Construction Director – Nuclear Island / Balance of Plant

AtkinsRéalis; Pickering; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Canada seeks a Construction Manager to lead the Nuclear Island or Balance of Plant scope, ensuring constructability, planning and field execution readiness. You will coordinate engineering, supply chain and commissioning interfaces, drive execution strategies, risk mitigation and turnover readiness, reporting to project leadership as the primary site integrator.

The role requires 10+ years in major nuclear or heavy industrial projects, with strong safety, quality and schedule

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• Equivalent senior field experience may be considered; professional credentials preferred.
• 10+ years delivering major construction scopes in nuclear or heavy industrial projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as construction lead for the Nuclear Island or Balance of Plant scope.
• Lead constructability reviews and embed requirements into detailed design.
• Develop execution strategies, installation methodologies, and sequencing.
• Coordinate Engineering, Supply Chain, logistics, Construction and Commissioning interfaces.
• Monitor safety, quality, productivity, cost and schedule performance.
• Support turnover planning, testing, commissioning and system handover.

Skills

Construction lead

Constructability reviews

Execution planning

Schedule development

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Construction management credentials

Job description

Overview

Responsible for planning, integration and execution oversight of a defined Monark-D construction scope, such as the Nuclear Island or Balance of Plant/Conventional Island. The Construction Manager is the single point of accountability for construction readiness, constructability, execution planning, field implementation and interface management across the assigned scope.

Working with Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Controls, Commissioning, construction partners and suppliers, the role aligns design deliverables, material availability, work packaging, site logistics and execution plans. During detailed design, the Construction Manager leads constructability reviews, construction planning, schedule development and risk identification. During execution, the role oversees field performance, safety, quality, productivity, schedule attainment and turnover readiness, acting as the Project Vice President's representative and primary construction integrator for the assigned area.

Your role

• Serve as construction lead for the assigned Nuclear Island or Balance of Plant scope.
• Lead constructability reviews and ensure construction requirements are incorporated into detailed design.
• Develop execution strategies, installation methodologies, work packaging plans and construction sequencing.
• Support development and validation of the integrated project schedule and construction logic.
• Coordinate Engineering, Supply Chain, logistics, Construction and Commissioning interfaces.
• Identify risks, constraints and opportunities and develop mitigation strategies.
• Verify readiness, including design maturity, material availability, workforce planning and site support.
• Monitor safety, quality, productivity, cost and schedule performance.
• Support turnover planning, testing, commissioning and system handover.
• Manage relationships with construction contractors, suppliers and field supervision.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear safety, quality assurance, regulatory and project-governance requirements.
• Report scope performance, risks and readiness to project leadership.

About you

• Degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, a skilled trade or a related discipline; equivalent senior field experience may be considered. Professional engineering, construction management, trade or project management credentials are preferred.
• Typically, 10+ years of progressive experience delivering major construction scopes in nuclear, power generation, heavy industrial or complex infrastructure projects.
• Experience with work packaging, mobilization, field supervision, sequencing, productivity, change control, cost and schedule performance, recovery planning, testing, turnover and commissioning.
• Strong working knowledge of nuclear safety culture, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, configuration management, inspection and test planning, non-conformance management, records and turnover documentation.
• Knowledge of the assigned plant area, including Nuclear Island safety-related and nuclear-quality installations or Balance of Plant civil works, utilities, buildings and conventional systems.
• Previous accountability for a major plant area, construction package or portfolio of contracts, with demonstrated management of safety, quality, cost, schedule, risk and stakeholder relationships.

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.

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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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