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Manager, Wildlife & Integrated Resource Planning

Competition # :48724

Department:Natural Resources

Location:KENTVILLE

Type of Employment:Permanent

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:25-Nov-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

Nova Scotia is rich in natural resources - including biodiversity, forests, geological resources, provincial parks and the land we manage. The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables is responsible for the development, management, conversation and protection of forest, mineral, parks and wildlife resources and the administration of the province's crown land. Together, we are working with Nova Scotians to build a better future through sustainable natural resource management as we all benefit from the natural health and wealth of the province.

About Our Opportunity

The Manager, Wildlife & Integrated Resource Planning provides strategic and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team responsible for supporting evidence-based decisions related to Crown land use, natural resource management, biodiversity, wildlife, and environmental values.

Reporting to the Director, the Manager leads a team of professional and technical staff and plays a key role in advancing integrated approaches to land use planning and resource management. Operating in a complex environment with competing priorities, the Manager ensures that advice provided to decision-makers is practical, balanced, solutions-focused, and aligned with legislative requirements, government priorities, and sustainable resource management objectives .

The Manager is responsible for building a high-performing team,



fostering collaboration across government, industry, Indigenous communities, stakeholders, and the public, and supporting organizational change as the department continues to evolve its approach to integrated land and resource management.

Primary Accountabilities

- Provide leadership, direction, and oversight to a multidisciplinary team of professional, scientific, technical, and administrative staff.
- Establish team priorities, allocate resources, manage performance, and support employee development to achieve program and departmental objectives.
- Foster a positive, respectful, diverse, and inclusive workplace culture that supports employee engagement, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Lead the development and delivery of integrated advice and recommendations to support Crown land use planning, resource management, biodiversity conservation, wildlife management, and environmental decision-making.
- Ensure technical, scientific, operational, economic, social, and policy considerations are appropriately integrated into land use planning and resource management decisions.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external partners, including other government departments, Indigenous communities, municipalities, industry, conservation organizations, academic institutions, and stakeholders.




- Support complex decision-making processes by identifying risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and practical solutions aligned with government priorities and legislative obligations.Lead organizational change initiatives and help employees navigate evolving priorities, processes, and business practices.
- Represent the Department on provincial, interprovincial, national, and cross-sector working groups.
- Ensure effective stewardship of financial and human resources, including budgeting, forecasting, procurement, workforce planning, and performance management.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this prospect, you possess a bachelor's degree in a related field and several years of progressive leadership or management experience in a complex organizational environment. You also have experience developing, delivering, or overseeing programs, policies, or planning processes related to natural resource management, wildlife conservation, environmental management, or land use planning. You have demonstrated success leading teams, building partnerships, managing competing priorities, and delivering results through others. You are comfortable working in areas where technical, operational, environmental, social, economic, and political considerations intersect. You have experience providing strategic advice to senior leaders and supporting sound decision-making in complex and often ambiguous situations.

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be considered an asset: Natural resource management; Crown land management; Environmental management; Land use planning; Wildlife management; Biodiversity co

📌 Manager, Wildlife (Kentville)
🏢 Nova Scotia
📍 Kentville