The Opportunity:
Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Capital Projects
Location: Halifax, NS
Type of Employment: Regular, Full-Time-Hybrid
Closing Date: February 28th, 2025
We are currently looking to fill the permanent position of Project Coordinator – Purchasing & Contracts, reporting to Manager, Project Controls, Capital Projects in our Capital Projects Department.
The Project Coordinator – Purchasing & Contracts will be jointly accountable for the successful execution of large-scale capital projects, ensuring adherence to scope, cost, schedule, and quality from inception to completion. This role involves facilitating effective communication with key stakeholders, monitoring project performance, and escalating risks and issues to the Project Manager for timely resolution. The Project Coordinator will also ensure compliance with the Project Management Methodology and Project Plan to support the project’s successful completion.
Key elements of this role include::
The Project Coordinator – Purchasing & Contracts will be jointly accountable for the successful execution of large-scale capital projects, ensuring adherence to scope, cost, schedule, and quality from inception to completion. This role involves facilitating effective communication with key stakeholders, monitoring project performance, and escalating risks and issues to the Project Manager for timely resolution. The Project Coordinator will also ensure compliance with the Project Management Methodology and Project Plan to support the project’s successful completion.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE:

• Understanding of NSP Procurement/Legal Policy, procedures and practices to provide guidance to the Capital Projects team.
• Entry of purchase requisitions, management of associated changes to purchase orders (ongoing PO maintenance) and invoice receiving in Oracle.
• Coordination of month end accruals and completion of project expenses.
• Support alignment with corporate/regulatory compliance and governance.
• Support/lead vendor liaison.
• Develop Contracting Strategy in collaboration with Project Managers.
• Administer contracts and agreements (with Procurement Dept & Project Managers) - negotiations, coordination procedures, monitor deliverables against contracts/purchase orders, etc.
• Manage Construction Holdbacks and Withholding Tax.

SECONDARY ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE:

• Arranging meetings with user groups and managing logistics for project related activities.
• Document meeting minutes and produce action plans and follow-up on action items.
• Shared maintenance of a project SharePoint site to manage critical project documentation and workflow processes.
• Maintaining project procedures for activity tracking, managing the procedure, and tracking deliverable status.
  You will be responsible for your personal safety and that of your co-workers by observing all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations. You will be accountable for environmental performance as it relates to the environmental management system processes and initiatives.

These skills will make you successful::

• You must have a College Diploma or University degree from an accredited post-secondary institute and/or a recognized project management certification or equivalent experience.
• You must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a relevant field.
• Solid understanding of, and experience with; project planning, procurement, contracts and document/records management.
• Experience managing or helping to manage and update financial forecasts.
• Able to work on multiple projects at once while maintaining priorities.
• Excellent communication and strong organizational skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn new processes.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, attentive to detail.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Experience with Oracle, SharePoint or Project Management software considered an asset.

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 February 28th, 2025, and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer::

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model with 2 flexible remote workdays.
• 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 plans 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

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