Founded in 2002, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is a not-for-profit organization tasked with the safe, long-term management of Canada’s intermediate- and high-level radioactive waste, in a manner that protects people and the environment for generations to come.

The NWMO has been guided for more than 20 years by a dedicated team of world-class scientists, engineers and Indigenous Knowledge Holders who are developing innovative and collaborative solutions for nuclear waste management. In 2024, the NWMO selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the potential hosts for the site for a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel.

This decision means our office and staff will, in the future, be relocating to Ignace, Ont., and the deep geological repository will be situated in the area of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace. Infrastructure planning and development are underway to support this transition and ensure that both the community and our employees are well served and supported, now and in the future.

Database Administrator

One (1) Position Available – Temporary – 18 months

Position Location: Toronto Head Office – 22 St. Clair Avenue East

or Ignace, Ontario – 304 Main Street

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Section Manager, Site Characterization Data Management, the Database Administrator will administer and provide expert advice and technical support for NWMO’s data management systems. Working closely with NWMO’s IT function and vendors, this role will support teams to ensure systems functionality, performance and usability. The role will also contribute to system enhancement initiatives, and vendor-delivered development activities to support ongoing modernization of NWMO’s Site Characterization Data Management System.

Key duties include reviewing, evaluating and quality assuring site characterization data to ensure compliance with NWMO’s quality assurance protocols; acting as the subject matter expert on Seequent DAP; overseeing software system improvements, upgrades, data customizations and licensing and maintenance agreements; creating and reviewing metadata and provide user support for the NWMO’s metadata editor tool.

Key Responsibilities:

Administer and provide expert advice and support to NWMO users on technical software for NWMO’s Site Characterization Data Management System (SCDMS) that integrates systems such as Seequent’s DAP Server technology, Seequent’s Metadata Editor, acQuire’s Borehole Data Management technology, and Kisters’ Wiski water resource management tool.
Review, evaluate, and quality assure data and products from both internal teams and external consultants to ensure compliance with NWMO’s Quality Assurance Protocols. Diagnosis and clean problematic data and work with internal staff and external consultants to ensure compatibility for SCDMS publication.
Primary contact and software owner for Seequent DAP Server. Coordinate licensing and maintenance agreements and administer purchase orders. Manage system improvements, upgrades and data customizations.
Interface with the NWMO IT function and vendor support teams to ensure system functionality, performance and usability, as well as on-going assurance of data asset security, integrity and availability to NWMO staff.
Act as the subject matter expert on DAP technology functionality. Advise users on best practices and troubleshoot issues. Create and review metadata and provide user support for the NWMO’s metadata editor tool (MDE).
Provide technical input into system design decisions, configuration changes, and enhancement planning activities in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external solution providers.
Coordinate and support externally delivered development work, including requirements clarification, testing, and validation of configured or custom-built solutions.
Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

A 4-year bachelor’s degree majoring in science, geology, earth science, or Geographic Information System (GIS), Computer Information Systems (CIS), Management Information Systems (MIS).
Over 6 years of Professional experience working with geoscientific and/or environmental monitoring data.
Experience in overseeing software system improvements, upgrades, and data customizations and in using and providing support to a variety of specialized GIS relational databases, applications and tools.
Experience participating in system implementation, enhancement, or migration initiatives involving structured data repositories, including familiarity with structured data models, metadata design, and configuration of enterprise data management platforms.
Ability to work in procedurally regulated IT environment
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Demonstrated ability to multitask in a high-pace environment
Must be proactive and able to communicate effectively in both oral and written form

Asset to have:

Seequent DAP Server
AcQuire experience
WISKI water resource management tool experience
Microsoft certification
Experience with SQL Server performance tuning including: Query optimization, Index and statistics maintenance, troubleshooting I/O bottlenecks and long waits
Experience working with SharePoint-based solutions or other enterprise content management platforms.
Experience supporting externally developed custom applications or coordinating with third-party software developers.

Must be eligible to work in Canada and must be able to meet security clearance requirements.

NWMO currently operates in a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office (Tuesdays being universal) and 2 days working from home.

Candidates residing in the Greater Toronto Area: Office Location – 22 St. Clair Avenue East until their role is required to relocate.

We offer a competitive base salary, health care benefits and a defined benefit pension plan.

The NWMO is committed to contributing to Reconciliation in all its work by co-creating a shared future built on rights, equity and well-being. As an employment equity employer, NWMO actively seeks Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, women, people with disabilities, and additional diverse identities for our workforce. The NWMO will provide accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation, please contact us.

We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience to ensure full consideration.

The NWMO is committed to a fair, transparent, and efficient recruitment process. While we sincerely appreciate every expression of interest, only those candidates selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted directly

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