Project Manager Standards Development, Power Generation (Nuclear)

CSA Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading standards organization in Toronto is seeking a Project Manager for Standards Development in Power Generation (Nuclear). The role involves facilitating technical discussions, managing project schedules, and engaging with diverse stakeholders. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and significant experience in standards development, particularly in the nuclear sector. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to impactful safety standards in the industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, including 3-5 in standards development.
• Experience in the nuclear sector or knowledge in related fields is an asset.
• Experience working with volunteers and/or multi-interest groups is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating development of standards with committee members.
• Developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships.
• Managing project processes, schedules, and resource requirements.
• Overseeing day-to-day management of committee activities.
• Collaborating with committee leadership to manage operations.
• Liaising with internal and external partners to deliver projects.
• Participating in internal task teams for process improvement.

Skills

Excellent people skills

Highly developed oral and written communication skills

Excellent project management skills

Strong leadership and decision-making skills

Strong computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field

Certified Project Management Professional or equivalent

Job description

Employment Status: Regular Time Type: Full time

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM STARTS WITH YOU

At the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years: from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today.

Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day household items to leading edge technology to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact.

Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.

Job Summary

CSA Group has an immediate opportunity for a Project Manager - Standards Development, Power Generation (Nuclear) reporting to the Program Manager, Power Generation and Delivery. In this challenging and rewarding role, you will interact with industry experts, academia, researchers, and government officials, facilitating technical discussions and promoting consensus to develop leading-edge standards solutions. The Power Generation (Nuclear) standards team manages a portfolio of standards and guidelines that cover subject areas including reactor safety, reactor control systems and instrumentation, concrete containment structures, seismic design, emergency and environmental management, radioactive waste management, decommissioning, and more. Many of these standards are referenced in the operating licenses and compliance handbooks of Canadian nuclear facilities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating the development of standards by CSA Group volunteer committee members, including convening in-person and virtual meetings.
• Developing and maintaining key interested party relationships.
• Establishing and actively managing project processes and schedules, resource requirements (e.g., funding, personnel), costs, quality and risk.
• Day-to-day management of committee activities, including maintaining records and draft standards.
• Collaborating with committee leadership (Chair, Vice-Chair) to manage committee operations and membership, including member recruitment.
• Liaising with internal and external partners including clients, management, editorial and production, legal and finance to deliver projects and to develop new business opportunities.
• Participating on occasional internal task teams (e.g., business or process improvement, research).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field. An engineering or advanced degree would be an asset.
• Designation as a Certified Project Management Professional, or equivalent designation/experience, would be an asset.

Experience

• Minimum 5- years of relevant experience, including 3-5 years of experience in standards development, interested party engagement, and/or project management.
• Experience in the nuclear sector and/or knowledge of environmental management, radioactive waste management, safety-related or concrete containment structures, and/or seismic design would be an asset.
• Experience working with volunteers and/or multi-interest groups would be an asset.

Skills

• Excellent people skills: managing relationships, facilitating and networking with people at all levels with divergent interests, backgrounds and goals.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills, including experience and comfort with delivering presentations and with writing technical documents, proposals and business plans.
• Excellent project management, organizational and planning skills. Detail and process orientation.
• High degree of self-motivation, resilience, adaptability and flexibility.
• Strong leadership, decision-making and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and build capacity of peers.
• Creative, participative and flexible approach to managing work assignments.
• Strong computer skills (word processing, presentation software, project planning software, spreadsheets, etc.).

CSA Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on any grounds stipulated by applicable laws. We are an organization where opportunities are based on skills and abilities, and differences are respected and valued. Please contact us at [e-mail] if you require accommodation in the interview process.