About Us The Department of Public Works is responsible for building and maintaining provincial infrastructure across Nova Scotia; we are currently recruiting for an Area Manager to lead our District Highway Operations in Antigonish County.

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Works manages 23,000 kilometers of roads and highways, 4,100 bridges, 9 provincial ferries, and 2,400 buildings and infrastructure assets.

Our District Highway Operations

Division plays a critical role in managing various programs, functions and activities throughout our province, including snow and ice control services, road maintenance and repair services and approval of various permits.

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Prospect

Reporting to the District Director, the Area Manager is directly involved in creating and designing new programs to meet the demands of our growing infrastructure and ever-changing work environment. Area Managers are pivotal in helping achieve Department objectives for highway maintenance, snow and ice control, and infrastructure expansion projects.

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Accountabilities

Through the effective leadership of staff and coordination of technical and equipment resources, the Area Manager provides opportunities for safe traffic movement and economic development across the Province.

You will manage such areas as: the delivery of highway and bridge maintenance; Job Details Competition #: 49682 Department: Public Works Location: Antigonish Type of Employment: Permanent Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG Closing Date: 02-Sep-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) Location: Antigonish, NS B2G 2K5 Work location: On site Salary: $4,322.15 to $5,402.66 BIWEEKLY Terms of employment: Permanent employment Full time Starts as early as 2026-09-02 vacancies: 1 vacancy Source: Nova Scotia Public Service Commission #49682 Advertised until

2026-09-02

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