Efficiency engineer

Competition # : 50049 Department: Energy Location: HALIFAX Type of Employment: Permanent Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG Closing Date: 22-Oct-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) About Us The Department of Energy serves the social, environmental, and economic interests of Nova Scotians by ensuring that energy resources are developed and used in an efficient and sustainable manner. The Department delivers programs and activities related to electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency, geoscience, petroleum, and industry development. About Our Opportunity The Executive Director, Clean Energy is the Department's senior executive lead for electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable transportation and non-petroleum energy-sector matters. The role leads a team of senior professionals responsible for advancing policy, regulatory, program and implementation work that supports a reliable, affordable and lower-carbon energy system for Nova Scotians. As Executive Director, you lead the clean energy component of provincial energy strategy and direct the integration of electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transportation priorities into government-wide planning and decision-making. You lead the development and delivery of clean energy strategies and initiatives, including electricity policy and planning, renewable energy development, efficiency and demand-side management, sustainable transportation, electricity market design and utility-related regulatory matters. In addition, you contribute sector expertise to integrated provincial energy planning, and support whole-of-department alignment on major priorities. Lastly, you are accountable for setting direction, aligning Branch resources, and supporting the team to deliver clean energy priorities effectively. Primary Accountabilities