Health Physicist

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Port Hope; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories in Port Hope is seeking a Health Physicist to advance radiation protection programs, guide safe work practices, support regulatory compliance, and provide technical leadership across the Port Hope Area Initiative sites.

The role involves reviewing RP plans, implementing protection models, training staff, and advising on procedural improvements while ensuring high safety standards in a complex nuclear environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of radiological protection standards and guidelines.
• Understanding of radiation protection philosophies, procedures, equipment, and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Review and revise moderately complex radiation protection plans and procedures.
• Implement and maintain radiation protection performance models and metrics.
• Organize, plan and advise CNL staff and subcontractors on RP requirements.
• Deliver RP training courses.
• Identify and implement procedural improvements affecting RP work area.

Skills

Health physics knowledge

Radiation protection experience

Regulatory compliance understanding

Written and oral communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in health physics or related field

Job description

Are you passionate about protecting people, ensuring regulatory excellence, and making a meaningful impact on complex nuclear and radiological projects? Do you thrive in a role where your expertise is trusted, your recommendations influence critical decisions, and your commitment to safety helps shape the success of major environmental remediation initiatives? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Our Port Hope location is looking for a Health Physicist to play a key role in advancing radiation protection (RP) programs, guiding safe work practices, supporting regulatory compliance, and providing technical leadership across the Port Hope Area Initiative sites.

What you will be doing!

• Reviewing and revising moderately complex radiation protection plans and procedures.
• Implementing and maintaining radiation protection performance models and metrics.
• Organizing, planning and advising CNL(Canadian Nuclear Laboratories) staff and sub-contractors of RP requirements for work.
• Participating in the delivery of RP training courses.
• Identifying and recommending improvements to CNL procedures and policies that affect your own work area and collaborating with others in developing procedural improvements.
• Supporting Radiation Safety Officer services and management.
• Providing technical health physics services for instrumentation and filter counting.
• Reviewing equipment inventory, troubleshooting, calibration records, and Quality Assurance (QA) requirements for RP instrument procurement purposes.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • University Degree in health physics or honours degree in science or engineering with postgraduate studies and/or experience in health physics or related discipline.
• Experience
  • 2 years (24 months) as an operational Health Physicist in a relevant field is an asset.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Knowledge of recommendations and guidelines of radiological protection standards.
  • Understanding of radiation protection philosophies, procedures, equipment, and techniques used in both theory and practice.
  • Demonstrated good written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to make decisions based on established requirements, procedures and practices.
• 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:

• Working schedule: Five (5) days per week, seven and a half (7.5) hours per day for a thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hour work week.
• Must have sufficient mobility to work in a construction environment with the potential for uneven footing on various surfaces (soil, mud, gravel, and pavement).
• Must be able to wear standard and specialized Personal Protective equipment (once trained to do so), including hard hat, safety glasses, footwear, Tyvek Suits, and full- and half-face respiratory protection.

Why CNL?

Does the idea of working with a dynamic team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world excite you? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

From building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developing targeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership in environmental remediation—we are driven by impact, innovation, and purpose.

What We Offer: A Total Rewards Package

We believe in taking care of our people. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team:

• Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and floater days
• Benefits effective Day One – no waiting period
• Tuition support to help you keep learning and growing
• A defined-benefit pension plan or a defined-contribution pension plan plan, depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow
• Restoring and protecting the environment
• Contributing to the health of Canadians

If so, you’ll feel right at home at CNL.

Our Port Hope site is situated along the scenic shores of Lake Ontario, just east of Toronto. The community is rich in history, with vibrant downtown shops, restaurants, and nearby trails and parks. Living and working here offers the perfect blend of small-town charm and easy access to urban amenities.

Please note: This is a fully onsite position based at our Port Hope location, Ontario.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome employees, stakeholders, and partners of all backgrounds and identities.

We are proud to uphold a workplace culture grounded in our Core Values:

• Respect
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Safety
• Integrity
• Excellence

These values drive our employment practices and ensure meaningful career development opportunities and accommodations for all employees.

CNL is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during any phase of the hiring process, please let us know via [e-mail]. All requests will be handled with confidentiality.

The CNL Historic Waste Program Management Office and the Port Hope Area Initiative projects are situated on the traditional lands of the Williams Treaties First Nations, specifically the Gunshot Treaty negotiated between the Crown and Mississauga Nation during the 1780s and represented today by the Williams Treaties First Nations. The Mississauga Nations are also signatories to various 18th and 19th century treaties that covered lands in different parts of south-central Ontario. In 1923, the Mississauga First Nations and the Chippewa First Nations consisting of Rama, Beausoleil and Georgina Island signed the Williams Treaties and together, over 90 years later in June 2018, joined to ensure that their rights and the relationship with these lands are respected through a renewed agreement with Canada and the province of Ontario. The area in which we are situated is also home to Indigenous Peoples from across the region and Canada. CNL is grateful to have the opportunity to work on these traditionally and culturally significant lands and waterways.