Operations Supervisor (Provincial Outfits) (Miller Lake)

Competition # : 49367  

Department: Public Works

Location: MILLER LAKE

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG  

Closing Date: ​29-Jul-26 ​ (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

Maintaining our provincial infrastructure is no small job.

The Department of Public Works supports Nova Scotia’s 23,000 kilometers of roads and highways and 4,100 bridges. Our Provincial Outfits Division plays a critical role in safe and effective highway maintenance operations including line painting, sweeping, mowing, brush cutting activities, and bridge inspections throughout the province.

This is your next opportunity to directly support effective highway maintenance operations in the Province through providing technical advice and guidance, managing and motivating your crew, ensuring quality of work, and helping to achieve the work priorities of your assigned areas.

About Our Opportunity

The Operations Supervisor oversees staff supervision and performance, plans, prioritizes, coordinates and oversees the Department maintenance and restoration activities in accordance with the Department's Maintenance Standards and Specifications. The Supervisor oversees the use of resources (i.e. labour, equipment, and materials) directly, organizes, plans, and schedules job priorities, delegates assignments and equipment for daily work sites. They also monitor job activity progress and assigned budgets and adjust workload and schedules to accommodate and address emergencies and special requests or situations and ensures all work is completed timely, effectively, and in a safe manner.

Primary Accountabilities

You also supervise and direct the maintenance program by: assisting management in developing a plan of action including the planning of routes, staffing assignments; ensuring line paint and other supplies are available; monitoring paint application rates and adherence to policies; ensuring, in consultation with Fleet Service Coordinators, that equipment servicing and repairs are completed; and providing updates to the Manager related to maintenance work, potential issues, and recommendations as required. Additionally, you coordinate and control the operation of Department equipment, prioritize and arrange for repair of disabled equipment, and arrange for replacement machines in consultation with the Manager or Fleet Service Coordinators when required from the Department pool and/or private sources.

You respond to requests, concerns, and complaints from the public and municipal authorities. You also address situations or any activity associated with Department operations or right of way and respond through correspondence and reports, including updates via the department’s ticket tracking system, or recommend a course of action to the Manager when necessary.

While utilizing your expertise, you will  also oversee maintenance, repair, and restoration while ensuring proper service within your geographic area. You will schedule staff and equipment, provide technical advice to support management, and help set priorities and budgets. You will administer Human Resource and Department policies, procedures, and collective agreements while ensuring compliance with Department plans, specifications, and regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

As the successful candidate, you hold a 2-year technical diploma in arelated fieldas well as 6 years of related maintenance and construction experience (such as civil, road maintenance, commercial building construction, oil and gas, forestry, etc.). An equivalent combination of experience and a technical diploma will be considered.

As the ideal candidate, you have:

• Experience in cost estimation, budget management, inventory  and expenditure control and technical accomplishment.
• The ability to understand and administer acts, regulations, policies and procedures, collective agreements and technical specifications.
• Computer proficiency, including knowledge of spreadsheet software and creation, word processing, and email applications.
• Strong supervisory skills, providing input to the performance management and training needs of your crew.
• Ability to adhere to and promote a safe, healthy and engaged work culture.
• Professional communication skills, both oral and written, for collaborating with other government agencies, consultants, contractors and members of the public.
• Well-developed planning and organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• The ability to maintain a professional attitude and hold a high standard of customer service.

Knowledge of maintenance planning and adhering to budgets, operations, maintenance and scheduling of heavy equipment is desirable. Previous experience administering collective agreements would be considered assets. Familiarity with Environmental regulations, Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Department policies and procedures are further assets to be considered.

We will assess all qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

This is an excellent career opportunity for many, and we do consider an equivalent combination of training, education (technical diploma), and experience. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs.  For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

You will travel regularly throughout your designated work area. Travel is often more than your scheduled hours. Inspection of Right-of-Ways and infrastructure often requires working in precarious positions or environments.

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.

Pay Grade:TE 26  

Salary Range:  $2,826.01 - $3,301.71 Bi-Weekly

Employment 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. 

Accommodation Statement: We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at Show email.

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. 

If you are receiving a pension from the Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan (PSSP) or any related plans, you cannot receive pension payments while contributing to the same plan. If you accept a position that requires PSSP contributions, your pension payments must be stopped. Please contact the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation for more 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 Show email.