C1R EPC Retube Project Director

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Canada is seeking an experienced EPC Project Director for the Cernavoda 1 Retube (C1R) project. You will lead the engineering, procurement, and delivery, manage complex contracts, and ensure safety, quality, and performance through strong stakeholder engagement and leadership of diverse teams.

You will coordinate with clients, vendors, and partners, oversee risk management, and drive efficiency in project execution while upholding corporate safety standards and regulatory

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading or supporting projects in construction, manufacturing, or engineering services.
• Experience with project delivery methodologies including earned value, critical path scheduling, and subcontract management.
• Nuclear safety experience and knowledge of industrial safety culture.
• Knowledge of procurement, supply chain, and contract management for large EPC projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans with timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Assemble and lead a multidisciplinary project team across engineering, project controls, safety and quality.
• Manage contract administration, scope changes, and risk for the project.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, quality requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Establish and maintain stakeholder communication and reporting on project health.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Safety culture

Decision making

Team building

Education

BSc in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Overview

The Cernavoda 1 Retube (C1R) EPC Project Director will report to C1R Program Director and will be responsible for the C1R EPC Retube engineering, procurement and delivery for a C1R Nuclear Retube scope. This role will require close stakeholder management of vendors, partners and client, as well as leadership of project team members. The C1R EPC Retube Project Director is expected to have significant experience in project delivery and project execution methodology including an understanding of engineering, procurement, construction management, contract management and project controls principles.

Your role

These responsibilities ensure that the project director maintains high standards of safety, quality, and efficiency throughout the process.

• Project Planning and Scope Definition: Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation. Define the project scope and deliverables in compliance with the contract documents and requirements.
• Team Leadership and Coordination: Assemble and lead a multidisciplinary project team, ensuring effective communication and collaboration among engineers, designers, project controls, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• People Management: Maintain supervisory org. and mange career development of assigned project resources to the betterment of the individuals, the project and the business. Assemble a project team through recruiting, interviewing and/or selecting staff with appropriate skills and establishing training and development programs suitable for the work. This generally requires close coordination with functional managers from various functions (engineering, project controls, safety, quality etc.). Make effective decisions / recommendations on human resource issues, work closely with Labour Relations as required to effectively resolve work performance issues within the project.
• Contract and Risk Management: Manage all aspects of contract administration, including scope and change control, subcontractor and supplier management, and risk management. Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and governance. Accountable for rigorous risk analysis in accordance with corporate standards and application of industry best practice including risk and contingency draw-down curves.
• Safety and Quality Assurance: Ensure adherence to safety standards and quality requirements. Develop and enforce safety programs, training, and corrective action plans to maintain high performance standards.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Apply key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor project health and performance. Establish rigorous reporting protocols to meet contract, corporate, and project-specific oversight requirements.
• Procurement and Supply Chain Management: Responsible for all contract management including scope & change control, requirements management, subcontractor and supplier management and governance for any flow-down requirements from the parent contract to subs and vendors.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. Ensure effective communication and coordination to keep all parties informed and aligned with project goals. Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, suppliers and other project stakeholders.
• Ethical and Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all project activities comply with corporate standards of ethical conduct, cyber-security, import-export regulations, intellectual property protections, and security clearance protocols.
• Nuclear Safety: Accountable for all aspects of nuclear and industrial safety including adherence with corporate and customer safety programs, development and enforcement of necessary training and requirements, adherence to corrective action programs and enforcement of performance standards for all of the above.

Required Interfaces:

• Customers, suppliers, Candu Partners.
• Senior executives, department functional managers.
• Trades personnel.

About you

• Educational Background: BSc in Engineering or equivalent is an asset.
• Certifications: PMP certification is an asset.
• Project Experience: 10+ years of experience leading or supporting projects in construction, manufacturing, or engineering services.This period must include 12+ months of experience assigned to a project site location.
• People Management: Experience managing direct reports within a project delivery functional support model.
• Nuclear Experience: Experience in Nuclear Safety is required.
• Safety Knowledge: Working knowledge of industrial safety and nuclear safety culture.
• Project Delivery: Understanding of project delivery methodology, including earned value, critical path scheduling, prime contract and subcontract management, procurement and supply chain methodology, and inspection and test plans. Understanding of large EPC work including subcontracts, prime contract management.
• Nuclear Supply Chain: Understanding of nuclear supply chain and materials management principles.
• Leadership: Lead by example, setting high standards for Health & Safety and Nuclear Safety Culture.
• Quality Assurance: Appreciation of the importance of Quality Assurance Programs and their significance to the nuclear industry.
• Team Building: Ability to build and inspire a team to work towards common goals.
• Technical Skills: Ability to read and understand construction drawings, blueprints, and specifications is considered an asset.
• Communication Skills: Excellent organizational, communication, and customer relationship skills. Demonstrated oral and written communication abilities.

Necessary Competencies:

• Demonstrates initiative, decisiveness, and perseverance.
• Plans and communicates effectively, with good instincts when to engage with stakeholders.
• Seeks and accepts responsibility and accountability.
• Possesses excellent judgment and can correctly apply skills and knowledge.
• Perform well under stress.
• Delegates effectively.
• Integrity and Trust, with a commitment to both safety and quality.
• Customer Focus.
• Team Player, Shares Knowledge.

Work Location(S):

• The project team are predominantly located in SP2, SP1 and SP3.
• Various work locations as required.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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