Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Officer

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in nuclear science is seeking a Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Officer at their Chalk River location. The role involves reviewing regulatory documents, developing safety cases, and providing training in a highly regulated environment. Candidates should have a relevant Bachelor's degree and strong technical writing skills. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off and tuition support.

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal)

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics or Science.
• Technical experience in Nuclear Criticality Safety is an asset.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Review regulatory and technical documentation related to Nuclear Criticality Safety.
• Deliver Nuclear Criticality Safety training to operations staff.
• Develop documentation to ensure operations involving fissionable material remain subcritical.

Skills

Technical writing

Oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Criticality safety analysis

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's (Honours) in Engineering, Physics or Science

Job description

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Can you see yourself reviewing regulatory and technical documentation related to Nuclear Criticality Safety? Do you like to develop clear, logical, and well-written documentation? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Our Chalk River location is looking for a Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Officer, apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Keeping up-to-date with changes in Nuclear Criticality Safety regulatory requirements and maintaining expertise in the requirements for implementing Nuclear Criticality Safety regulations.
  • Interfacing with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission staff.
  • Reviewing both regulatory and technical documentation related to Nuclear Criticality Safety.
  • Supporting the development and maintenance of the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program documentation.
  • Delivering Nuclear Criticality Safety training to operations staff.
• Interacting with customers to provide oversight and expert regulatory and technical guidance and support (including existing operations, decommissioning and waste management projects, input to the design of new facilities, and emergency preparedness).
  • Developing concise and unambiguous material limits and operational rules based on the supporting criticality safety analysis.
  • Developing clear, logical, and well-written nuclear criticality safety case documentation.
  • Supporting the development and execution of reviews and assessments of the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program.
  • Establishing plans to meet prescribed objectives and carrying out activities in accordance with the established plans.
• Developing and authoring documentation demonstrating that operations involving fissionable material remain subcritical under all normal and credible abnormal conditions.
  • Interacting with the customer to ensure that the operations are well-understood.
  • Interacting with other service providers required to develop the nuclear criticality safety case.
  • Performing rigorous technical analysis demonstrating that all standard and credible abnormal conditions will be subcritical. This includes modelling operational activities and experiments using verified and validated computer codes, and performing post-processing and analysis of the results
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Minimum, a Bachelor's (Honours) in Engineering, Physics or Science from a recognized university.
• Experience
  • Technical experience in Nuclear Criticality Safety would be considered an asset.
  • Experience in the nuclear industry (particularly in a compliance-related environment) would be considered an asset.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Ability to work effectively in a highly regulated environment.
  • Strong oral communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Exceptional written communication skills (technical writing is a significant component of this position).
  • Ability to develop and maintain specialized scientific knowledge of nuclear criticality safety to perform criticality safety analysis (i.e., establishing that normal and credible abnormal conditions will be subcritical with appropriate safety margin), and to perform other technical pieces of work such as validation of software, establishing the dose that could be received from a criticality accident, and other as-needed studies.
  • Ability to plan and prioritize tasks to ensure deliverables are met on schedule and work independently and in a team environment.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required

  • Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 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.”

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 Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills, and numerous small lakes. These support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

This role is a fully onsite role that requires the employee to primarily work at CNL’s Chalk River Laboratory site, with only occasional opportunities to work remotely, if desired by the employee. CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an area that is environmentally pristine with extensive forests, hills and numerous small lakes, all of which support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River, provide you with unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

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.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.