Nova Scotia Power

Mechanical Planner

LocationCape Breton, NS
Job Typefull_time

About This Job

The Opportunity

Company, Department:

Nova Scotia Power - Power Production - Lingan Generating Station

Location:

Lingan, NS

Type of Employment:

Regular, Full Time - On - Site

Closing Date:

July 23, 2025

The Opportunity

We are currently looking for a

Mechanical Planner

to join our Power Production team in a permanent position. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, you will be responsible to support weekly workflow and ongoing outage planning, using established work management systems.

Key Elements Of This Role Include

As a

Mechanical Planner

you will be responsible for the following

: Primary Accountabilities

Support weekly workflow and outage planning, including scoping work, developing technical work packages, coordinating operational items, contractor planning, and enhancing preventative maintenance efficiencies.
Maintain the preventative maintenance system by updating, scheduling, issuing work orders and check sheets, and tracking and reporting completion.
Assist in creating and maintaining annual shutdown schedules and integrate shutdown schedules into the overall plant outage schedule. This includes issuing work packages to crews, generating update reports, and monitoring financial obligations for work spend.
Procure materials based on scoped work, including entering purchase requisitions for parts and maintaining work order status updates.
Coordinate with the Planning Group, at the Lingan Generating team, and other internal and external stakeholders to optimize planned work and ensure it is integrated into workflows.


Secondary Accountabilities

Attend and host planning meetings.
Provide support for programs required to plan and execute operational and capital project work, including NSPI’s Contractor Safety Program.
Prioritize regular travel to various NS Power sites across the province as required.

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.

This position is considered a safety sensitive position. As such, the successful candidate must comply with the Emera Alcohol and Drug Policy which requires a confidential pre-employment alcohol and drug test in accordance with the Emera Alcohol and Drug Procedure

These Skills Will Make You Successful

To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below.

You recognize yourself in most of the following competencies, and where possible possess the skills and experience listed below:

Qualifications

Possess either a Certification as a Journeyperson Industrial Mechanic or A 2nd Class Power Engineer Certificate (or equivalent certifications) with a minimum of three (3) years' work experience in modern mechanical maintenance in a generating station, process industry or equivalent industry is required OR
Hold a Mechanical Engineering degree eligible for membership with Engineers Nova Scotia, or a Certified Engineering Technologist, or a Technology Diploma in a related field.
Strong mechanical expertise in troubleshooting and problem-solving.
Proven experience with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
Proficiency in MS Office suite.


Experience

Developed detailed job scope(s) for mechanical or industrial work.
Project management experience in high-volume, deadline-oriented environments.
Relevant experience in skilled maintenance roles, particularly in maintaining heavy industrial equipment in modern power generation facilities or similar industrial settings.
Maintenance planning and scheduling experience.
Previous planning and supervisory experience is an asset.


Skills

Strong organizational, communication, and time management skills.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including building partnerships across functional groups.
Energetic self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and complete them in a timely manner.
Exceptional communication and facilitation skills with a strong customer focus.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying.

Learn more about our culture and values

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. Apply by

July 23rd

and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.

Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching & volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

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. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and 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.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

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. 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.

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