Manager, Strategic and Community Projects

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Competition # :47877

Department:Energy

Location:HALIFAX

Type of Employment:Term

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:17-Feb-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

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.

The Clean Energy Branch provides leadership and direction to help transition the electricity, building, and transportation sectors to clean energy and efficient energy use. The Branch focuses on policies and programs that help achieve the Province’s clean energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals, while maximizing benefits to Nova Scotians by promoting local energy production, system reliability, and equity.

As the Manager, Strategic and Community Projects, you will have the opportunity to help develop key priorities and strategic projects to support clean energy project activity in communities across Nova Scotia. This includes energy efficiency, electrification, and transportation initiatives in all stages of development and implementation.

Supporting the Province’s efforts to improve energy affordability, create jobs, and grow the clean economy of Nova Scotia, you will work collaboratively with senior staff on policy analysis and program development and implementation to meet our overarching goals.

Some of the primary accountabilities of this role include:

• Reporting to the Director, Clean Buildings, Communities, and Infrastructure, the Manager is accountable for overseeing the development and delivery of a range of initiatives that support clean energy project activities in Nova Scotian communities.
• The position supports implementation of existing projects and is critical to seeding the development of new strategic and community projects, including helping communities complete preparatory work so they may leverage funding from other sources for project implementation.
• The Manager maintains relationships with key stakeholders to advance clean energy project activity including with municipalities, non profit and private sector organizations, Indigenous communities, universities and colleges, etc.
• The Manager works collaboratively with provincial colleagues in several departments to support successful delivery of clean energy projects in various stages of development from feasibility to design and construction.
• The Manager provides oversight and recommendations regarding technical, regulatory, and programmatic requirements for clean energy projects and proactively monitors compliance.
• The position works collaboratively with Managers across the Department to integrate efforts in planning the development of policies, programs and other initiatives.

To be considered for this opportunity, you have a bachelor's degree in a related field (such as science engineering, community development, or business and administration) and considerable related experience; an equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.

As the successful candidate, you will demonstrate strong knowledge of the provincial energy policy context and the Province’s clean energy and climate change mitigation strategies and funding programs.

A background in environmental science, community development, business, planning or other related field and experience in the clean energy sector – low carbon buildings, electricity, and/or transportation systems - and experience designing and delivering funding programs is required.

You have excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills. You can work independently and engage effectively with senior decision makers. Experience managing staff and leading senior level project and program teams is considered an asset.