Company: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Location: Chalk River, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 03:06:20 GMT

Job description: Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Can you see yourself providing strategic, technical and project planning support for managing radioactive solid and/or liquid waste? Our Chalk River location is looking for a Technical Planner to apply their knowledge and experience to make strategic recommendations and develop underpinned and deliverable plans to optimize the lifecycle management of waste-related liabilities. This may be the job for you! Apply today!What will you be doing!

• Leading the development of technical plans for the lifecycle management of radioactive waste.

• Leading the development of technical deliverables in support of the Integrated Waste Strategy, including supporting work related to waste characterization, processing, packaging, transportation, and disposal.
• Collaboratively developing plans that focus on safe, compliant, and effective management of nuclear liabilities while keeping an eye on the “big picture” of the CNL waste and fuel management mission.
• Performing comprehensive reviews and analysis of historical data from CNL sites, applying well-developed technical knowledge and experience, and making data-based recommendations for decisions with significant long-term impact on CNL operations and projects.
• Providing subject-matter expertise toward developing strategic and project plans for specific projects to ensure ongoing alignment with CNL’s Waste Strategy, along with identifying opportunities and areas for improvement.

• Providing subject-matter expertise toward developing detailed Project Plans that incorporate technical and business-related concerns, such as Project Management Plans, Work Plans, Scope Documents, Business Cases, technical reports, and Strategy Documents.
• Interfacing with planning and technical staff in other parts of CNL to meet Chalk River Laboratories needs coherently and integratedly.
• Working with stakeholders, internal and external to CNL, to identify and leverage opportunities for technical partnerships and collaboration.
• Contributing significantly to the growth of knowledge and technological advancements at CNL in regard to radioactive waste management.
• Performing other duties, as expected of a senior-level professional, as assigned by your manager, in support of the overall Integrated Waste and Fuel Programs mission across CNL sites.

What we are looking for:

• Education

• Bachelors (Honour) in Engineering or Science from a university of recognized standing; or membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualification for membership in that organization.
• An advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D. in Science, Engineering, or Environmental Sciences) is considered a significant asset.
• Advanced training or certification in project management is considered a significant asset.
• Experience

• Minimum of fifteen (15) to twenty (20) years of experience in the nuclear industry, with significant experience in radioactive waste management.
• Significant experience in strategy development and strategic planning for managing legacy nuclear liabilities.
• Significant experience in technical evaluations and planning, preferably related to the lifecycle management of radioactive waste.
• Significant experience in independent, responsible decisions and serving as a technical authority.
• Significant experience in collecting, analyzing, and organizing complex data sets to make recommendations to resolve complex challenges based on experience, industry best practices, or innovative approaches.
• Significant experience in leading discrete projects, with experience in all phases of project lifecycles (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and close-out).
• Experience in developing original, ingenious, practical, and economical solutions to problems.
• Experience in operations and/or field execution related to radioactive waste management is required.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to adapt communications to the target audience ranging from technical professionals to technical industry working groups to the CNL Senior Leadership Team.
• Expert-level ability to develop and implement credible, underpinned, and deliverable technical and project plans for complex environmental challenges.
• Expert-level ability to review highly technical information and data, evaluate options and approaches, and develop solutions and recommendations from both a strategic and execution-level perspective.
• Demonstrated ability to develop innovative solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative solutions, including effective engagement of stakeholders to build consensus and ‘buy-in’ on key decisions.
• Expert-level understanding of the full lifecycle of radioactive waste for all three classes (LLW, ILW, and HLW).
• Expert-level understanding of the Canadian nuclear industry, including the CNSC regulations and key projects/approaches employed by partner organizations (such as the NWMO).
• Well-developed understanding of nuclear decommissioning and environmental remediation processes, approaches, and technologies.
• Well-developed understanding of project management principles, including an understanding of the interaction of planning, execution, and close-out of multi-year projects.
• Broad understanding of international benchmarks and approaches for radioactive waste management.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required

• Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Working Conditions:

• The physical and sensory demands of a Technical Planner would be normal for an office-based position. Limited on-site presence could include site walk-downs, tours, and presentations (2-6 hours of standing/walking).

Why CNL?Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We’re reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.We offer a complete total rewards package :

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support
• and a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location:CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills, and numerous small lakes. These support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!CNL works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable remote work when possible. This role requires regular work at CNL’s Chalk River Laboratory site while also permitting the employee to spend the majority of their time working remotely, should they so desire. CNL employees who choose to work remotely the majority of the time are provided with the equipment required to be successful at their remote workplace (laptop, chair, monitor, etc.); however, they are not provided a dedicated onsite office. CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley. It affords our employees an area that is environmentally pristine with extensive forests, hills and numerous small lakes, all of which support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River, provide you with unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read for more on our DE&I Commitment.CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.#LI-HYBRID