Nova Scotia Power
Provides electricity to customers in Nova Scotia through generation, transmission, and distribution.
Planning Coordinator
Coordinate permits, work orders, billing, and customer service for utility projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
As a Planning Coordinator you will support a team of professionals by handling permits, easements, underground locate requirements, quoting processes, Make Ready and invoicing activities, and by ensuring safety and compliance throughout project execution. • Submit and monitor HRM/DOT permits, water, sewer, gas, telecom, environmental and engineering approvals; issue joint use forms and create work orders. • Update customer easements in Property Online, follow outage processes, and verify account, project and task numbers. • Manage underground locate requirements, update work orders with diagrams, return completed forms, and submit cable locates. • Obtain and quote external contractor services (e.g., tree trimming, Grade 1 assessments) and release work at appropriate stages. • Oversee Make Ready and Aliant work processes, including month‑end invoicing to Aliant and CATV companies. • Process and calculate attachment fees, credits, and developer rebates for contributed lines. • Coordinate the quoting process for work orders and ensure accurate pricing. • Observe and enforce Occupational Health and Safety rules for personal and coworker safety. • Provide flexible availability for overtime during peak periods and after‑hour emergency restorations. • Participation in community‑engagement initiatives, mentoring, fundraising‑matching and volunteer programs.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸permit management
- ▸locate management
- ▸contractor quoting
- ▸make ready
- ▸invoicing
- ▸safety compliance
What You Bring
• Hold a Grade XII education or post‑secondary business degree and at least five years of customer‑service/operational experience. • Demonstrate strong mathematical, analytical, and organizational skills with high attention to detail. • Proficient in Maximo, Orcom CIS, Infoview, SharePoint, ViryaNet, Smartsheet, Oracle, Adobe Suite, Property Online, Info‑Excavation, and MS Excel. • Communicate complex information clearly in writing, by phone, and in person while maintaining a positive customer experience. • Knowledge of Aliant work request, joint use, Make Ready, job pricing, and financial calculations for line rebates is preferred. • Experience with NS Power’s distribution line work management processes is an asset.
Requirements
- ▸maximo
- ▸oracle
- ▸adobe suite
- ▸sharepoint
- ▸ms excel
- ▸business degree
Benefits
The Opportunity is a full‑time, temporary position with Nova Scotia Power’s Regional Planning department in Sackville, Nova Scotia, offering an hourly rate of $29.31 as defined by the IBEW Collective Agreement (Local 1928). The role is referenced as 2026‑5044 and will run for eight months, reporting to the Planning Coordinator Supervisor. Employees benefit from clear pathways for career growth, sponsored education programs, and a strong commitment to community engagement through mentoring, volunteer opportunities, fundraising‑matching and employee resource groups. • Access to career advancement across Emera’s affiliate companies and sponsored education programs. • Inclusion in employee resource groups, committees, and scholarships for employees’ children.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time