Job Title: Intermediate Business Analyst
Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Information Technology
Location: Halifax, NS - Hybrid
Type of Employment: Regular, Full Time

Closing Date: April 9, 2023
Reference Number: 11115

The Opportunity:

We are looking for Intermediate Business Analyst to join Nova Scotia Power's IT Team in a Permanent position. You will have extensive knowledge and experience in analysis, project execution and business process management. This role will be key to map current business processes to new systems or services and lead the evaluation engagements with IT’s customers for analysis of options, cost benefit analysis and recommendations.

This role will have a deep understanding of business analysis organization and an understanding of project management, system development lifecycle and business analysis methodology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assesses business requirements and opportunities, formulates options and defines the recommended solution by consulting with business owners and clients, IT support teams, researching industry best practices, evaluating current assets and architecture, and creating and proposing transformation opportunities. Solutions may be business, process, technology and/or service oriented.
• Conducts and documents analysis for diverse, short and long-term projects related to departmental business and strategic goals.

Leads the preparation and documentation of:

• System requirements
• Business cases/opportunity assessments.
• Business process definitions
• Workflow process and data models
• Implementation plans
• Supports testing activities of proposed solutions (technical and business process)
• Assists with business transformation activities resulting from projects or business improvement activities.
• Plans, facilitates, and leads workshops with internal and external participants.
• Plans, develops, and conducts interviews with management and staff of client departments.

Works closely with and assists Project Managers in writing project statements, consulting with sponsors and stakeholders, defining roles and responsibilities of project team members, obtaining signoffs, assisting with the creation of communication plans and change management plans, organizing meetings, scheduling resources, managing expectations of system owners, presenting results to sponsors and stakeholders, and evaluating the projects with respect to best practices and lessons learned.

Mentors other team members in the business analysis discipline. Negotiates for business and technical resources. Participates in stakeholder and team meetings. Delegates and coordinates work with other teams. Establishes / Manages competing priorities. Identifies opportunities for cross-departmental or corporate initiatives. Contributes to corporate Information Technology initiatives and the development of corporate standards. Monitors tasks and quality of work

You will be responsible for personal safety and that of co-workers by observing and ensuring compliance with all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations. You will be accountable for environmental performance as it relates to the environmental management system processes and initiatives.

You recognize yourself in most of the following competencies, and where possible possess the skills and experience listed below:

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or similar Information Technology degree
• 3+ years' experience or acceptable equivalent.
• A professional Business Analyst Certification is preferred.
• Sufficient experience to demonstrate the ability to support business units.
• Knowledge of project management methods to actively participate in and support Senior Project Managers in cross-functional projects.
• Ability to problem solve, make decisions and/or recommendations.
• Analytical skills to convert business requirements into business cases/opportunity assessments.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and compress data and information from multiple sources, resolve conflicts and differentiate between actual and required user needs.
• Knowledge of Office software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and collaboration software to write business cases and/or Opportunity Assessment, create reports and spreadsheets.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to clients including negotiation and convincing.
• Knowledge and experience with Organizational change management.
• Ability to proactively keep abreast of new emerging technologies and to interview, facilitate working groups and develop strong relationships.
• Experience in user training and implementation of the IT solutions.
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills, consensus building skills, team building skills and the ability to follow through and complete projects.

We offer remote work opportunities, to be discussed with your leader, however you are required to live in or be willing to relocate Nova Scotia for this role.

At Nova Scotia Power, everyone is a leader in their own right. Our Leadership Competencies set standards that advance our business strategy, deliver results for customers, and provide career development for employees. The successful individual in this role will take ownership and acts with integrity, drives operational success for customers and builds strong and collaborative relationships.

Why join our team?

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model with flexible remote workdays.
• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 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, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan, short-term incentive plans and employer matching RRSP contributions.

At Nova Scotia Power, we are committed to providing safe, reliable electricity so that our customers and communities can thrive. We work across the province, from Yarmouth to Wreck Cove, to prevent power outages and to strengthen our electrical system—for today, and for the future.

As a subsidiary of Emera Inc, we provide 95% of the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power to approximately 540,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Our company is focused on new technologies to enhance customer service and reliability, reduce emissions, and add renewable energy.

We are proud to live and work in Nova Scotia. It is why we work to understand how we can give back meaningfully, support local organizations and work collaboratively to enhance the communities we call home.

We believe that every unique perspective should be valued and that everyone should have a sense of safety and belonging—at work, and in our communities. Leveraging the thoughts of a diverse workforce helps us to be innovative and provide the best service to our customers.

If working in an environment focused on innovation, safety and putting customers and community first inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by April 9, 2023, and tell us what excites you about this role.

Finally, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team, so if your experience is close to what we have listed above, please consider applying. If you do not see yourself in this role but want to join our team, please set up a Job Alert to learn about future opportunities!