Radioactive Waste Operations Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Benefits from Day One

Tuition support

Pension plan

Job summary

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is seeking a Waste Management Technical Officer to support safe acceptance, tracking, storage, retrieval, and disposition of radioactive waste at Chalk River, Ontario. You will coordinate operational activities, surveillance programs, and remediation initiatives within Waste Management Areas, working with multidisciplinary teams onsite.

Responsibilities include coordinating shipments, maintaining records, supervising emplacement activities, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience supporting waste management, operations, industrial, environmental, nuclear, or related technical programs.
• Experience preparing technical documentation, work packages, operational procedures, or reports.
• Experience coordinating work activities and schedules in a safety-focused operating environment.
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders to support operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating acceptance, qualification, scheduling, routing, and emplacement of waste shipments.
• Managing waste records and tracking systems to support operations.
• Supervising emplacement activities and ensuring compliance with procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with safety requirements and waste handling controls.
• Executing ILW/HLW emplacement, retrieval, and repackaging activities.
• Assisting in developing tools and methods to retrieve waste storage containers.
• Conducting facility safety inspections and environmental monitoring.
• Documenting surveillance results and preparing technical reports.

Skills

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Technical writing

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Radiation protection knowledge

MS Office

Education

Engineering/tech diploma

Secondary School Diploma + extensive experience

Job description

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is seeking a Waste Management Technical Officer to support safe acceptance, tracking, storage, retrieval, and disposition of radioactive waste at Chalk River, Ontario. You will coordinate operational activities, surveillance programs, and remediation initiatives within Waste Management Areas, working with multidisciplinary teams onsite.

Responsibilities include coordinating shipments, maintaining records, supervising emplacement activities, and ensuring