Design Planner

Are you interested in a new and challenging opportunity? We are looking for a design planner to provide engineering planning and support services which includes coordinating and scheduling smaller scope/complexity projects to support the effective management of all resources within the engineering organization. Do you have a passion for design planning? Do you have experience in developing detail design plans and cost estimates for engineering services? If so, apply now!

What you will be doing!

• Interfacing with internal customers and engineering staff to collect relevant design information to establish job requirements, scope of work and identify resource requirements.
• Coordinating development of the Design Planning Package (DPP), cost estimate and present to line management for review and approval.
• Maintaining personal schedule.
• Providing assistance in identifying, addressing and troubleshooting a variety of routine issues to prevent or mitigate loss of schedule and budget.
• Providing job progress updates and status reports to supervision.
• Assisting mission leads with job initiation tasks (i.e. risk assessment input, attending ECC meetings etc.).
• Participating in field walk downs with the assigned design team to determine job scope.
• Confirming resource availability to support various jobs.
• Addressing review comments from design plan review team.
• Providing support to design engineering as required.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Graduation from a recognized institute of advanced technology, college, or equivalent formal education, in a field relevant to the position.
• Experience
  • A minimum of three (3) years relevant work experience is required.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Strong organizational skills are required.
  • Experience working with Engineers and Technologists is considered an asset.
  • Excellent coordination skills required and experience coordinating schedules is preferred.
  • Ability to collect and compile information from a variety of stakeholders.
  • Strong MS Excel and Word skills are required.
  • Knowledge of organizational and job/project work structure to implement CNL and engineering procedures, work practices and records management systems.
  • A good understanding of the various types of engineering drawings and documents is preferred.
  • Good research and writing skills. Must be able to gather, analyze, and assemble a variety of technical information and translate the information into work execution steps.
• 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, 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.”

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 works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable a hybrid workforce where possible. Our Hybrid employees work with their manager to establish expectations for when they will be on-site vs. working from home.

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. 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 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 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.

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