Nuclear Safety Specialist

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Nuclear Safety Specialist to coordinate and perform independent technical reviews for critical safety committees. This role involves engaging with stakeholders, consolidating review comments, and providing regulatory assistance. The successful candidate will have a strong background in nuclear safety analysis and criticality safety, along with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to advancing nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world, while enjoying a supportive work environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

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

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science is required; advanced degree is an asset.
• Significant experience in nuclear safety analysis and nuclear criticality safety.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate independent technical reviews for Safety Review Committee and Nuclear Criticality Safety Panel.
• Engage with stakeholders and communicate review comments effectively.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Nuclear Safety Analysis

Nuclear Criticality Safety

Education

Bachelor (Honours) in Engineering or Science

Advanced Degree in Nuclear Engineering

Job description

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Can you see yourself coordinating and performing independent technical reviews for a Safety Review Committee (SRC)? Would you like to coordinate and perform independent technical reviews for the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Panel? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Our Chalk River location is looking for a Nuclear Safety Specialist; apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Coordinating and performing independent technical reviews for the Safety Review Committee (SRC).
  • Engaging with stakeholders such as Facility Authorities and Facility Managers and receiving submissions to the SRC for independent technical review of nuclear safety and nuclear facilities decommissioning-related documentation.
  • Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews with setting up meetings for SRC technical reviewers and coordinating the performance of the independent technical review of submissions to the SRC.
  • Consolidating review comments from independent technical reviewers and communicating consolidated comments to the stakeholders following the SRC review via a technical memorandum.
  • Interacting with stakeholders and assisting them when requests for clarification of SRC comments arise. Facilitating such requests with meetings with SRC reviewers as needed. Facilitating engagement between stakeholders and SRC technical reviewers to build consensus in finalizing agreed-upon dispositions to SRC review comments. Engaging the Manager, SRC Reviews, as needed.
  • Receiving finalized and agreed-upon dispositions to SRC comments from stakeholders, providing those dispositions to the Manager, SRC Reviews and SRC technical reviewers, and securing acceptance of dispositions received.
  • Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews with providing formal SRC acceptance, via memorandum, of stakeholder submissions once all SRC review comments are dispositioned.
• Coordinating and performing independent technical reviews for the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Panel.
  • Working with the Compliance Business Administrator to schedule regular quarterly meetings of the NCS Panel, receiving submissions from stakeholders such as Facility Authorities, Facility Managers and the NCS Program for such meetings, organizing the submissions in the NCS Panel SharePoint site, preparing meeting agenda, and providing the agenda and material for review to NCS Panel Members two weeks prior to each quarterly meeting.
  • Working with stakeholders to receive submissions and schedule special meetings of the NCS Panel to facilitate urgent review of nuclear-criticality-safety-related documentation outside of the regular quarterly meetings.
  • Consolidating review comments from independent technical reviewers of the NCS Panel following NCS Panel review, and assisting the NCS Panel Chair in communicating consolidated comments to the stakeholders via a technical memorandum.
  • Interacting with stakeholders and assisting them when requests for clarification of NCS Panel comments arise. Facilitating such requests with meetings with NCS Panel reviewers as needed. Facilitating engagement between stakeholders and NCS Panel reviewers to build consensus in finalizing agreed-upon dispositions to NCS Panel review comments. Engaging the Manager, SRC Reviews, as needed.
  • Receiving finalized and agreed-upon dispositions to NCS Panel comments from stakeholders, providing those dispositions to the Manager, SRC Reviews and NCS Panel reviewers, and securing acceptance of dispositions received.
  • Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews and the NCS Panel Chair with providing formal NCS Panel acceptance, via memorandum, of stakeholder submissions once all NCS Panel review comments are dispositioned.
• Providing support to the Manager, Regulatory Affairs and the Regulatory Affairs Department.
  • Reviewing documentation such as Licensing Basis documents, Licensing Plan documents, and other documents of a regulatory nature that are relevant to nuclear safety and licensing, when requested.
  • Providing regulatory assistance and guidance to CNL, especially to Designated Representatives of the Licensee, when requested.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • A Bachelor (Honours) in Engineering or Science (associated with Nuclear Engineering), from a university of recognized standing, is required. An honours degree in Nuclear Engineering is preferred, or an advanced degree in nuclear engineering is an asset. Or a membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualifications for membership in that organization.
• Experience
  • Significant related experience in a mix of the following areas is required:
    • Nuclear facilities design.
    • Nuclear facilities operation.
    • Nuclear safety analysis.
    • Nuclear technology and related processes.
    • Nuclear criticality safety.
  • Experience in nuclear safety analysis and nuclear criticality safety will be weighted over other areas of expertise when evaluating candidates for the position.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrated good interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to communicate verbally and in writing to convey information accurately with discretion and diplomacy, are required.
  • Effective time management skills, recognizing that simultaneous submissions from multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to evaluate and prioritize competing demands, provide the rationale for prioritization to the Manager, SRC Reviews, and stakeholders, and adapt based on feedback from stakeholders.
  • A sound understanding of nuclear safety and experience with nuclear safety analysis to effectively support the SRC Reviews Manager and the SRC Secretariat with independent technical reviews of CNL facilities and activities related to the SRC mandate is required.
  • A thorough technical understanding of nuclear criticality safety principles and practices, as demonstrated through either a degree in nuclear engineering or work experience in nuclear criticality safety, is required.
• 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.”

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!

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!

CNL works with employees across Canada to enable a remote workforce where possible. Our work-from-home employees are provided with the equipment required to be successful: laptop, monitor, external keyboard and mouse, etc. Of course, we always love a visit to the site when possible!

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.