) and substantial (10+ years) senior level strategic related experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience may also be considered. A graduate (Master's) degree would be an asset.

You have experience leading multidisciplinary teams, as well as experience working with industry, utilities, communities, municipalities, regulators and other governments. Further you have strong