Senior Business Planner

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Port Hope; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Business Planner to support a significant environmental clean-up initiative. This role involves strategic planning, budgeting, and performance analysis to ensure project success. You will lead efforts in developing compliance procedures and mentoring staff while collaborating with various stakeholders. If you're passionate about making a real-world impact and thrive in a dynamic environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the future of environmental remediation in Canada. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to advancing nuclear science for a sustainable world.

Benefits

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

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension

Qualifications

• 5-7 years experience in organizing, planning, and analyzing information.
• 2 years in an analytically intensive setting, maintaining stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting and forecasting efforts aligned with performance metrics.
• Coordinate reports and presentations for diverse stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Process-Oriented

Strategic Thinking

Presentation Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business or related discipline

Graduate-level degree (e.g., MBA)

PMP designation

Job description

Do you enjoy turning data into insights that drive real-world impact? Can you see yourself supporting one of Canada’s largest environmental clean-up projects through strategic planning and analysis? The Historic Waste Program is seeking a Senior Business Planner to help deliver the Port Hope Area Initiative. If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Planning:
  • Leading budgeting and forecasting efforts, aligning with performance metrics and funding constraints.
  • Analyzing performance within a fully projectized reporting environment.
  • Mentoring and coaching staff to strengthen planning contributions across HWP.
  • Organizing and developing HWP input for Strategic, Business, and Long-Term Plans.
  • Evaluating project and program performance and recommending strategic actions.
  • Developing procedures to ensure compliance with CNL and federal requirements.
• Reporting:
  • Coordinating reports and presentations from multiple branches for diverse stakeholders.
  • Representing the HWP Program Office as a delegate in meetings and communications.
  • Managing cyclical reporting requirements and ensuring timely delivery.
  • Creating clear, tailored presentations for various audiences.
  • Aligning planning documents and reports with HWP, CNL, and Government standards.
  • Writing and editing high-level reports to maintain clarity, consistency, and tone.
  • Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • At minimum, a post-secondary education with preference given to a bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business or a related discipline. A graduate-level degree (e.g., MBA) and/or a PMP designation would be considered an asset.
• Experience
  • Ideal candidates will have five (5) to seven (7) years demonstrated experience in working with multi-disciplinary subjects/topics involving organizing, planning, coordinating, assessing, analyzing and presenting information and ideas in a coherent manner.
  • A minimum of two (2) years demonstrated experience in an analytically intensive setting (e.g., corporate/business management analysis, policy analysis) and demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with a variety of stakeholders during potentially contentious situations.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Leadership: Leading the development of HWP input for Strategic, Annual, and Long-Term Business Plans.
  • Analytical: Assessing performance and trends to recommend data-driven actions.
  • Process-Oriented: Supporting development of compliant procedures aligned with CNL and federal standards.
  • Strategic Thinking: Navigating complex planning/reporting structures to meet internal and external requirements.
  • Presentation Skills: Delivering clear, tailored presentations to diverse audiences.
  • Communication: Communicating effectively in English with clarity and diplomacy across all stakeholder levels.
• 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.”

Working Conditions:

• Typical home office setting – highly computer-based; must be able to work effectively while sitting for long periods of time analyzing information or writing reports.

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 Historic Waste Program Management Office is in Port Hope, Ontario's beautiful and historic community. Roughly 100 km east of Toronto, it is still close enough to the “Big City” without all the hassle of being in the “Big City.” As a leader in environmental remediation at nuclear and radiologically contaminated sites, CNL is implementing the Port Hope Area Initiative on behalf of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. The cleanup of historic Low-Level Radioactive Waste by CNL in Port Hope and Port Granby in Ontario demonstrates Canada’s commitment to the safe, long-term storage and management of nuclear waste.

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.

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.

CNL respectfully acknowledges that the Historic Waste Program Management Office and the Port Hope Area Initiative projects are situated on the treaty lands of the Williams Treaties First Nations, specifically the Gunshot Treaty signed with the Mississauga First Nations of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island.

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About the company

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories research facilities are located in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, approximately 180km north-west of Ottawa.