Can you see yourself leading and supervising the Radiation Surveyors and Contamination Monitors within Facilities Decommissioning? Our Chalk River location is looking for a Radiation Protection (RP) Supervisor to be responsible for the development, deployment, and field oversight of assigned employees. If you can see yourself providing advice and being accountable for a team, apply today!
What will you be doing!
- Effectively managing the utilization of FD (Facilities Decommissioning) RP Staff to achieve FD project requirements and milestones.
- Ensuring that correct RP instruments and techniques are being used to support decommissioning projects and meet the requirements of the CRL Decommissioning Facilities and Radiation Protection Programs.
- Providing advice on RP resource utilization and the latest technological developments in the radiation protection field.
- Taking accountability for forecasting staffing needs, including recruitment, interviewing, hiring, initial and ongoing training.
- Taking responsibility for continuing observation and coaching, performance management, appraisals and evaluations.
- Taking responsibility for personnel time management, staffing allocation and arranging overtime resources as required by operational needs.
- Requesting and correlating information required for reports including compilation and processing through TRAK, (i.e., compliance surveys, routine duties and RP Logs).
- Monitoring, directing and evaluating the performance of personnel (~ 35 RP Staff) to ensure that work is performed to the specific standards of the Radiation Protection Program and to the level descriptor expectations of the collective bargaining unit if relevant.
- Soliciting, evaluating and using advice, as appropriate, on technical matters from staff and from technical and safety support groups and provides technical report documentation.
- Initiating and supporting teamwork and collaboration.
- Maintaining a positive working relationship with contractors and stakeholders.
- Identifying important information and conveying it effectively in oral and written format to organizational members, industry colleagues, project partners and customers and positively impact organization success.
- Responsibly managing assigned budget resources.
- Effectively managing the utilization of budget, projects, people and equipment to achieve targets.
- Other duties as assigned by your manager.
What we are looking for:
- Education
- Secondary School graduation with Grade 12/13 advanced level with Ontario Academic Credits (OACs) in Math, Science and English or equivalent.
- Experience
- Experience working in a nuclear environment or equivalent.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Well-developed leadership and communication skills, including the ability to develop a collaborative, team-oriented work environment in a unionized environment.
- Demonstrated ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, unusual or hazardous conditions and to lead others in such conditions.
- Familiarity with emergency procedures and responsibilities.
- Knowledge and application of radiation protection principles, measurements and contamination control to a Group 1 Radiation Protection level.
- A working knowledge of CNL’s practices, procedures, compliance programs and organization.
- Good writing skills for report development, daily logs, Radiological Work Assessments and Radiological Work Permits.
- Good working ability with Microsoft suite of software.
- Understanding of waste management principles and volume reduction methodologies.
- Ability to produce plans and schedules.
- Knowledge of Canada Labor Code Part II.
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
- Knowledge of CNSC regulations and how they apply to decommissioning activities is an asset.
- Knowledge of the applicable codes associated with decommissioning a nuclear site and buildings and how to apply them when performing decommissioning activities is required is an asset.
- Ability to optimize employee talent and capability and draw out the best out of others and challenge and develop skills that support the business and increase employee value/contribution to the organization.
- Proven ability to make and implement appropriate, risk controlled, actionable decisions.
- Security Clearance Eligibility Required
- Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 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:
- Ability to sit/stand for long periods of time.
- Office setting with limited time spent in the field.
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 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 here 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.
