This is a unique opportunity to join Calian’s Nuclear division that has experienced tremendous growth over the last few years as we continue to power Canada’s Nuclear future, supporting projects and customers in Ontario, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan. We are a team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join Calian to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on Earth. If you’re excited to expand our position in nuclear, and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.
Calian Nuclear is a proud participant of the #Equalby30pledge, which represents our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by ensuring access to equal pay, equal opportunities, and equal leadership. As a team, we’re proud to be on our way towards gender equality and will continue to advocate for women and diversity in the energy sector.
The Calian Nuclear team provides a comprehensive range of services covering the entire nuclear lifecycle. This includes Safety Analysis, Licensing, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Protection, Decommissioning, Waste management, and cutting-edge Systems Engineering and Robotics.
Position Overview
The Project Manager is accountable for independently leading and delivering nuclear and environmental programs from initiation through closeout. This role provides oversight across scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and communications, while collaborating with project managers, project schedulers and project controls specialists, building client relationships, supporting business growth, and ensuring compliance with applicable nuclear regulatory, quality, and contractual requirements.
Responsibilities
Program & Project Leadership
- Lead and deliver large or strategic programs comprising multiple projects, multi-disciplinary teams, and subcontractors.
- Provide overall accountability for project performance, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, change management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure consistent application of project management best practices.
Financial & Performance Management
- Review customer progress reports that outline overall project status and progress, risks/issues, financial summaries, cost forecasts, and opportunities for scope expansion.
- Provide oversight of project budgets, forecasts, cost performance, and variance analysis.
- Develop accurate forecasts and recovery plans where required.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for scope growth, value-added services, and follow-on work.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
- Proactively identify project-level risks and implement approved risk response plans.
- Maintain and manage a project risk register, including escalation of significant risks and issues to senior management.
- Clearly articulate risks, issues, and associated recovery plans to customers.
- Lead and oversee change management processes, including review and approval of change requests and scope change logs.
Client, Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Chair internal and external meetings (10+ attendees) with confidence, engaging stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
- Clearly articulate project status, risks/issues, recovery plans, and opportunities during customer and management meetings.
- Approve and release content for customer meetings, including agendas and presentation materials.
- Approve and release records of discussion to ensure key decisions, actions, and communication items are clearly captured and highlighted.
- Maintain a project action tracker and ensure accountability for action closure.
- Build and maintain positive, trust-based relationships with project teams, customers, suppliers, and internal management.
Quality, Governance & Continuous Improvement
- Implement and enforce appropriate quality controls across projects, ensuring compliance with CNSC regulations, nuclear codes, standards, and internal quality systems.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and ensure lessons learned are captured and implemented across projects and programs.
- Support proposal development activities, including bid strategy, oversight of proposal development, cost estimates, scheduling input, and coordination of multi-disciplinary proposal teams.
- Oversee supplier and subcontractor performance to ensure contractual, schedule, and cost requirements are met.
- Travel to customer sites as required to support project delivery, client engagement, and business needs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Business, or equivalent.
- Five (5) or more years of project management experience, including leadership of large or strategic projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary teams of 5+ staff and multiple subcontractors.
- Project management experience or oversight of multiple related projects is strongly preferred.
- Experience within the nuclear industry, including working knowledge of CNSC regulations, nuclear codes, and quality standards.
- PMP or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
- Strong expertise in project-level cost management, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Proven ability to implement robust project governance, risk management, and quality controls.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including coaching and developing junior project management staff.
- Exceptional written communication skills—clear, concise, directive, and visionary—with the ability to approve and release customer-facing materials and executive-level reports.
- Exceptional verbal communication skills—clear, concise, directive, and visionary—with confidence chairing large meetings and presenting to senior stakeholders.
- Strong relationship-building skills with customers, suppliers, project teams, and management.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical, commercial, and stakeholder issues.
Additional Requirements
- Must be eligible for Government of Canada security clearances and nuclear site security clearance.
- Must be able to travel to customer sites as required (may include but not limited to Toronto, Tiverton, Durham Region, Regina, or Ottawa).
Compensation
$100,000 -$130,000 per annum
Vacancy
We have 1 position available.
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