Bilingual (French/English) Waste and TDG Coordinator

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Gentilly; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Canadian Nuclear Laboratories as a Waste Management and TDG Coordinator, where you'll play a key role in managing waste generation, tracking, and compliance at the Gentilly-1 site. You will implement programs for safe waste handling and transportation, ensuring adherence to the highest safety standards while collaborating with technical specialists and a dedicated team.

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, sick leaves)

Benefits effective from day one

Tuition support

Pension funds

Qualifications

• Graduated in relevant technology or equivalent.
• More than 3 years of relevant experience is preferred.
• Operational knowledge of waste management and TDG regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with waste management processes.
• Implement TDG program and maintain transportation records.
• Conduct periodic field walk-downs for waste management activities.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Knowledge of waste management processes

Ability to manage risks

Communication skills

Education

Graduation from a recognized institute of advanced technology

Secondary School Graduation Diploma with 3+ years experience

Tools

Waste tracking software

Job description

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! This position is critical to the success of the prototype reactor decommissioning project, where waste generation, tracking, packaging, and shipping is a daily affair. The Waste Management and TDG Coordinator will be responsible to implement the requirement of the Waste Management Program and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Programs at the site. The location of the work is the Douglas Point site and the Gentilly-1 site.

What will you be doing!

• Creating/Providing input to Waste Enquiry Form and Waste Information Form, ensuring waste generation is completed in accordance with the Waste Information Forms at the site.
• Providing practical solutions to efficiently manage waste being generated at the offsite. This includes performing periodic field walk-downs of all areas of the facility to review the waste storage area.
• Entering waste shipment into the Waste tracking software.
• Providing input to the Waste Characterization Plans interfacing with waste characterization specialists.
• Conducting Waste Management self-assessments.
• Participating/sponsoring Waste Management Program-led waste surveillance.
• Preparing the waste management section for the Annual Compliance Monitoring Report for the site.
• Keeping up-to-date waste inventory and waste forecast, providing this information as requested by the CNL programs for Waste Management Planning activities.
• Reviewing Work Control Packages to ensure the proposed work aligns with the Waste Management Program.
• Acting as the point of contact for all waste function related questions for the site.
• Implementing of the CNL Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Program, producing transportation and shipping records and qualifying as TDG Shipper for the offsite (including Radioactive Material, RAM shipper).
• Providing practical guidance with regard to TDG for the team, developing or providing input TDG site-specific standard and conducting TDG Program self-assessment.
• Participating/sponsoring TDG program-led waste surveillance.
• Producing the TDG section for the Annual Compliance Monitoring Report.
• Participating in inspections and audits.
• Acting as the point of contact for TDG function-related questions for the site.
• Being an integral part of the Operation and Decommissioning Project Delivery team and providing input as required in reviewing and producing documents related to achieving the mission.
• Participating in strategy meetings as SME for Waste Management and TDG.
• Participating in Waste Management and TDG Programs update, reviewing of Program Requirement Document and Program Description Document for those programs with the perspective of implementation at the site.
• Ensuring compliance with the program, proposing solutions, and implementing actions to address any gaps identified.
• Being the point of contact for all waste related questions for the site.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Graduation from a recognized institute of advanced technology in a field relevant to the position, or equivalent formal education. OR
  • • Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent and normally has more than 3 years pertinent experience or the equivalent in experience, additional education and/or training.
• Experience
  • Operational knowledge of waste management processes and streams.
  • Experience in waste processing, including sorting and segregation, packaging, transportation, and minimization techniques.
  • Operational knowledge of waste management planning guidance in alignment with CNL waste management processes and procedures.
  • Experience with the application of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods regulations.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Ability to work against an agreed delivery schedule with the ability to identify and understand risks and issues to delivery as well as being able to clearly communicate and escalate these when needed.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work as part of a team, as well as the ability to work independently to accomplish tasks with excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Arrange/perform in field waste walk-downs, oversee and lead waste generation activities, attend planning meetings, review and provide guidance to work planning;
  • Providing technical support to specific projects, where required, to improve technical and project performance.
  • Developing detailed strategies and plans for managing specific types of nuclear wastes with non-radiological hazardous constituents (e.g., Mixed Wastes).
  • Nuclear Safety and Control Act and underpinning regulations.
  • Canadian Waste Management Regulations.
  • International Waste Management Regulations.
  • Thorough understanding of Transportation of Dangerous Goods regulations
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has aminimum requirement of 3 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screeningin accordance withthe Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Working Conditions:

• Team environment on a daily basis.
• Mixture of Office and Field Observation across a number of different facilities (e.g. legacy labs and reactor buildings, operational labs).
• Work in areas requiring wearing PPE(Personal Protective Equipment) including respiratory protection.
• Field work may include entering areas where contamination is present (radiological, asbestos and other hazardous material).

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-1Prototype Reactor (shut down and partially decommissioned)is located onthe Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station siteon the south shore of the St. Lawrence River inBécancour, Quebec, 100 kmnortheastof Montreal.BécancourRegional County Municipalitysits at the confluence of theBécancourRiver, opposite Trois-Rivières,providingaccess to over eight differentmunicipalitiesfor living, work andrelaxation.

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 herefor moreon 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.

CNL recognizes and acknowledges that the Douglas Point site is located within the Traditional Territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), and the harvesting areas of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and the Historic Saugeen Métis (HSM).

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