Director, Nuclear

bird; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bird in Ajax, Ontario, seeks a Director, Nuclear to lead and direct nuclear programs, ensuring strategic direction, strong client relationships, and solid financial performance. The role requires overseeing cross-functional teams and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

The position involves travel to project sites and client offices, with accountability for execution, contract compliance, and continuous improvement across projects within the nuclear sector.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in construction, EPC, infrastructure, industrial, or nuclear environments, including senior leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing large-scale projects or programs with full accountability for financial performance and delivery.
• Strong understanding of project execution, including cost control, scheduling, forecasting, and risk management.
• Experience with contract and subcontract administration, including commercial management and change processes.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams in complex project environments.
• Experience in nuclear projects and familiarity with clients such as OPG, Bruce Power, or CNL is considered an asset.
• Professional designation such as P.Eng., PMP, or equivalent is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce planning, organizational structuring, and team development to ensure appropriate resourcing and long-term program capability across nuclear projects.
• Provide leadership and performance oversight to project teams, establishing expectations and promoting a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee and integrate engineering, procurement, construction, quality, and project controls to ensure coordinated execution aligned with cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with contractual requirements, approved work plans, and nuclear site procedures, maintaining alignment with client and regulatory expectations.
• Monitor project performance across cost, schedule, productivity, quality, and risk, ensuring timely identification, mitigation, and resolution of issues.
• Support project teams in resolving execution challenges, including technical issues, resource constraints, and stakeholder concerns.
• Develop and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships, acting as a key point of contact for project delivery, issue resolution, and ongoing partnership growth.
• Support business development activities, including client engagement, proposal development, and identification of new opportunities within the nuclear sector.
• Oversee contract and subcontract administration, including performance management, commercial risk, and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Maintain accountability for financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, cash flow management, and margin performance.
• Manage project risks and change processes, including identification, evaluation, escalation, and implementation of change orders and claims.
• Ensure accurate and timely project reporting, providing executive-level updates on performance, financials, risks, and key decisions.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear safety culture, quality assurance programs, regulatory requirements, and procedural controls, including documentation, material traceability, and field execution.
• Represent the organization in client meetings, performance reviews, and audits, ensuring alignment with contractual, regulatory, and nuclear program expectations

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Client management

Communication

Education

Engineering

Construction Management

Business

Job description

Director, Nuclear

Reporting to the Vice President, Nuclear, the Director, Nuclear is responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, and overall performance of assigned nuclear programs and projects, including accountability for project execution, client relationships, financial performance, and team development, ensuring all work is delivered in accordance with contractual obligations, nuclear quality programs, and regulatory requirements.

This position is based in Ajax, Ontario, with travel to project sites, client offices, and nuclear facilities as required.

What You Will Be Working On

• Lead workforce planning, organizational structuring, and team development to ensure appropriate resourcing and long-term program capability across nuclear projects.
• Provide leadership and performance oversight to project teams, establishing expectations and promoting a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee and integrate engineering, procurement, construction, quality, and project controls to ensure coordinated execution aligned with cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with contractual requirements, approved work plans, and nuclear site procedures, maintaining alignment with client and regulatory expectations.
• Monitor project performance across cost, schedule, productivity, quality, and risk, ensuring timely identification, mitigation, and resolution of issues.
• Support project teams in resolving execution challenges, including technical issues, resource constraints, and stakeholder concerns.
• Develop and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships, acting as a key point of contact for project delivery, issue resolution, and ongoing partnership growth.
• Support business development activities, including client engagement, proposal development, and identification of new opportunities within the nuclear sector.
• Oversee contract and subcontract administration, including performance management, commercial risk, and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Maintain accountability for financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, cash flow management, and margin performance.
• Manage project risks and change processes, including identification, evaluation, escalation, and implementation of change orders and claims.
• Ensure accurate and timely project reporting, providing executive-level updates on performance, financials, risks, and key decisions.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear safety culture, quality assurance programs, regulatory requirements, and procedural controls, including documentation, material traceability, and field execution.
• Represent the organization in client meetings, performance reviews, and audits, ensuring alignment with contractual, regulatory, and nuclear program expectations

What We Are Looking For

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in construction, EPC, infrastructure, industrial, or nuclear environments, including senior leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing large-scale projects or programs with full accountability for financial performance and delivery.
• Strong understanding of project execution, including cost control, scheduling, forecasting, and risk management.
• Experience with contract and subcontract administration, including commercial management and change processes.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams in complex project environments.
• Experience in nuclear projects and familiarity with clients such as OPG, Bruce Power, or CNL is considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of nuclear safety culture, quality programs, and regulatory requirements.
• Professional designation such as P.Eng., PMP, or equivalent is considered an asset.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and client engagement skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required nuclear security clearance and site access.

For Those Who Seek to Redefine

The greatest achievements in history are borne from the greatness within people - where human potential meets vision, and passion fuels evolution. Unlocking this potential is the most important thing we do at Bird.

As a leader in Canadian construction for over 100 years, the impact of our team is etched deeply within the core of our legacy. Beyond Bird, this impact is felt in the fundamental aspects of our everyday lives. From the critical infrastructure we depend on, to the energy and resources that keep us moving - we are powering our communities and shaping Canada's skylines coast-to-coast-to-coast. Entrenched in the foundation of a culture built more than a century ago is an enduring quest to reimagine what is possible. Our impact is greater than ever, and we are looking for those who seek to redefine their story.

What We Believe In

We Put Safety First

A healthy and safe work environment is non-negotiable