Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.
Visit our website to learn more: www.kinectrics.com
The Opportunity
Employment Type: Permanent
Employment Level: Intermediate
Location: 393 University Avenue, Toronto, ON
Department: Nuclear Safety & Licensing (NS&L)
Reports to: Manager Operational Physics and NOP
Hours per week: 37.5
What We Offer
At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.
- Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
- Growth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
- Innovation: Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
- Diversity: The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
- Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America.
Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact
To deliver nuclear safety expertise to power generation utilities and other customers. The specific accountabilities of the position
are as follows:
- Develop and maintain nuclear fuel management codes, and provide support to users of the software as required.
- Support the development and administration of new computing platform, and help with transition of fuel management codes to the new platform.
- Requires coordination with clients and vendors to determine system design, hardware, software requirements and establish necessary specifications for purchases.
- Some travel to site locations within Ontario and interaction with site IT organizations is required periodically.
- Interface effectively with other staff and clients on multi-disciplinary projects.
- Provide clients with regular reports on progress at a predetermined schedule.
- Continue to train and develop professionally in the relevant engineering or science discipline.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You Need to Succeed
- Requires as a minimum, bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Computer Science.
- 2-5 years relevant experience with software development and maintenance.
- Strong understanding of Fortran (F95) is necessary to support with maintenance and troubleshooting of analysis codes.
- Preference for candidates with working experience in the following:
- Familiarity with CANDU reactor design and operation
- Familiarity with Linux operating systems installation and administration, and ability to support migration of toolset from current platform to Linux.
- Prior experience with disaster recovery/business continuity/backup and recovery.
- Excellent written and oral communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in leading technical projects to successful conclusions.
- High commitment to quality and to providing value to customers.
- Ability to provide value-added solutions and to consistently deliver projects ahead of schedule and under budget.
- Able to work from Toronto office with travel to client sites in Ontario as required.
- Nuclear Security Clearance is required.
Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
