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Nova Scotia Power

Distribution Asset Strategy Engineer

Halifax, NS, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 11, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 29, 2026

Original job description

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Enterprise Asset Management

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Type of Employment: Permanent, Full-Time

Closing Date: November 11, 2026

We are looking for a Distribution Asset Strategy Engineer to join our Enterprise Asset Management team.

Reporting to the Manager, Asset Performance, the Distribution Asset Strategy Engineer is responsible for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of distribution asset strategies, lifecycle plans, risk models, and investment recommendations that support the safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective operation of Nova Scotia Power's distribution system.

The role serves as an asset owner within Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) for distribution assets, working closely with Operations, Distribution Engineering, Distribution Planning, Capital Delivery, Reliability, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure asset risks, performance trends, asset condition, lifecycle requirements, and investment needs are understood and appropriately addressed through risk-informed decision making.

The position provides an opportunity for a developing or intermediate level engineer to build or expand expertise in asset management, risk assessment, reliability engineering, capital planning, and utility operations while contributing to the long-term stewardship of Nova Scotia Power's distribution infrastructure.

Key Elements Of This Role Include

Standards Governance & Continuous Improvement

Support the overall governance and periodic review of distribution asset standards, specifications, and asset management requirements by NS Power subject matter experts.
Work with Engineering, Operations, and Reliability teams to ensure standards, maintenance practices, and asset strategies remain aligned.
Support development and maintenance of asset management strategies, supporting documentation, and other asset knowledge repositories as appropriate.
Identify opportunities for process improvements and implementation of best practices.

Distribution Asset Strategy & Lifecycle Planning

Lead the distribution asset strategy committee and provide support to various working groups.
Support development and implementation of distribution asset strategies, asset management plans, lifecycle plans, and risk mitigation programs.
Maintain asset strategies and lifecycle plans for overhead and underground distribution assets, including poles, conductors, cables, transformers, switchgear, voltage regulation equipment, reclosers, capacitor banks, and associated equipment.
Support the development of appropriate asset replacement, refurbishment, modernization, and resiliency programs through the asset strategy committee with input from Standards, Operations, Reliability and Engineering.
Assist in evaluating emerging technologies and industry trends and assessing applicability to Nova Scotia Power's distribution system.
Incorporate climate adaptation, wildfire mitigation, storm hardening, and resiliency considerations into overall asset strategies and investment plans as appropriate.

Asset Health, Risk & Reliability

Develop and maintain asset health, criticality, risk, and performance models for distribution assets. Analyze inspection, maintenance, condition assessment, outage, and failure data to identify emerging risks and performance trends.
Support reliability investigations, asset failure reviews, and root cause analyses, ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into asset strategies and investment recommendations.
Monitor key performance indicators and asset health metrics to support risk-informed decision making.
Assist in identifying opportunities to improve reliability, reduce risk, and optimize lifecycle costs. Capital Planning, Regulatory Support
Provide risk-based analysis and recommendations to support project justification, and prioritization of distribution asset investments.
Support the Distribution Capital team by ensuring proposed capital investments are aligned with asset health, feeder risk profiles, and enterprise risk management objectives.
Support the preparation of regulatory filings, investment justifications, and business case materials by providing asset risk, condition, and lifecycle management inputs.

Industry Engagement & Innovation

Participate in industry forums, working groups, and knowledge-sharing activities.
Monitor industry developments, emerging technologies, and best practices through organizations such as CEATI and EPRI.
Support adoption of innovative asset management approaches, data analytics tools, and reliability improvement practices.

Education & Experience

These skills will make you successful:

Registered, or eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Nova Scotia.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Industrial Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
5-8 years of experience in a combination of electric utility engineering, distribution operations, system planning, asset management, reliability engineering, capital planning, or a related role.
Experience with distribution assets, utility operations, reliability analysis, asset management, or infrastructure planning is considered an asset.
Demonstrated ability to analyze technical information and make sound engineering recommendations.
Proven commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Technical/Job Specific Knowledge And Abilities

Strong knowledge of electric utility distribution systems, including overhead and underground assets such as poles, conductors, cables, transformers, switchgear, reclosers, voltage regulation equipment, capacitor banks, protective devices, and associated distribution infrastructure.
Demonstrated understanding of distribution engineering standards, material specifications, design practices, construction standards, and technical governance processes.
Understanding of asset management, lifecycle planning, reliability, and risk management principles.
Familiarity with condition assessment, asset health evaluation, and infrastructure investment planning.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
Ability to work with large datasets and develop meaningful insights to support decision making.
Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to work collaboratively across Operations, Engineering, Reliability, Planning, and Capital Delivery teams.
Experience with data analytics, reliability analysis, asset management systems, or power system studies is considered an asset.
Demonstrated commitment to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

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.

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 November 11, 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

Develop and improve distribution asset strategies, lifecycle plans, risk models, and investment recommendations to support safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective system operations. Analyze asset condition and performance, support reliability investigations and capital planning, and coordinate with engineering, operations, planning, and regulatory stakeholders.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline, and registration or eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in Nova Scotia. Candidates should have 5–8 years of relevant experience and knowledge of distribution systems, asset management, reliability, risk assessment, and infrastructure investment planning.

Skills

Distribution Asset Management
Lifecycle Planning
Risk Assessment
Reliability Engineering
Capital Planning
Asset Health Modeling
Condition Assessment
Data Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
Distribution Engineering
Utility Operations
Investment Analysis
Stakeholder Engagement
Continuous Improvement
Climate Adaptation
Resilience Planning

Benefits

Flexible Remote Workday
Comprehensive Benefits Plan
Virtual Health Care
On-Site Fitness Centre
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Parental Leave Top-Up
Wellness Benefits
Career Advancement Opportunities
Employee Development
Sponsored Education Programs
Mentoring Opportunities
Fundraising Matching
Volunteer Programs
Employee Resource Groups
Scholarships for Employees' Children
Short-Term Incentive Plan

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Keywords

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Electric Utility Distribution Systems
Overhead Distribution Assets
Underground Distribution Assets
Asset Management
Lifecycle Planning
Risk Management
Reliability Engineering
Asset Health Models
Condition Assessment
Distribution Engineering Standards
Material Specifications
Capital Planning
Investment Planning
Outage Analysis
Failure Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
Data Analytics
Power System Studies
Climate Adaptation
Wildfire Mitigation
Storm Hardening
Resilience
CEATI
EPRI
Regulatory Filings
Asset Management Systems

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