2526-085 - Environmental Engineering Technologist

Energy Vault; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Vault is seeking an Environmental Engineering Technologist to oversee waste management and sustainability projects at the Nova Scotia Community College. This role involves significant responsibilities in enhancing the college's infrastructure, managing environmental risks, and supporting climate change initiatives. The successful candidate will have at least five years of relevant experience, with a degree in an environmental discipline and knowledge in sustainability certifications such as LEED.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of recent, related experience.
• Experience in LEED construction projects is essential.
• Familiarity with sustainability certification programs like STARS and BOMA Best.

Responsibilities

• Oversee waste management programs and sustainability initiatives.
• Manage LEED certification processes for new construction.
• Conduct waste audits and develop waste management goals.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Project coordination

Critical thinking

Research skills

Leadership

Education

Degree or diploma in environmental related discipline

LEED Associate Professional (LEED AP)

Environmental Professional (EP)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Databases

Job description

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The Opportunity

Environmental Engineering Technologist (CL3)

Education,

Central Office - Burnside Location

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Department of Facilities and Engineering
Continuing Full Time Position: Commencing approximately July 4th, 2025
Application deadline is 11:59, May 27th, 2025

Competition No. 2526-085

Salary range: $72,800 to $85,647.06 annually

What you'll do

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager you will:

• Oversee NSCC's waste management program, handling technical and environmental hazardous assessment projects and supporting initiatives related to the College's sustainability agenda, climate change, and environmental risk management. Your work is pivotal in enhancing the College's infrastructure and sustainability performance.
• Support creating a healthy and inviting learning and working environment. By maintaining and improving the College's sustainability agenda, we uphold our commitment to using our campuses as a living lab and setting a benchmark for our learners
• Review and develop sustainability designs for new construction and renovation projects and will be responsible for managing the LEED certification processes for new construction. The EET will work with a team to develop and implement sustainability plans for the College through goal setting, strategic development, reporting, and sustainability certification maintenance. This position will assist with implementing the College's Climate Change Action Plan.
• Manage and report environmental risks including, but not limited to, hazardous building materials, indoor air quality, Legionella, water quality, and climate change. The EET will manage and implement the waste management program by conducting waste audits annually and using that data to develop and improve NSCC's waste management goals through innovative infrastructure improvements and education.

What you'll need

Qualifications

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The minimum educational qualification for this position is a relevant degree or diploma from recognized post-secondary institution in environmental related discipline. Accreditation in waste management would be considered an asset. A Certification as a LEED Associate Professional ( LEED AP), and/or Environmental Professional (EP), or equivalent is required.

• You have a minimum of 5 years of recent and related occupational experience.
• Experience in working on LEED construction projects, composing LEED narratives, and compiling data to achieve LEED is also essential.
• Project management experience would be considered an asset.
• Occupational experience that includes expertise in environmental hazard analysis, specifically water quality, asbestos, and air quality would be considered an asset.
• You have experience working with sustainability certification programs, such as STARS and BOMA Best
• Demonstrated strong technical proficiency with technology, including familiarity with databases, and the full suite of MS Office Suite (including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• You are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology; and you are committed to using technology to create an exceptional student experience
• Ability and experience in designing and facilitating training programs/sessions in waste auditor training, asbestos awareness training, water resources training, and accreditation in waste management and sustainability would be an asset.

Relevant Skills and Knowledge:

• You demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to interact at all levels of an organization.
• You are known for your superior customer service skills and are able to create a relationship of trust beyond the immediate interaction
• Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment.
• You have specific technical occupational knowledge and skill in environmental management and environmental risks.
• You have strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• You are a strong communicator.
• You possess excellent project coordination skills.
• Qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills including statistics and reporting.
• Skilled at dealing with ambiguity; can effectively cope with change.
• Ability to plan and organize work and to handle multiple competing priorities.
• You have proven records and information management skills and abilities specifically related to project management.
• You have demonstrated strength in supervising, managing and leading a team.
• You demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence.
• You are dedicated to life-long learning.
• You show a strong commitment to community involvement.

A little bit about us

Nova Scotia Community College

We value Diversity and Inclusion

The College values diversity and inclusion and is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including Aboriginal/Indigenous Persons, Black/African Nova Scotians, members of racially visible communities, persons with disabilities, persons of a minority sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, and women. Applicants from these communities wishing to self-identify may do so by completing the online questionnaire within the application.

All NSCC positions are advertised every Tuesday and Thursday. To learn more about us and our hiring process, please follow this link.

Are you interested?

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Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment, NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations, as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact David Meister at [emailprotected]. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here: https://www.nscc.ca/about_nscc/policies_procedures/index.asp

Unfortunately, we can not accept late or paper applications.