Industrial Engineer - Cape Breton Redevelopment

 Req ID: 208620
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital 
Department: CBRD Project Team CBR
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 9-Sep-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Operational Readiness - Redevelopment, the Industrial Engineer provides leadership to care and service teams to minimize the impact and maixmize teh benefits the Cape Breton Redevelopment by researching, designing, developing and evaluating effective and efficient solutions to process and system design challenges involving patients, physicians, staff, equipment, technology and organizational structure. Expertise in the performance improvement methodologies, project management and change management techniques applied to solving complex problems is at the core of the Industrial Engineers' role. 

By Facilitating conversations that inspire critical, innovative thinking and yield valuable business/operational insights, the Industrial Engineer supports operational leaders in identifying strategic improvement opportunities, informing optimal design and equipment/technology selections, and identifying/managing impacts of changes presented by Redevelopment initiatives. 

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Undergraduate Degree in Industrial Engineering from a recognized University required 
• Minimum three (3) years' experience in Industrial Engineering required 
• Must be registered with Engineers Nova Scotia and be licensed as a P.Eng or EIT or be eligible to do so
• PowerBI, Tableau or dashboard/data analytics experience is considered an asset
• Appropriate licensure/membership in professional organizations
• Master's level preparation in Health Services Administration, Business Administration or a related program an asset
• Project Management Professional certification an asset
• Change Management Certification (i.e. Prosci ADKAR) an asset
• Experience in major hospital redevelopment project an asset
• Certified Health Executive is an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long Assignment, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Start date as soon as possible, with an anticipated end date of May, 2030 (approximately 5 years)

Compensation and Benefits

$43.80 - $54.74 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.