Province of Nova Scotia
Location
Bedford, NS | Canada
Job description
Competition # : 42135
Department: Environment and Climate Change
Location: BEDFORD
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG
Closing Date: 3/21/2024 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change’s https://www.novascotia.ca/nse/ role is to protect the environment and human health through regulatory excellence, conservation, partnership, and promotion. To achieve this, we strive to develop legislation, regulations and policies, process notifications, applications, and approvals for regulated activities based on sound scientific knowledge and expertise.
Our goal is to educate, inspect and enforce to ensure compliance with legislation and regulations. We also proactively respond to environmental, conservation, animal, and human health risks and work to develop programs and deliver services to enhance protection in these areas.
Leading a team of professional engineers, hydrogeologists, clerical staff, environment officers, and public health officers you will oversee the effective regulatory management of the district office in Bedford. As the District Manager, you will ensure the timely and effective administration of the Environment Act and Regulations, Public Health legislation, and Food Safety Regulations.
You will develop and maintain strong relationships with officials in federal, provincial, and municipal jurisdictions and act as the key liaison with all environmental regulatory authorities. With this, you will also act as the first point of contact regarding regulatory approvals and/or ministerial orders.
Using strategic decision-making skills, you will implement changes based on principles, values, and business cases, to proactively monitor risks and determine risk tolerances while integrating risk management into program management and organizational planning. You will also manage the issuance of approvals, inspections, monitoring, and audits including compliance and enforcement procedures for all site activities regulated under the legislation for the district.
You have completed a Bachelors’ Degree in a related field (such as Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, etc.), as well as several years of progressive experience in a similar field with some experience at a supervisory level. An equivalent combination or training and experience will also be considered.
As the successful candidate, a thorough knowledge of department legislation, regulations and standards is required. You will have experience leading diverse groups of staff for the inspection, compliance, and enforcement of regulations in many different programs using the appropriate tool such as a directive, warning, summary offence ticket, long form prosecution or Ministerial Order.
To be successful within this position, you will also have knowledge/experience in motivation and coaching techniques, as well as sound judgment, strong problem-solving skills, and decision-making abilities. You will possess effective management and leadership skills to ensure adequate staff development as well as demonstrated administrative skills in the areas of financial management, time management, project and policy development, and human resources management. Previous experience working within various levels of Government (Federal, Provincial, and Municipal), public presentation, and responding to media inquiries is also required.
Leadership competencies required at this level of work are; Decisiveness, Strategic Orientation, Developing Others, Team Leadership, Self-Awareness and Personal Impact, Effective Interactive Communication, Partnering and Relationship Building, and Intercultural and Diversity Proficiency.
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.
Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.
Based on the employment status, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.
Pay Grade:EC 12
Salary Range: $3,238.10 - $4,452.43 Bi-Weekly
Employment Equity Statement:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.
PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.
Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to [email protected].
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