Nuclear Compliance Officer

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Generous time-off policies

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced compliance and licensing professional to lead regulatory programs related to CNSC activities. You will manage correspondence, coordinate inspections, and support licence management with CNSC interactions.

Requirements include an honours degree in a relevant field and 10–15 years in operations, licensing, or related areas, with strong knowledge of CSA and IAEA standards. Hybrid work in Canada is available.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Engineering, Science or Applied Science.
• Minimum 10–15 years of practical experience in operations/facility maintenance/licensing or related discipline.
• Adequate knowledge of Canadian nuclear regulations and licensing processes; CSA and IAEA standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to and updates of Compliance Programs for Nuclear Laboratories.
• Manage CNSC correspondence tracking and regulatory due dates.
• Develop relationships with CNSC and external customers; coordinate with Program Authorities.
• Prepare and participate in CNSC facility inspections and licensing discussions.
• Support Licence Management with CNSC communications and licence amendments.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Documentation skills

Communication

Education

Honours degree in Engineering/Science/Applied Science

Job description

OverviewAtkinsRéalis is one of Canada's largest private sector nuclear engineering groups. We have been providing a wide range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada and around the world since for more than 60 years. We are proud to be the steward of Canadian CANDU nuclear technology.

OverviewAtkinsRéalis is one of Canada's largest private sector nuclear engineering groups. We have been providing a wide range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada and around the world since for more than 60 years. We are proud to be the steward of Canadian CANDU nuclear technology.

Your role

The Primary General Accountabilities Of The Role Include

• Ensuring adherence and reviewing updates to all Compliance Programs directly related to the Nuclear Laboratories and supporting the Program Authorities for a number of Compliance Programs (eg. Security, Fire Protection, Emergency Preparedness, Waste Management, OSH).
• Management of received and outgoing correspondences to the CNSC (ie. tracking of regulatory due dates).
• Building effective relationships with key stakeholders (ie. CNSC and external customers) and with Program Authorities.
• Preparation and participation in CNSC facilities inspections (ie. Annual Type II Inspections, Physical Inventory Taking Evaluations, Physical Inventory Verifications, etc.).
• Assisting the Licence Management Program Authority in communications with the CNSC for all matters related to the CNSC licence. Duties include: Communicating with CNSC Project Officers, responding to any general requests from the CNSC.
• Preparing formal documents (ie. annual compliance reports, event notification reports, licence amendments requests, etc.).
• Attending Facility Licensing Meetings and Licence Oversight Committee (LOC) Meetings to discuss facility licensing issues, the CNSC licences, the compliance programs, and all items related to the facilities. Duties include: writing MOMs, and responding to actions as a result from the meetings.
• Attending weekly Management Review Meetings (MRM's) pertaining to outstanding ProActs and TRAK Actions.
• Assisting with the implementation and management of all OSH related policies, programs and procedures, (ie. Safe Work Management, JSAs, Stepback, Safety Interactions, etc).
• Updating and issuing to the CNSC as required, the WNSL Licence Basis Document (LBD) as required for any licence amendment requests.
• Updating the Preliminary Decommissioning Plan document and Financial Guarantee (FG) every five years.
• Writing and submitting yearly Annual Compliance Reports (ACRs) to the CNSC, which cover all ten compliance programs.
• Performing Compliance Verification Checks (of all records).
• Performing Self-Assessments on compliance program related procedures.
• Preparing, updating and ensuring compliance to the SP3 Training Matrix and associated QTS cards.

The position will also require from time to time, support for:

• Preparing and reviewing of operations procedures for SP3.
• Participation in various steps of ProActs related to operations.
• Organizing layouts for space allocation and cost recovery.
• Management of the Licensed Controlled Areas (LCAs) at both SP3 and Montecorte Storage Facility with respect to the Change Control Process.

About You

• Honours Degree in Engineering, Science or Applied Science.
• A minimum 10-15 years of practical experience in operations/facility maintenance/facility licensing and/or other relevant discipline.
• Adequate knowledge of Canadian (and/or other jurisdictions) nuclear regulations and licensing process; CSA and IAEA standards, requirements and best practices.

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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