Continuous Improvement Engineer

Nova Scotia Power • Lower Sackville, NS

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Energy Delivery Services
Location: Sackville, NS
Type of Employment: Regular, Full time
Closing Date: August 4, 2026
We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our team in a permanent role. The successful candidate will join the Energy Delivery Services team of dedicated professionals, whose objective is to exceed our customer’s expectations in delivering reliable and cost-effective energy and services.
The Continuous Improvement Engineer will develop and manage process improvement projects within NS Power, thereby providing a safe, reliable, consistent, cost-effective environment with a focus on the customer.
Accountabilities include managing initiatives from initiation to completion using continuous improvement and project management methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or work experience in continuous improvement or process design.
• Self-starter and leader with proven organizational and analytical skills who is able to function effectively in a team environment.
• Outcome oriented with the ability to set goals and priorities in order to deliver on expectations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong facilitation and presentation skills, strong computer skills, a valid driver’s license, and a willingness to provide emergency power restoration support.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of five years of relevant experience is preferred.
• Experience in electric utility is an asset.
• Facilitation, Project Management, Quality Assurance or Continuous Improvement experience are definite assets.

Responsibilities

• Identify improvement opportunities and manage improvement requests from the business.
• Lead process improvement initiatives across business units including process design and redesign.
• Facilitate process improvement workshops.
• Gather data, perform analytics & solicit field input.
• Develop business cases to support initiatives.
• Provide status reports and perform presentations for key stakeholder groups.
• Utilize project management methodology to roll out initiatives.
• Develop or prepare key performance metrics.
• Audit and support various dashboards.
• Analyze data to identify trends, opportunities, and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, and quick reference guides.
• You will be responsible for your personal safety and that of co-workers, by observing and ensuring compliance with 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.

Benefits

• Hybrid work model.
• 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
• Wellness benefits
• Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies
• A focus on employee development
• Available sponsored education programs
• Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work
• Mentoring opportunities
• Fundraising-matching
• Volunteer programs
• Various committees and employee resource groups
• Scholarships for children of employees
• Short-term incentive plan
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level