Senior Consultant / Consulting Team Lead — Office of the Fire Marshal Modernization Review

Role: Senior Consultant / Consulting Team Lead

Location: Nova Scotia / Hybrid as required

Start Date: May 25, 2026

End Date: July 30, 2026

Role Summary:

Upstaff Employment Services is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant / Consulting Team Lead to support the Department of Emergency Management in reviewing and modernizing the Office of the Fire Marshal. The engagement will assess the current programs, services, organizational structure, governance, internal processes, and operational practices of the Office of the Fire Marshal as it transitions into the Department of Emergency Management under the current Office of the Fire Commissioner.

The successful consultant will provide project management and technical expertise to support a structured review, identify opportunities for efficiency and role clarity, assess alignment with the Fire Commissioner’s statutory mandate, and develop practical recommendations and implementation planning materials for senior leadership.

Mandatory Requirements

M1 — Public Sector Transformation Experience

The consultant or consulting team must have at least five years of experience in complex and large‑scale public sector transformation projects requiring a diverse range of solutions and skillsets.

Related Duties:

- Leading a structured review of the Office of the Fire Marshal’s current‑state programs, services, organizational structure, and internal processes.
- Supporting modernization planning within a complex public sector environment.
- Assessing opportunities to improve efficiency, prioritization, accountability,



and role clarity.
- Working with public sector stakeholders, emergency management stakeholders, fire services stakeholders, and senior leadership.
- Supporting transformation activities related to governance, service delivery, process improvement, and organizational alignment.
- Delivering recommendations that are practical, phased, and aligned with public sector priorities.

M2 — Business Process Improvement and Organizational Review Experience

The consultant or consulting team must include at least one senior resource with recognized experience successfully completing business process improvement projects within a large public sector organization .

Related Duties:

- Reviewing current Office of the Fire Marshal workflows, processes, and service delivery practices.
- Identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks, role dilution, overlaps, and gaps.
- Assessing workload pressures and operational realities.
- Recommending improvements to process efficiency, program delivery, role clarity, and governance.
- Supporting organizational and HR review activities, including structure, responsibilities, and internal accountabilities.
- Developing recommendations related to legislation, regulatory changes, program and service design, organizational structures, reporting, training,



and professional development.

M3 — Project Management and Delivery Experience

The consultant or consulting team must demonstrate experience successfully project managing large‑scale public sector projects within the contract timeline and budget .

Related Duties:

- Creating a detailed project workplan, including timelines, milestones, deliverables, resources, and budget.
- Managing project activities from May 25, 2026 to July 30, 2026.
- Coordinating regular working meetings with the Department of Emergency Management and the Fire Modernization Project Team.
- Providing written bi‑weekly progress updates to the contract manager.
- Managing risks, issues, dependencies, timelines, and deliverable completion.
- Ensuring all deliverables are completed no later than July 30, 2026.
- Providing final deliverables in editable Word, Excel, and PowerPoint formats.

Scored / Desirable Requirements

S1 — Fire Safety, Emergency Management, or Municipal Services Experience

The consultant or consulting team should have experience with municipal programs or services, fire prevention and suppression services, public safety, or emergency management programs .

Related Duties:

- Assessing Office of the Fire Marshal programs and services within the context of fire safety, emergency management, and public safety.
- Reviewing functions related to fire safety enforcement, investigations, inspections, compliance, fire code administration, technical expertise, fire service support, training, public education, data, reporting, and policy support.
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