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About the Role
As a T&D Supervisor, you will play a key leadership role in the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of electricity to customers. You will lead a skilled field workforce responsible for operations, maintenance, and construction activities while helping create an environment where safety, teamwork, accountability, and operational excellence are at the forefront. This is an opportunity to combine your electrical industry knowledge with your leadership skills to make a meaningful impact on employees, customers, and day-to-day operations. Working closely with field supervisors, regional support teams, and external partners, you will help coordinate resources, support employee development, and ensure work is delivered safely and effectively. For someone who enjoys leading people, solving operational challenges, and building strong working relationships, this role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to the reliability of the electrical system while continuing to grow as a leader.
Responsibilities
- Promote a strong safety culture by monitoring safety performance, conducting evaluations and accident investigations, and reinforcing safe work practices.
- Ensure work is completed in accordance with applicable health and safety regulations, industry standards, environmental and company policies, and collective agreements.
- Lead daily field operations to support the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of electricity to customers.
- Provide leadership and direction for operations, maintenance, and construction activities, ensuring resources are effectively coordinated to meet service expectations.
- Lead, coach, and support a skilled workforce, identifying opportunities for training, development, and continuous improvement.
- Build collaborative relationships with field supervisors, regional support groups, and external contacts to support effective service delivery.
- Contribute to budget planning and cost management, helping ensure resources are used responsibly and operational priorities are achieved.
- Participate in rotational supervisory standby and provide support in response to operational needs across the province.
Requirements
- You bring a combination of leadership, electrical industry knowledge, sound judgment, and strong communication skills, along with a commitment to keeping employees and customers at the centre of safe and reliable operations.
- Supervisory or other relevant experience within the electrical sector or a related field.
- Six or more years of relevant experience is considered an asset.
- An equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may also be considered.
- Strong knowledge of electrical distribution operations, safety requirements, and maintenance practices.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate effectively, and build collaborative working relationships across teams.
- Experience using work management and scheduling systems to coordinate operational activities and resources.
- A demonstrated commitment to fostering a culture of safety, collaboration, employee development, and operational excellence.
- A valid driver's license.
- The successful candidate will be required to comply with the Emera Alcohol and Drug Policy.
Skills
- Leadership
- Electrical industry knowledge
- Sound judgment
- Strong communication skills
- Commitment to safety and reliability
- Electrical trade certification
- Engineering Technology credential
- Electrical distribution operations
- Safety requirements
- Maintenance practices
- Work management and scheduling systems
Location
- Sydney, NS
Work Type
- Regular
- Full Time
- On-site
- One flexible remote workday
Experience Level
- Six or more years of relevant experience is considered an asset.
Education Level
- Grade XII education or equivalent
- Red Seal Powerline Technician (PLT) Certificate
- Relevant electrical trade certification
- Engineering Technology credential preferred
Benefits
- 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
About the Company
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- 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.