Director, Site Management, Site Planning & Property Management

Are you interested in becoming the Director of Site Management, Site Planning, and Property Management? We're hiring! Does the idea of being responsible for the strategic and operational planning and execution for the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories real estate portfolio and associated programs appeal to you? Do you have experience providing oversight and strategic direction for the development and implementation of institutional processes, guidelines and standards to ensure site management, site planning, and building property management strategies align? If so, apply now!

What you will be doing!

• Leading CNL’s real estate and property management portfolio, including master planning, space allocation, and stewardship of common amenities and services, with a long term focus (5+ years).
• Serving as the point of contact for AECL for of the real estate portfolio. Liaison with and supply data to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) assessment in support of AECL efforts to interact with the Corporation of the Town of Deep River
• Preparing briefing notes, studies, analyses, reports, data, and presentations related to the entirety of CNL’s real estate portfolio
• Translating the CNL real estate strategy as based on key planning documents (e.g., 10-Year Plan) into real-estate focused plans (e.g., Site Master Plan) and tactical plans for site real property assets
• Developing and implementing institutional processes, guidelines, and standards to ensure site planning efforts align with the CNL’s established missions, objectives and strategic plans, as well as regulatory requirements.
• Leading, organizing and coordinating the CNL's efforts to analyze, develop, maintain and implement campus master plans for CNL’s main campus and other CNL owned property, as needed
• Providing direction for the ongoing review and maintenance of processes, procedures, standards, data and information related to the CNL’s management of the real estate portfolio and overall site configuration control in accordance with CNL’s governance and site operation licenses
• Demonstrating commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by embodying and articulating these principles, holding others accountable, prioritizing them in daily actions and decisions, acknowledging personal biases and taking action to mitigate them.
• Fostering a collaborative, team-focused work environment, prioritizing diversity of thinking, psychological safety, and team cohesion.
• Modelling and enforcing the organization’s Code of Conduct and the demonstration of behaviours that are aligned with the core values. Lead by example and ensure that all those within their line of responsibility are aligned in their actions.
• Providing effective coaching and mentoring, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Identifying and nurturing talent for key leadership roles, implementing succession plans for skilled and capable leaders.
• Assessing and addressing training requirements, ensuring team members complete required programs for skill enhancement and compliance, and are supported to enhance individual and team capabilities.
• Managing performance by setting goals aligned with CNL’s priorities, providing support and coaching, and holding individuals accountable.
• Supporting team members in creating and implementing personalized development plans, proactively seeking developmental opportunities throughout the organization
• Providing oversight and strategic direction to the workplace design function to ensure use of space is productive and an efficient use of real property

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in a directly related field of study or College degree equivalent.
  • Relevant professional certification designation: Registered Professional Planner (RPP), Certified Planner (AICP), Certified Urban Planner (CUP), LEED Accredited Professional in Neighborhood Development (LEEP AP ND), American Planning Association (APA), and Certified Real Estate Development Professional (CREDP).
  • Other certifications will be considered if they require comparable education, experience, and knowledge testing.
• Experience
  • Ten (10) years or more of demonstrated experience in property / site management, strategic planning at a government, educational, health, or science complex of similar size, leadership roles with activities of a similar nature, engagement with external sponsors, clients, municipalities, organizations, or stakeholders, and experience in reviewing issues/topics and developing and writing plans, reports, presentation packages, briefing notes, annotated agendas and meeting minutes for Senior Leadership/external clients.
  • Five (5) years of experience managing related services and/or service contracts, and in organizing, planning, coordinating, tracking, prioritizing, reporting, and assessing progress against plans and budgets ($M).
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills that enable business relationships and foster open and honest dialogue, particularly when addressing customer needs and preferences;
  • Resolves significantly complex/specialized/broad-impacting issues across organizations through analysis, data, negotiation, and collaboration;
  • Identifies and fosters broadly impactful innovations and improvements that effect the real property, management of site configuration control and the long term growth strategy for efficient land usage across CNL sites;
  • Demonstrated impeccable ethics and integrity and skill in engaging with and maintaining relationships with external municipalities, agencies, and stakeholders
  • Able to plan, facilitate, and coordinate meetings, and perform a variety of duties, changing tasks without loss of efficiency or composure;
  • Serves in a leadership role when coordinating effort associated with assembling data and reports from multiple stakeholders
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively in a multidisciplinary environment and with staff at various levels of the organization.
  • Identify, negotiate, and manage service and real estate property contracts in a government environment
  • Provides work instruction, feedback, development planning, training, and mentorship to team members.
  • Establishes criteria and evaluates performance of the team.
  • Knowledge of how to safely conduct work at a government facility (e.g. Integrated Work Control or similar process
  • Advanced proficiency in municipal and provincial land use planning and understanding of applicability to federally owned lands
  • Understanding of space planning principles, practices, and policies common in similar markets or complexes
  • Understanding of facility information systems/geographic information systems
  • Service and lease contract management including scope of work development, specifications, oversight and administration
  • Knowledge of facility / institutional processes and systems particularly document management systems, Management Systems, and facility and geographic information systems
  • Sound understanding of the interaction of governmental organizations, programs, operations, projects and supporting groups delivering institutional programs
  • Knowledge and experience with Canadian nuclear regulatory standards and practices and their applicability to nuclear site operating licenses
  • Knowledge and experience interacting with community stakeholders including government bodies (municipal, provincial, federal) and Indigenous communities
  • Knowledge and experience of steering committee operations within an institutional environment
  • Knowledge and experience with collective agreements within institutional environments
• 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 :

This role is a fully onsite role that requires the employee to primarily work at CNL’s Chalk River Laboratory site, with only occasional opportunities to work remotely, if desired by the employee. 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!

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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