Data Analyst

Emera Inc.; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote day

Comprehensive benefits

Career development

Community engagement

Pension plan

Job summary

Emera Group of Companies is seeking a Data Analyst in Halifax, Nova Scotia to turn data into insights that drive business decisions. You will work with diverse data sources, build dashboards and reports, and collaborate with business and technical teams to improve operational performance and data quality.

You will develop data models, data dictionaries, and data catalogs, perform data validation, and write complex SQL across multiple sources. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 2-4 years in data analysis, reporting, BI.
• Advanced SQL and relational databases.
• Experience creating dashboards and reports in Tableau.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop dashboards and visualizations to provide meaningful insights and support decisions.
• Create, maintain, and enhance reports using large datasets for operational and strategic needs.
• Analyze data sources, workflows, and business processes to identify trends and recommendations.
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and availability of critical data.
• Develop and maintain data models, data dictionaries, and data catalogs for governance.
• Perform data validation, testing, and QA for reliable reporting.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries across multiple data sources.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions.
• Create ad hoc reports for emerging business needs.
• Support data transformation activities and data-driven solutions.
• Contribute to requirements gathering, data modelling, and workflow development.

Skills

SQL

Tableau

Data modelling

Data validation

Business intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field

Tools

Python (basic)

Job description

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Customer & Grid Intelligence

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Type of Employment: Permanent, Full-Time

Closing Date: October 13, 2026

Are you passionate about transforming data into meaningful insights that drive business decisions? As a Data Analyst on the Data Insights & Analytics team within Customer & Grid Intelligence, you'll play a key role in helping the organization leverage data to improve operational performance, enhance customer outcomes, and support strategic decision-making.

In this role, you will work with a wide range of data sources, including smart meter, asset, customer, among others, turning complex information into actionable intelligence. You'll collaborate with business and technical teams to develop dashboards, reports, and analytical solutions that support operational efficiency, data quality, and continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity for a curious and analytical professional who enjoys solving problems, working with large datasets, and translating business needs into impactful data-driven solutions. You'll have the chance to influence decision-making across the organization while expanding your technical, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Key elements of this role include:

• Develop dashboards and visualizations that provide meaningful insights and support business decision-making.
• Create, maintain, and enhance reports using large and complex datasets to address operational and strategic needs.
• Analyze data sources, workflows, and business processes to identify trends, opportunities, and actionable recommendations.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and availability of critical business and smart meter data.
• Develop and maintain data models, data dictionaries, and data catalogs that improve data accessibility and governance.
• Perform data validation, testing, and quality assurance activities to support reliable reporting and analytics.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries across multiple data sources to support analysis and reporting requirements.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate requirements into effective data solutions.
• Create ad hoc reports to address emerging business needs.
• Support data transformation activities and the development of data-driven solutions.
• Contribute to requirements gathering, data modelling, and workflow development aligned with business processes.
• Communicate analytical findings and technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reporting capabilities, business processes, and operational performance.

These skills will make you successful:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in data analysis, reporting, data modelling, business intelligence, or a related analytical role.
• Advanced experience working with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience developing dashboards and reports using Tableau and working with large, complex datasets.
• Knowledge of data modelling, data transformation, data quality management, and data validation methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to identify trends and translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience gathering and interpreting business requirements to develop practical, data‑driven solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Familiarity with Python, statistical analysis, machine learning concepts, or similar analytical tools is considered an asset.
• Experience working with smart meter technologies, customer information systems, work management systems, ServiceNow, ITIL, or ITSM processes is considered an asset.

Learn more about our culture and values

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

• Flexibility: One flexible remote workday.
• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.