Strategic Contracts Lead

The Opportunity

Company/Department: Emera Newfoundland & Labrador/ Business Operations

Location: Halifax, NS or St John's, NL.

Closing Date: November 17, 2025

Emera Newfoundland & Labrador (ENL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Emera Inc. (EMA- TXS), is responsible for operating and maintaining the 500-megawatt HVdc Maritime Link Project. The Maritime Link transmits energy between the island of Newfoundland to Nova Scotia. With office locations in both provinces, ENL is committed to ensuring that the Maritime Link transmits clean, renewable energy for Nova Scotia.

ENL's greatest source of energy is our people. In a culture focused on safety and our customers, we're committed to providing exceptional service to our customers and rewarding jobs to our employees. We're hiring solution-minded people excited to help us grow into the future.

The opportunity:

We are currently looking for a Strategic Contract Lead to join our Procurement team. Reporting to the Manager, Business Operations, your primary responsibility will be procurement sourcing and contract management for NPSML's strategic contracts.

You are experienced in sourcing and managing third party solutions to meet multi-year business needs. You are able to identify and articulate value driven procurement outcomes ensuring the company's commercial interests and risk exposure are effectively managed.

The candidate must ensure process integrity, provide commercial insight, protect the Company against third party risk exposure and provide contracting expertise and support to the team. This multifaceted role also involves taking on responsibilities related to compliance and risk management, contributing to the overall business operations of the Maritime Link.

Key elements of this role include:

• Lead the execution and administration of sourcing strategies and activities, including Requests for Proposals development, proposal evaluations, negotiations and recommendations.
• Provide oversight and direction in drafting, coordinating, and managing contracts, ensuring deliverables, commercial terms, risk mitigation, and performance obligations are clearly defined and achieved.
• Monitor contract performance, key risks, and supplier compliance to ensure optimal outcomes and continuous improvement in vendor supplier management.
• Liaise between internal stakeholders and external partners, fostering collaboration, resolving issues, and supporting strategic relationships with key suppliers.
• Support the company's compliance and risk management programs through proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of business and operational risks.
• Project Management of initiatives undertaken in the Compliance and Regulatory program function.
• Provide leadership and support to other team members.
• Lead initiatives to enhance procurement processes, tools, and reporting to drive efficiency, transparency, and accountability across the supply chain.
• Other duties as required to support the team in meeting its objectives including supporting smaller procurements

What skills will make you successful?

To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field. Supply Chain Management (SCMP) designation is an asset. A combination of relevant education and training may be considered.
• Possess a minimum of 3-5 years experience in developing and managing complex, strategic agreements.
• Experience leading organizational projects; PMP certification would be an asset.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, compliance and risk management principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, relationship-building and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Experience working in a regulated environment would be an asset.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we've listed above, please consider applying.

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.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by November 17, 2025 and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model.
• 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 and; 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.