Competition # : 41487

Department: Labour, Skills and Immigration

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: 20-Feb-24 ( Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration (LSI) works as a trusted partner to grow the population, develop our current and future workforce, and foster inclusive, safe and fair workplaces. This includes welcoming people from across Canada and the world, helping people prepare for job opportunities and build the skills they need, promoting safe work environments and helping employers and employees know their rights and responsibilities. We work together to create a future where everyone has an opportunity to thrive.

The Corporate Policy and Services Branch of LSI is the Department’s primary link with the broader government. The Branch helps ensure the Department aligns with and adheres to, government policies, priorities, and processes, and in turn, supports government decision-making. The Professional Services Division within the Corporate Policy and Services Branch provides internal support to LSI in the areas of Facilities Management, Health and Safety, Business Continuity and Records Management.

About Our Opportunity

Are you seeking an opportunity to influence physical workspace and health and safety? Do you want to join a team where you have a voice, who enjoys brainstorming, creating solutions, and bringing new ideas to life? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to explore as a Project Leader within the Professional Services Division. We take a “people first” approach within our team and our work. We strive to build relationships based on kindness, respect, and collaboration.

The Project Leader is accountable for facilities management of 19 LSI offices and the Department’s health and safety program, supporting 500 staff. The Project Leader is responsible for office moves and renovations working collaboratively with internal and external partners, health and safety program development and delivery, budget monitoring, contract management, communications, reporting, and implementation of facilities and health and safety projects and project plans.

Primary Accountabilities

Responsibilities include:

• Deliver departmental projects by delivering and providing direction and/or development of tactical program and project plans required for facilities and health and safety related projects by working within an established project management strategy.
• Identifies shortcomings and suggests improvements to existing processes, systems, and procedures. Other activities include promotion of programs, department correspondence and notifications on facilities and health and safety, advising on procurement, methodology selection for project delivery, creation and delivery of change management programs, and overseeing project resources.
• Represent LSI as a corporate Security Council member, Occupational Health and Safety Community of Practice member, and is an Ex-Officio member on the departments Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
• Monitor budgets, conducts analyses, and brings variances to the attention of senior colleagues while working within established budgeting and financial systems. Allocates resources to appropriate places to ensure project management capacity meets the requirements. Recommends action plans to address budget and/or operational business plan deviations as they occur throughout the fiscal year.
• Deliver on established outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with internal clients, contract service providers, and project team members while working within an established contract management plan.
• Working with senior colleagues to provide support in delivering internal communications through planning, development and delivery. This includes ongoing monitoring and reporting of projects.
• Oversees and supervises the project team at LSI, and is the lead liaison with other government departments for projects, to ensure project outcomes and deliverables are met while using project management best practices. Evaluates project performance successes and recommends solutions for improvements. Tracks outstanding items through to completion and provides input for solutions to issues or problems.
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years related experience in facilities management, health and safety program delivery and project management; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and Union agreement, 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.

Working Conditions

• Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day
• May be required to work overtime on occasion
• Travel is required and a valid Nova Scotia Driver’s License is required to have a valid drivers license
  
  

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
• Department specific flexible working schedules
  
  

Pay Grade: PR 13

Salary Range: $2,543.38 - $3,091.70 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.

This Is a Bargaining Unit Position Initially Restricted To Current Civil Service Employees Represented By The Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If Applying From Outside a Government Office, Employees Must Apply Correctly Via This Link

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. 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 Competitions@novascotia.ca.