Bilingual Decommissioning Field Specialist

Would you like to make a difference in the environment by ensuring waste storage and decommissioning activities are properly documented? Does the idea of ensuring compliance with methods, procedures, and practices for waste management sound like a role you'd excel in? Are you a bilingual (French/English) professional interested in joining the Gentilly-1 Waste Facility team as a Decommissioning Field Specialist? If you answered yes, this may be the job for you! Apply today!

What Will You Be Doing!

• Monitoring and directing Facility operations and program activities.
• Ensuring that work is performed to the standard of operational safety, reliability, and efficiency and in accordance with the site license Quality Analysis (QA) program, technical specifications, applicable standards, and other internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing decommissioning project activities within the Facility.
• Ensuring the Facility is decommissioned within the requirements of the approved decommissioning documents and program requirements.
• Participating in the day-to-day protection of Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE).
• Ensuring that the Facility is operated and maintained in compliance with conditions in the Licence.
• Preparing reports required under the license and licensing documentation.
  
• Ensuring that the monitoring and surveillance activities, including records, are completed as required in the associated site license.
• Participating in the update of Operating, Maintenance, and Emergency Response Procedures, Training Manuals, and On-the-Job Checklists.
• Ensuring that the Facility is maintained in a cost-effective manner to provide physical integrity and to support a safe, sustainable state.
• Reporting and investigating incidents and unplanned events.
  
• Performing field walk-downs, inspections, and investigations.
• Managing the emergency response function within the Facility, including acting as an Officer-In-Charge and/or Emergency Steward.
• Ensuring that storage with surveillance activities are performed according to the storage with surveillance plan.
• Ensuring maintenance, monitoring, surveillance, assessments verification, and work processes are performed in a safe and compliant manner until the final decommissioning end-state is achieved.
• Overseeing storage with surveillance, maintenance, and decommissioning work undertaken at the site.
• Monitoring key resources executing decommissioning tasks to complement Project Leaders to bring the projects to successful completion.
• Tracking progress, monitoring work frequently, and performing safety inspections.
• Monitoring and reporting to the Facility Manager on the effectiveness of the implementation of the CNL Compliance program.
• Completing and participating in self-assessments, audits, and surveillance programs.
• Participating in the development of annual and strategic plans/ budgets and contracts in support of the delivery of the Environmental Remediation Management division, and more specifically, the activities required for Storage with Surveillance.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.
  

What We Are Looking For!

• Education
  • Bachelor (Honours) in Engineering or Science from a university of recognized standing, or membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by stature to establish qualification for membership in that organization is preferred OR
  • Graduation from a recognized institute of advanced technology, or equivalent formal education. Significant related experience in a field of specialization, including five (5) years of demonstrated experience in facility maintenance management experience supporting the execution of complex mechanical, electrical or architectural maintenance activities or 10 years equivalent experience in facility maintenance management in an industrial environment.
• Experience
  • Experience in the supervision of construction sites is an asset.
  • Experience in the nuclear industry is an asset.
  • Experience in dealing with regulatory agencies, including the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), would be an asset.
  • 3-5 years of experience in radioactive waste management and/or decommissioning is an asset.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Sound technical knowledge of as broad range of engineering requirements and specialty and significant related working experience. Knowledge of CNL’s practices, procedures and organization is required.
  • Become familiar with the G1WF in order to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and must be prepared to accept responsibilities associated with being a designate Facility Manager (FM).
  • Prepared to take the lead on planning and executing upgrades to systems/ facilities that are beyond the scope of routine day-to-day activities (activities that were not part of the annual plan but need to be addressed for compliance or safety risks).
  • Thorough understanding of licensing requirements and putting in place the controls and monitoring protocols to ensure compliance.
  • Ability to comprehend or be cognizant of a broad range of technological and/or business issues.
• 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’s Gentilly-1 Prototype Reactor (shut down and partially decommissioned) is located on the Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station site on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Bécancour, Quebec, 100 km northeast of Montreal. Bécancour Regional County Municipality sits at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières, providing access to over eight different municipalities for living, work and relaxation.

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.

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