Department: Public Works
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG
Closing Date: 10-Sep-25 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

ABOUT US

Building and maintaining our provincial infrastructure is no small job.
The Department of Public Works supports Nova Scotia’s 23,000 kilometers of roads and highways and 4,100 bridges. Our District Highway Operations Division plays a critical role in managing snow and ice control services, road maintenance and repair services throughout the province.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Senior Bridge Rehabilitation Engineer leads designs, development, and implementation of Departmental programs for maintenance, rehabilitation, preventative maintenance, preservation of bridges, culverts, retaining walls, overhead sign structures, and buried structures. This position is responsible for the implementation and evaluation of “pilot projects”, where new and innovative bridge maintenance and repair/rehabilitation products and techniques are used.
The Senior Bridge Rehabilitation Engineer mentors and provides technical advice respecting bridge inspection, maintenance and repair/rehabilitation for other engineering and technical staff within Structural Engineering and provides comprehensive technical and professional structural engineering support services to staff in other divisions of the Department, other provincial departments and federal and municipal Government departments.
The Senior Bridge Rehabilitation Engineer engages with national committees and professional associations to stay informed of emerging best practices, industry advancement, regulatory changes, technologies and policies related to bridge rehabilitation and preservation. You evaluate and integrate innovative approaches and methodologies into project work and incorporate relevant findings into departmental standards, guidelines, specifications and policies to enhance best practices and ensure continuous improvement in department procedures and policies respecting preventative maintenance and operation of highway structures and communicate proposed changes to Senior Management, Cabinet and other stakeholders.
This position requires travel throughout the province of Nova Scotia to visit project sites, meet and work collaboratively with district bridge engineers, other technical staff across the Department and Highway Programs division.
The Senior Bridge Rehabilitation Engineer, using sound technical and management skills, works dynamically with and leads project teams of professional design engineers, inspectors, contractors and other key project members, to identify best-fit solutions to complex operational, strategic, infrastructure and construction issues that involve elevated risk. You exercise independent judgement to analyze issues, interpret information, and select methods and solutions to resolve problems generally within standard practice guidelines.
This position requires you to build and maintain a network of professional contracts across jurisdictions, facilitating knowledge exchange and ensuring Nova Scotia’s bridge rehabilitation strategies align with national standards and innovations.
You will also liaise between the districts and Highway Engineering Services to ensure that new structures are designed with due consideration to future maintenance requirements.
This position also participates in working committees respecting operational procedures and policies and formulates reports and recommendations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited engineering institute and at least six (6) years of related experience in structural inspection, analysis, evaluations, repair, rehabilitation designs for bridge projects, culverts, retaining walls, overhead sign structures, and other highway related structures. Also, broad expertise in traffic and transportation engineering, environmental principles, hydrology and soil mechanics, project management, engineering economics and statistics, construction of highway structures and the interrelationship with highway structures design.
You must be (or meet the requirements to be) actively registered as a Full Member (P. Eng) with Engineers Nova Scotia (ENS).
You must be able to manage multiple priorities, have excellent organizational skills, be a quick learner and demonstrate sound decision-making skills.
You will have effective verbal and written communication skills for dealing with department personnel, other government agencies, contractors, consultants, and the public.
A thorough understanding of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code and Department Standard Specifications is required.
A working knowledge of the TAC Design Guide, the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, the Public Highways Act, the Motor Vehicle Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the associated regulations, is preferred.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience of structural analysis software and/or finite element analysis, and knowledge of project management techniques, consultant procurement practices and agreements, tendering processes, advanced highway structure design and highway structures evaluation computer applications.
You will be highly motivated and able to work independently on complex, detailed studies as well as lead and coordinate work in a multi-disciplinary, team-based environment.
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.

Please refer the Job description for details