The Opportunity Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Enterprise Asset Management

Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia Type of Employment: Permanent, Full-Time Closing Date: November 11, 2026 We are looking for a Distribution Asset Strategy Engineer to join our Enterprise Asset Management team. Reporting to the Manager, Asset Performance, the Distribution Asset Strategy Engineer is responsible for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of distribution asset strategies, lifecycle plans, risk models, and investment recommendations that support the protected, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective operation of Nova Scotia Power's distribution system. The role serves as an asset owner within Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) for distribution assets, working closely with Operations, Distribution Engineering, Distribution Planning, Capital Delivery, Reliability, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure asset risks, performance trends, asset condition, lifecycle requirements, and investment needs are understood and appropriately addressed through risk-informed decision making. The position provides an opportunity for a developing or intermediate level engineer to build or expand expertise in asset management, risk assessment, reliability engineering, capital planning, and utility operations while contributing to the long-term stewardship of Nova Scotia Power's distribution infrastructure. Key elements of this role include: Standards Governance & Continuous Improvement
- Support the overall governance and periodic review of distribution asset standards, specifications, and asset management requirements by NS Power subject matter experts.
- Work with Engineering, Operations, and Reliability teams to ensure standards, maintenance practices, and asset strategies remain aligned.




- Support development and maintenance of asset management strategies, supporting documentation, and other asset knowledge repositories as appropriate.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and implementation of best practices. Distribution Asset Strategy & Lifecycle Planning
- Lead the distribution asset strategy committee and provide support to various working groups.
- Support development and implementation of distribution asset strategies, asset management plans, lifecycle plans, and risk mitigation programs.
- Maintain asset strategies and lifecycle plans for overhead and underground distribution assets, including poles, conductors, cables, transformers, switchgear, voltage regulation equipment, reclosers, capacitor banks, and associated equipment.
- Support the development of appropriate asset replacement, refurbishment, modernization, and resiliency programs through the asset strategy committee with input from Standards, Operations, Reliability and Engineering.
- Assist in evaluating emerging technologies and industry trends and assessing applicability to Nova Scotia Power's distribution system.
- Incorporate climate adaptation, wildfire mitigation, storm hardening, and resiliency considerations into overall asset strategies and investment plans as appropriate. Asset Health, Risk & Reliability
- Develop and maintain asset health, criticality, risk, and performance models for distribution assets. Analyze inspection, maintenance,



condition assessment, outage, and failure data to identify emerging risks and performance trends.
- Support reliability investigations, asset failure reviews, and root cause analyses, ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into asset strategies and investment recommendations.
- Monitor key performance indicators and asset health metrics to support risk-informed decision making.
- Assist in identifying opportunities to improve reliability, reduce risk, and optimize lifecycle costs. Capital Planning, Regulatory Support
- Provide risk-based analysis and recommendations to support project justification, and prioritization of distribution asset investments.
- Support the Distribution Capital team by ensuring proposed capital investments are aligned with asset health, feeder risk profiles, and enterprise risk management objectives.
- Support the preparation of regulatory filings, investment justifications, and business case materials by providing asset risk, condition, and lifecycle management inputs. Industry Engagement & Innovation
- Participate in industry forums, working groups, and knowledge-sharing activities.
- Monitor industry developments, emerging technologies, and best practices through organizations such as CEATI and EPRI.
- Support adoption of innovative asset management approaches, data analytics tools, and reliability improvement practices. These skills will make you successful: Education & Experience
- Registered, or eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer (P.
Eng.) in Nova Scotia.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Industrial Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 5-8 years of experience in a combination of electric utility engineering,

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