Term Business Analyst
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The Opportunity
Halifax Water is accepting applications for a Term Business Analyst (up to 24 months) in the I&T Services Department.
Halifax Waters goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the community we serve at all job levels. Halifax Water believes a diverse workforce positively contributes to its success and the success of our community. We encourage applications from qualified African Nova Scotians LGBTQ community racially visible persons women in non-traditional positions persons with disabilities and Indigenous persons. Halifax Water encourages applicants to self-identify in the cover letter.
Interested qualified candidates are asked to submit a cover letter and up-to-date resume quoting Competition #HW25-151ER in the subject line (required) confirming their interest by 12:00 pm on October 10 2025.
What youll do
Responsibilities
- Analyze and model the current state of a service function or business process to create a complete picture of existing process flow.
- Perform needs assessment and requirements definition to facilitate consensus in the identification and documentation of agreed upon functional and non-functional business requirements and specifications.
- Lead Business Case development and Cost Benefit Analysis in support of major initiatives.
- Participate in business analysis activities to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of current business processes and identify and recommend process improvements and efficiency gains.
- Develop and maintain a requirements traceability matrix to ensure all business requirements design components and testing elements are addressed and identified.
- Lead the development and execution of User Acceptance test plans based upon agreed system requirements and defined business processes.
- Obtain formal stakeholder approval on business process documents and business change impacts.
- Analyze training needs and support the development of training programs or modification / improvement to existing programs.
- Participate in a variety of management activities including hiring performance management discipline budgeting processes and labour relations matters. Operating within budgets.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of tools and methodology standards for the Business Analyst role.
- Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.
What youll need
Qualifications
- Education:
- Post-secondary degree in Computer Science or Business Administration.
- Experience:
- Minimum of three (3) years in business analysis roles with direct experience performing needs identification and assessment; requirements definition; business process modeling; business case development and cost benefit analysis with knowledge in solution delivery methodologies tools and techniques. A combination of equivalent education and experience may be considered.
- Other Requirements
- Business Analysis Certification
- ITIL Certification
- Must have access to reliable transportation.
- Must be willing to undertake and maintain the following safety training:
- First Aid
- WHMIS
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A little bit about us
Halifax Water
As Atlantic Canadas Largest Water Utility our purpose is to supply and safeguard sustainable high-quality water services.
Everything we do at Halifax Water is tied to our purpose. With employees who are dedicated to supplying high-quality services for water wastewater and stormwater through a One Team One Water attitude we can meet the challenges of a growing population aging infrastructure and increasing regulatory compliance.
Halifax Water employees strive to be stewards of our environment and are fueled by a passion to serve our communities. Employee commitment and dedication of service mean a great deal to our customers stakeholders and to Halifax Water.
As an employee Halifax Water is proud to offer you:
- Pension & Benefits: We invest in our employees. As a member of our team you will have access to a competitive benefits package including health insurance retirement plans long-term disability paid holidays vacation sick leave fitness incentives and much more. Learn more about the benefits of working at Halifax Water on our website;
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion: We continually foster a more diverse workforce representative of our communities at all job levels. We know that a diverse workforce positively contributes to our success and the success of our community.
- Career & Professional Development: We encourage job development opportunities for all employees including on-the-job training tuition assistance eLearning courses classroom-based training and more.
We are committed to providing a safe and hazard-free work environment. Our employees health and well-being are a top priority and we promote a safety-first culture to provide daily healthy safe sustainable and reliable services. We take this responsibility seriously and feel immense pride in reaching beyond industry service standards.
As a public service utility operating critical infrastructure on behalf of our customers our employees are trained in Emergency Measures Operations (EMO) and Incident Command System (ICS). This type of training allows Halifax Water to respond to all emergencies from simple water main breaks to keeping customer water flowing (water wastewater and stormwater) through Hurricanes and other major natural events.
To learn more about What We Do visit Halifax Water .
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- SQL
- Agile
- Business Analysis
- Visio
- Waterfall
- Business Process Modeling
- Requirements Gathering
- User Acceptance Testing
- Business requirements
- SDLC
- Systems Analysis
- Data Analysis Skills
