2025 Summer Student - Design Oversight Student

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is bringing together the finest minds to form a diverse, vibrant and dynamic workforce culture energized by the innovative capacity of students, new graduates and mid-career professionals, underpinned by senior world-renowned experts. We hire numerous students from colleges and universities each semester to support our research and perform other assignments. If you are looking for exciting and challenging work this Winter, keep reading, and if you meet the requirements of this role, apply today!

Our Port Hope location is looking for an Design Oversight Student to support the Port Hope Small Scale Site Project; Design Oversight Department. There will be considerable effort involved in the planning, coordination and oversight of engineering work for civil and environmental disciplines related to various aspects of the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) project, including the radiological survey of approximately 4800 properties, a radiological survey of Road Allowance sites, radon monitoring, delineation of sites requiring remediation, completion of remediation designs and ultimately the remediation of low-level radioactive waste contaminated sites in Port Hope. The nature of the work can be dynamic, challenging, and rewarding. Apply today!

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and copy of an up-to-date transcript by the posting close date of January 5th at 11:59 pm EST to ensure consideration for student employment. All students applying for student positions at CNL must be returning to full-time studies upon completion of their work term. Exceptions will be made for students who require a work term to graduate.

Department: HWP Design Oversight
Number of Positions: 2
Duration: 4 months (May-August)
Field of Study: Engineering or Environmental Sciences.
Year of study: 2nd year university or higher

What you will be doing:

• Assisting with technical reviews of analytical characterization, delineation plans and design deliverables from contractors to ensure technical accuracy and quality standards are met.
• Providing input into technical enquiries as well as ensuring that the deliverables are completed as expected.
• Participating in problem solving (technical and process) and support the development of solutions and a recommended option, implementation of the recommended option and monitoring to ensure that the solution addresses the original problem.
• Performing field oversight of contractors on an as needed basis.
• Working collaboratively and productively in a team environment.
• Performing other duties as required to meet key milestones.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • 2nd year or higher university student seeking a degree in civil/environmental engineering or chemistry/environmental science, or equivalent.
• Experience
  • Strong skills with MS Office applications (e.g. Outlook, WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS) as well as familiarity with AutoCAD and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) would be an asset.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities.....
  • Ability to work with confidential information in secure working environment.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Strong MS Excel and data management skills.
  • Ability to readily adapt to new situations.
  • Team player.
  • Focused, efficient worker.
  • Able to communicate effectively and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Able to contribute positively in a respectful work environment.
• 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."
    

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 Students:

• Paid Statutory Holidays (within the working term);
• 1 Company Floating Holiday;
• Instead of accumulative vacation time, students receive an additional 4% of earnings on each pay!

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. 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.

CNL respectfully acknowledges that the Historic Waste Program Management Office and the Port Hope Area Initiative projects are situated on the treaty lands of the Williams Treaties First Nations, specifically the Gunshot Treaty signed with the Mississauga First Nations of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island.