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Nova Scotia Power

Cost Specialist

1223 Lower Water St., Halifax, NS, B3J 3S8, Canada

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Oct 9, 2026
Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience in cost controls in a major project environment.
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 25, 2026

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The Opportunity

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power Inc. Major Projects

Location: Halifax, NS

Type of Employment: Full-time, Regular

Closing Date: October 9th, 2026

We are looking for a Cost Specialist to join our Major Projects team. Reporting to the Manager, Project Controls, you will support project estimating, forecasting, cost analysis, and reporting activities across major capital projects.

Key elements of this role include:

The Cost Specialist will collaborate extensively with internal project stakeholders, consultants, and contractors to ensure consistency in cost methodologies, forecasting practices, and reporting outputs that align with Nova Scotia Power's standards and requirements.

Support project development, regulatory approvals and maintenance of project estimates from project development through execution, including the establishment of control budgets.
Prepare, review, and analyze cost estimates and forecasts to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with project scope, schedule, and execution strategies in collaboration with the Project Team.
Present and communicate project cost performance, forecast updates, and variance analysis through monthly corporate reporting and project governance processes.
Develop and recommend contingency, management reserve, and escalation strategies in collaboration with Project Controls, and other project stakeholders to support effective cost risk management.
Coordinate and evaluate cost estimates, forecasting and accrual deliverables prepared by consultants and contractors, providing analysis and recommendations to support project reporting decision-making.
Support the development of capital project scenarios and economic evaluations that inform project strategy, business cases, investment decisions, and organizational planning.
Support the Project Controls team across cost management, schedule reporting, document control, risk management, and contract administration while contributing to project charters, business documentation, and governance processes that support successful project delivery.
Shared maintenance of a project SharePoint site to manage critical project documentation and workflow processes.

These skills will make you successful:

To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:

Education & Experience:

Degree or Diploma in Business Administration.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in cost controls in a major project environment.
Demonstrated experience in project budgeting, forecasting, reporting.

Technical/Job Specific Knowledge and Abilities:

Solid understanding of, and experience with project estimating, forecasting and cost control methodologies.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, attentive to detail.
Team player with strong interpersonal skills.
Able to work on multiple projects at once while maintaining priorities.
Excellent communication and strong organizational skills.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, SharePoint and Outlook).
Experience with Oracle, PM Software and other business tools considered an asset.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying. Have a question or want to learn more about this opportunity?

Learn more about our culture and values

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by October 9th, 2026 and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

Flexibility: One flexible remote workday.
Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.

If you have any questions about this opportunity or if you are experiencing any technical difficulty with the application process, please email careers@nspower.ca

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Responsibilities

The Cost Specialist supports major capital projects by managing project estimating, forecasting, cost analysis, and reporting activities. They collaborate with stakeholders to ensure cost methodologies align with organizational standards and provide recommendations for effective cost risk management.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree or diploma in Business Administration and possess at least 5 years of experience in cost controls within a major project environment. Strong analytical, quantitative, and communication skills are required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Skills

Project estimating
Forecasting
Cost analysis
Project controls
Budgeting
Variance analysis
Cost risk management
Contract administration
SharePoint
Microsoft Office
Analytical skills
Quantitative skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Oracle
Project management software

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits plan
Virtual health care services
On-site fitness centre
Employee and family assistance program
Parental leave top-up plan
Wellness benefits
Sponsored education programs
Short-term incentive plan

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Keywords

Cost Specialist
Project Controls
Capital Projects
Estimating
Forecasting
Cost Analysis
Budgeting
Variance Analysis
Risk Management
Contract Administration
SharePoint
Microsoft Office
Oracle
Business Administration
Governance
Economic Evaluation
Project Management
Energy
Reporting
Accruals

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