Senior Engineer, SMR Engineering (Licensing)

SaskPower; Regina; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SaskPower seeks a Senior Licensing Engineer to lead regulatory and licensing activities for Saskatchewan's first nuclear facility. You will oversee licensing strategy, safety case development, and compliance programs in collaboration with engineering, project delivery, and CNSC requirements.

The role requires extensive regulatory experience, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate cross-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a P.Eng. designation are required.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in nuclear safety analysis, regulatory affairs, or nuclear operations.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions to CNSC, U.S. NRC, or equivalent regulators is required.
• Experience with CSA N-Series quality and management system frameworks is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead licensing strategy and regulatory leadership for Saskatchewan's first nuclear facility.
• Develop and maintain safety case throughout design, construction, commissioning and operation.
• Coordinate licensing inputs across safety and control areas and review analyses for licensing impact.
• Act as primary technical contact with regulators and lead stakeholder engagements.

Skills

Nuclear engineering

Regulatory affairs

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

P.Eng. designation

Job description

We generate more than just power for the people of Saskatchewan. We also offer some of the best jobs in the province. Our challenging careers will help you grow, while being surrounded by a team committed to safety, openness, collaboration and accountability. We offer highly competitive salaries and benefits packages to our employees. If you’re someone who thrives in a team environment and doesn’t shy away from a good challenge, join us!

The role will be required to successfully pass Site Access Security Clearance (CSIS Level 1).

Job Summary

The Senior Licensing Engineer will play a key leadership role in the development, execution, and maintenance of the regulatory and licensing framework necessary to safely design, construct, commission, and operate Saskatchewan's first nuclear power facility. This position provides technical leadership in nuclear licensing, safety case development, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment between engineering, project delivery, and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) requirements.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Licensing Strategy and Regulatory Leadership:

• Support preparation and review of license applications, safety reports, environmental submissions, and supporting technical documentation.
• Interpret and apply CNSC regulations, regulatory documents, license conditions, and industry standards.
• Lead resolution of regulatory issues and licensing risk items.

Safety Case Development:

• Support development and maintenance of the plant safety case throughout design, construction, commissioning, and operation.
• Coordinate licensing inputs across safety and control areas (SCAs).
• Review safety analyses, probabilistic safety assessments, deterministic analyses, and supporting engineering documentation.
• Ensure licensing basis assumptions are clearly established, maintained, and traceable.
• Provide licensing oversight of standard plant and site-specific design activities.
• Evaluate design changes for licensing impact and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with engineering disciplines to ensure design products satisfy licensing and safety requirements.
• Support configuration management and requirements traceability activities.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Establish and maintain processes for tracking regulatory commitments and licensing obligations.
• Monitor compliance with applicable regulations, codes, and standards.
• Support implementation of SaskPower's nuclear Integrated Management System.
• Participate in audits, inspections, readiness assessments, and independent reviews.

CNSC and Stakeholder Interface:

• Act as a primary technical contact with regulators on assigned licensing matters.
• Participate in regulatory meetings, workshops, technical reviews, and public proceedings.
• Prepare technical presentations, briefing materials, and responses to regulator requests for information.
• Support engagement with Indigenous communities, government agencies, and external stakeholders as required.
• Lead multi-disciplinary technical teams supporting licensing deliverables.
• Mentor engineers, specialists, and emerging licensing professionals.
• Support project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management activities.
• Identify emerging industry practices and lessons learned from Canadian and international SMR projects.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Nuclear Engineering, Engineering Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in one or more of:
• Nuclear safety analysis
• Regulatory affairs
• Nuclear operations
• Environmental assessment or permitting
• Demonstrated experience supporting regulatory submissions to CNSC, U.S. NRC, or equivalent nuclear regulators.
• Demonstrated experience working within CSA N-Series quality and management system frameworks.
• Experience with licensing new nuclear reactor facilities would be considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to provide recommendations and influence decision making.
• Demonstration of strong relationships with working groups, committees and technical leaders across the organization and external partners.
• Demonstrated record of continuing professional development.
• Ability to provide competent leadership, including, coaching and development of technical staff including engineers, engineers-in-training and other resources as required.
• Results oriented thinker, with the ability to manage and provide advice regarding complex and confidential issues with sensitivity and professionalism.
• Ability to work and manage in a changing environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent facilitation, project management and decision-making skills.
• Ability to foster a culture focused on safety, innovation, and teamwork.

A suitable combination of relevant education and experience may also be considered

Candidates under consideration may be required to participate in an assessment process consisting of any/all of the following: interview, abilities test, case study and/or presentation.

At SaskPower, we believe in the importance of fostering and maintaining a workforce that’s representative of the communities we serve. We acknowledge and recognize equity groups designated by the Canadian Employment Equity Act.

We base our selection process on merit and encourage all diverse groups to participate fully.

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