Water Database Program Lead (Program Administration Officer 4) - Jobs in Halifax, NS

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Department: Environment and Climate ChangeLocation: HALIFAXType of Employment: PermanentUnion Status: NSGEU - NSPGClosing Date: 9/12/2022 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)About UsNova Scotia Environment and Climate Change’s role is to protect the environment, human health and farm animals through regulatory excellence, conservation, partnership and promotion. To achieve this, we strive to develop legislation, regulations and policies, process notifications, applications, and approvals for regulated activities based on sound scientific knowledge and expertise.Our goal is to educate, inspect and enforce to ensure compliance with legislation and regulations. We proactively respond to environmental, conservation, farm animal welfare, and human health risks and work to develop programs and deliver services to enhance protection in these areas. For more information, please visit https://novascotia.ca/nse/About Our OpportunityReporting to the Water & Industrial Facilities Manager, the Water Database Program Lead is a highly skilled, detailed-oriented professional with technical and scientific knowledge of geospatial and time series data processing techniques and algorithms, statistical and analytical methods, and environmental data collection and management activities. The position will act as the primary water resources database administrator for the Water Branch.Primary Accountabilities As the Water Database Program Lead, you will:• lead specialized and complex statistical research and program analysis to support business goals through the creation, development, interpretation and preparation of specialized reports and maps for staff and stakeholders.

• identify opportunities to utilize water resources data to support program and departmental initiatives. This will be accomplished by conceptualizing and developing analytical tools, reports and geospatial visualizations by working in a collaborative, team-based approach with technical staff to understand issues and objectives.

• support user needs by acting as liaison between the business and database vendors. This will be accomplished by leading change management requests, leading user-acceptance testing, scheduling planned service interruptions and communicating these to staff, ensuring vendors are operating within the scope of the baseline service level agreements, and advocate for new software features and updates to support the business’ needs.

• maintain the integrity of the branch’s water resources databases. This will be accomplished by assigning and monitoring user access, developing and delivering training to support various user-groups, managing groundwater, surface water and drinking water datasets including QA/QC functions.

• identify opportunities to fill knowledge gaps and support the business objectives of the unit and department by collaborating with technical specialists, participating in departmental planning processes and cross-divisional program committees and maintaining regular communication with other provincial departments and keeping up to date with national and international data science developments and standards.

• perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and ExperienceA bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. environmental science, water resources) plus six (6) years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.You also possess the following:Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of the principles of water chemistry, environmental contaminants, hydrology, hydrogeology, surface water, groundwater, drinking water and water quality.
• Working knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Python, HTML, SQL and JavaScript)
• Working knowledge of relational databases (e.g. ORACLE)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including PowerBI

Experience:

• Applied data management experience including manipulating, transforming, and transferring large water resources data sets, as well as interpreting and analyzing datasets.
• Experience in an enterprise GIS environment including responsibility for corporate GIS databases, database design and data modeling, data analysis and scripting, application development, and working knowledge or experience with web-based GIS solutions.
• Experience in a GIS system administration capacity, including database and user administration, environment support, monitoring and testing. Experience in application troubleshooting and support models also required.
• Advanced degrees and training will be considered an asset

Capabilities:

• Ability to complete complex data analysis projects. Ability to transfer knowledge to others and to deliver technical training.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to apply technical solutions to solving problems with data management, data sharing, and web applications.
• Strong communication skills: ability to prepare technical reports, presentations and other informational materials.

Advanced degrees and training in water resources and geomatics will be considered an asset.Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer or will result in termination of your employment.EquivalencyApplicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.BenefitsBased on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.Working Conditions

• Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day
• May be required to work overtime on occasion

Additional InformationThis competition is to fill a Permanent employment opportunity based in Halifax. This position offers an option for flexible working.What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• Department specific flexible working schedules

Pay Grade: PR 17Salary Range: $3,001.65 - $3,525.41 Bi-WeeklyEmployment Equity Statement:Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link: Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.Quick Apply

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