Are you interested in a new and challenging opportunity? We are looking for a Nuclear Safety Specialist to provide independent technical review of nuclear-safety documentation and nuclear-facility decommissioning documentation related to CNL facilities and activities before their submission to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Do you have experience completing technical reviews of nuclear-safety and nuclear-facility decommissioning documentations? If so, apply now!
What you will be doing!
- Coordinating and performing independent technical reviews for the Safety Review Committee (SRC)
- Engaging with stakeholders such as Facility Authorities and Facility Managers and receive submissions to the SRC for independent technical review of nuclear-safety related, and nuclear-facilities-decommissioning related documentation.
- Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews with setting up meetings for SRC technical reviewers and coordinate the performance of independent technical review of submissions to the SRC.
- Consolidating review comments from independent technical reviewers and communicate consolidated comments to the stakeholders following SRC review via a technical memorandum.
- Interacting with stakeholders and assist them when requests for clarification of SRC comments arise. Facilitate such requests with meetings with SRC reviewers as needed. Facilitate engagement between stakeholders and SRC technical reviewers to build consensus in finalizing agreed-upon dispositions to SRC review comments. Engage the Manager, SRC Reviews, as needed.
- Receiving finalized and agreed-upon dispositions to SRC comments from stakeholders, provide those dispositions to the Manager, SRC Reviews and SRC technical reviewers, and secure acceptance of dispositions received.
- Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews with providing formal SRC acceptance, via memorandum, of stakeholder submissions once all SRC review comments are dispositioned.
- Working with the Compliance Business Administrator to schedule regular quarterly meetings of the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Panel, receive submissions from stakeholders such as Facility Authorities, Facility Managers and the NCS Program for such meetings, organize the submissions in the NCS Panel SharePoint site, prepare meeting agenda, and provide the agenda and material for review to NCS Panel Members two weeks prior to each quarterly meeting.
- When requested by stakeholders, working with them to receive submissions and schedule special meetings of the NCS Panel to facilitate urgent review of nuclear-criticality-safety related documentation outside of the regular quarterly meetings.
- Consolidating review comments from independent technical reviewers of the NCS Panel following NCS Panel review and assist the NCS Panel Chair in communicating consolidated comments to the stakeholders via a technical memorandum.
- Interacting with stakeholders and assist them when requests for clarification of NCS Panel comments arise. Facilitate such requests with meetings with NCS Panel reviewers as needed. Facilitate engagement between stakeholders and NCS Panel reviewers to build consensus in finalizing agreed-upon dispositions to NCS Panel review comments. Engage the Manager, SRC Reviews, as needed.
- Receiving finalized and agreed-upon dispositions to NCS Panel comments from stakeholders, provide those dispositions to the Manager, SRC Reviews and NCS Panel reviewers, and secure acceptance of dispositions received.
- Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews and the NCS Panel Chair with providing formal NCS Panel acceptance, via memorandum, of stakeholder submissions once all NCS Panel review comments are dispositioned.
What we are looking for:
- A Bachelor (Honours) in Engineering or Science (associated with Nuclear Engineering), from a university of recognized standing is required. An honours degree in Nuclear Engineering is preferred, or an advanced dress in nuclear engineering is an asset. Or a membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualification for membership in that organization.
- Significant related experience in a mix of the following areas is required:
- Nuclear facilities design.
- Nuclear facilities operation.
- Nuclear safety analysis.
- Nuclear technology and related processes.
- Nuclear criticality safety.
- Experience in nuclear safety analysis, and nuclear criticality safety will be weighted over other areas of experience when evaluating candidates for the position.
- Demonstrated good interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate verbally and in writing to convey information accurately with discretion and diplomacy are required.
- Effective time management skills, recognizing that simultaneous submissions from multiple stakeholders will arise from time to time.
- The ability to evaluate and prioritize competing demands, provide the rationale for prioritization to the Manager, SRC Reviews and stakeholders, and adapt based on feedback from stakeholders.
- A sound understanding of nuclear safety and experience with nuclear safety analysis to effectively support the SRC Reviews Manager and the SRC Secretariat with independent technical reviews of CNL facilities and activities as related to the mandate of the SRC is required.
- A thorough technical understanding of nuclear criticality safety principles and practises, as demonstrated through either a degree in nuclear engineering or work experience in nuclear criticality safety, is required.
Security clearance eligibility required: Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States and/or the United Kingdom.
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 pace setters 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.
- Work-life balance is an integral part of our overall health and well-being; at CNL, we value this.
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 of Work - Fully Remote
- CNL works with employees across Canada to enable a remote workforce where possible. This role requires occasional work at CNL’s Chalk River Laboratory site, permitting the employee to primarily work 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 and 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! In fact, Deep River was recently named the fourth best place to live in Canada by movingwaldo.com.
CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promote equity, diversity and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities.
CNL also supports a workplace environment and a corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity and Excellence, which encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of 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 inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist with whom you are in contact. All information received in relation to 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.
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