Field Coordinator, Property Remediation & Restoration

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

Job summary

A leading environmental remediation company in Port Hope seeks an experienced individual to manage construction and remediation projects. This role includes planning, overseeing project activities, and ensuring safety compliance. Ideal candidates will have secondary education completion, along with 2+ years of project experience or significant field experience. The position promises competitive pay, significant responsibility, and contribution to vital community projects. Apply now to lead and support initiatives that impact safety and environment effectively.

Benefits

Paid time off

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension

Qualifications

• Completion of Secondary Education, degree or diploma in skilled trades is an asset.
• 2+ years of progressive project experience in construction/remediation.
• Experience supervising contractors and field work.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organize project work areas and disciplines.
• Execute hands-on remediation and restoration work.
• Manage project scope, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.

Skills

General framing

Finish carpentry

Flooring installation

Drywall installation and repair

Safety equipment proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Education

Completion of Secondary Education

Degree or diploma in skilled trades

Tools

Hand and power tools

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you while letting you see the real-world impact of your work? Can you picture yourself coordinating hands-on remediation and restoration projects, working across trades, and navigating complex safety and regulatory requirements with confidence? Do you enjoy variety in your day, collaborating with multiple teams, and playing a key role on a high-profile project that truly matters to the community and the environment? If you want to be in a role where your skills directly contribute to the safe cleanup and restoration of contaminated properties—and where your work supports a top priority initiative for the Government of Canada—this may be the job for you. Apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Planning, organizing, and controlling the integration of work areas and disciplines within projects, including assessing scope, determining material requirements, purchasing materials and equipment, and executing carpentry work.
• Applying trade knowledge, methods, and best practices to complete hands-on remediation and restoration work.
• Planning and managing projects to align with stakeholder expectations and meet business needs.
• Ensuring all designs and work plans incorporate safety, quality, health, and environmental requirements.
• Managing changes in project scope and schedule.
• Identifying project risks and barriers and developing mitigation strategies.
• Reporting and interfacing regularly with Leads and Property Owners regarding project status, updates, and expectations.
• Balancing and determining project priorities and responsibilities.
• Executing contract and procurement strategies.
• Managing multiple work packages and resources simultaneously.
• Coordinating with CNL staff, consultants, and contractors to support remediation of low-level radioactive waste at assigned sites.
• Promoting a positive, inclusive work environment.
• Delivering quality results on time and within budget.
• Ensuring all team members use appropriate safety equipment and adhere to safe work practices, radiation protection requirements, and all applicable CNL safety policies.
• Demonstrating strong interpersonal skills in client- and stakeholder-facing interactions, maintaining professionalism, ethics, and integrity.
• Collaborating with the Communications & Stakeholder Relations team, providing and receiving input and participating in public relations events as required.
• Applying functional knowledge of provincial regulatory requirements related to building codes.
• Applying functional knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements.
• Applying functional knowledge of radioactive and/or environmental remediation and restoration regulations.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for

• Education
  • Completion of Secondary Education is a must; however, a degree or diploma from a college/university relevant to skilled trades would be an asset
• Experience
  • College diploma with 2+ years of progressive project experience related to construction and/or remediation projects; or
  • 3+ years’ experience with no formal post-secondary education, progressive, responsible project experience related to construction and/or remediation projects.
  • Experience supervising the work of contractors, consultant engineers, and vendors in field work and construction oversight.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Skills across construction and restoration activities, such as general framing, finish carpentry (trim, casing, baseboard, cabinetry), stair construction, flooring installation (tile, laminate, hardwood, vinyl), insulation and vapor barrier installation, drywall installation and repair, painting, window and door installation, masonry repair, concrete placement and finishing, exterior siding installation, and earthworks such as grading, compaction, and plantings.
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills while client- and stakeholder-facing, with direct communication, ethics, and integrity.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in mathematics, science, and communications related to carpentry, including safe use of hand and power tools.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in estimating, blueprint reading, and drafting.
  • Ability to exercise initiative and judgment to organize work, maintain workflow, and ensure accuracy of records.
  • Punctual, dependable, safety-minded, and detail-oriented, with the ability to meet deadlines.
  • Possessed strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
  • Demonstrated the ability to understand detailed information and accurately handle work-related documentation.
  • Demonstrated adaptability to a changing work environment.
  • Maintained excellent interpersonal communication skills and successful working relationships at all levels within the organization and with external stakeholders.
  • Be highly motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 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.”

Working Conditions

• Office environment, depending on the project stage, requiring regular concentration at a computer screen (approximately 15%).
• Perform site work at each project stage, using tools and applicable safety equipment, and strictly adhering to safe work and radiation protection policies and practices (approximately 85%).
• Travel as required.

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 Historic Waste Program Management Office is in Port Hope, Ontario\'s beautiful and historic community. Roughly 100 km east of Toronto, it is still close enough to the “Big City” without all the hassle of being in the “Big City.” As a leader in environmental remediation at nuclear and radiologically contaminated sites, CNL is implementing the Port Hope Area Initiative on behalf of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. The cleanup of historic Low-Level Radioactive Waste by CNL in Port Hope and Port Granby in Ontario demonstrates Canada’s commitment to the safe, long-term storage and management of nuclear waste.

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. Please 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, including 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 respectfully acknowledges that the Historic Waste Program Management Office and the Port Hope Area Initiative projects are situated on the treaty lands of the Williams Treaties First Nations, specifically the Gunshot Treaty signed with the Mississauga First Nations of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island.