Senior Project Manager – Condenser Cooling Water Infrastructure

SNC-Lavalin; Pickering; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee Condenser Cooling Water infrastructure for their nuclear projects in Mississauga or Pickering. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in large infrastructure builds and strong project management skills. This role offers the opportunity to lead multidisciplinary teams and contribute to innovative nuclear solutions, with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexible benefits

Employee share plan

Defined contribution pension plan

Health and safety focused work environment

Qualifications

• Experience leading project teams in large infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of project execution and financial management.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design of the Condenser Cooling Water infrastructure.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and risks effectively.
• Lead a multidisciplinary project team and ensure collaboration.

Skills

Project delivery

Team Leadership

Risk Management

Quality Management

Stakeholder Communication

Education

PMP certification

7+ years of experience in Power or large infrastructure builds

Job description

Job Description

Senior Project Manager – Condenser Cooling Water Infrastructure

AtkinsRéalis is one of Canada's largest private sector nuclear engineering groups. We have been providing a wide range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada and around the world since for more than 60 years. We are proud to be the steward of Canadian CANDU nuclear technology.

Location – Mississauga or Pickering, ON

Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company, is one of Canada's largest private sector nuclear engineering groups. We have been providing a wide range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada and around the world since for more than 60 years. We are proud to be the steward of Canadian CANDU nuclear technology.

We are he architect engineer on the G7’s first grid-scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project at Ontario Power Generation's Darlington site. Coming online in 2030, AtkinsRéalis provides a diverse range of expertise to deliver this SMR, including project management, licensing, engineering, procurement, commissioning, and field engineering support. AtkinsRéalis is also working the GEH to complete the standard plant design for the BWRX-300 SMR technology.

Your role within the team:

The Senior Project Manager will report to the Project Director and will be responsible for overseeing the design of the Condenser Cooling Water (CCW) infrastructure for the SMR which includes tunnel, forebay and outfall shaft designs. This role operates under the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) framework, ensuring seamless collaboration across disciplines, stakeholders, and supply chains to deliver high-quality, safe, and cost-effective outcomes.

The Senior Project Manager is expected to have significant experience in project delivery, project execution methodology, and a good grasp of overall constructability of power facilities. You will be responsible for managing the overall design schedule, financial budget, risk profile, and engineering

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership and Coordination: Lead a multidisciplinary project team ensuring effective communication and collaboration among engineers, architects, contractors, and other stakeholders across the IPD project organization.
• Contract and Risk Management: Manage all aspects of contract administration, including scope and change control, subcontractor and supplier management, and risk management.
• Quality Management: Ensure adherence to appropriate quality requirements. Develop and enforce safety programs, training, and corrective action plans to maintain high performance standards. Support licensing and regulatory submissions (e.g., NRC, IAEA) by providing technical documentation and evidence.
• Financial Management, Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor project health and performance. Manage the CCW budgets, track cost performance, and identify opportunities for cost optimization. Ensure milestones align with the master schedule, addressing delays proactively.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. Ensure effective communication and coordination to keep all parties informed and aligned with project goals. Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, suppliers and other project stakeholders.
• Ethical and Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all project activities comply with corporate standards of ethical conduct, cyber-security, import-export regulations, intellectual property protections, and security clearance protocols.
• Nuclear Safety: Accountable for all aspects of nuclear and industrial safety including adherence with corporate and customer safety programs, development and enforcement of necessary training and requirements, adherence to corrective action programs and enforcement of performance standards for all the above.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

Because we offer:

• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

The ideal candidate:

• 7+ years of experience leading or supporting projects in Power or large infrastructure builds. PMP certification is required.
• Understanding of project delivery methodology, including earned value, critical path scheduling, prime contract and subcontract management, procurement and supply chain methodology, and inspection and test plans.
• Understanding of large EPC work including subcontracts, prime contract management, supply chain and materials management principles.
• Experience managing and motivating large teams. Lead by example, setting high standards for Health & Safety and Nuclear Safety Culture.
• Appreciation of the importance of Quality Assurance Programs and their significance to the nuclear industry.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and customer relationship skills. Demonstrated oral and written communication abilities.
• Working knowledge of industrial safety and nuclear safety culture.
• Necessary Competencies:
  • Demonstrates initiative, decisiveness, and perseverance.
  • Plans and communicates effectively, with good instincts when to engage with stakeholders.
  • Seeks and accepts responsibility and accountability.
  • Possesses excellent judgment and can correctly apply skills and knowledge.
  • Perform well under stress.
  • Delegates effectively.
  • Integrity and Trust, with a commitment to both safety and quality.
  • Customer Focus.
  • Team Player, Shares Knowledge.
• This role can be based in either our Mississauga, ON or Pickering, ON office, however, the expectation is that this resource visits at our client’s head office / site on occasion.

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

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At AtkinsRéalis , we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.