Specialist, Waste and Safeguards

Cameco Corporation; Port Hope; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Cameco Corporation in Port Hope seeks a senior specialist to oversee waste and safeguarded nuclear material inventory management, ensuring accuracy, regulatory compliance, and auditable records in alignment with CNSC requirements.

You will coordinate inventory transactions, support disposal planning and shipments, and lead safeguards accounting and inspections, reporting to the Maintenance & Material Handling group. This role requires an undergraduate STEM degree and 5+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or science related degree.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies, reconcile balances and resolve inventory issues.
• Knowledge and understanding of waste characterization and pathway analysis for new waste streams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the management, accuracy, and regulatory compliance of waste and safeguarded nuclear material inventories, ensuring effective inventory control and reporting.
• Support waste management activities including processing inventory transactions, inventory tracking, characterization, disposal planning, shipment coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead safeguards accountancy activities, ensuring accurate material balances and preparing regulatory submissions including daily/weekly declarations and CNSC general ledgers.
• Ensure auditable inventory records and support regulatory inspections and compliance reporting.

Skills

Discrepancy investigation

Inventory reconciliation

Waste characterization

Pathway analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree in engineering or science related degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Category: Supply Chain

Location: Port Hope

Work Contract: Reg Full-Time (K1)

At Cameco we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we embrace, encourage and support workplace inclusion and diversity. New ideas, perspectives, experiences, and expertise make Cameco stronger. We are committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we operate in. Our vision is to create a culture where inclusion is the goal, and a diverse and representative workforce is our measure of success. Cameco is committed to providing an inclusive selection process, free from systemic barriers. support employment equity and encourage all members of underrepresented groups (i.e., women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of racialized groups/visible minorities) to voluntarily disclose. Cameco welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to apply.

Position And Responsibilities

Reporting to the manager, maintenance & material handling, you will oversee the management, accuracy, and regulatory compliance of waste and safeguarded nuclear material inventories, ensuring effective inventory control, reporting, and alignment with regulatory and internal requirements. You will support waste management activities including processing inventory transactions, inventory tracking, characterization, disposal planning, shipment coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives, while serving as a key resource for regulatory inspections and compliance reporting. You will lead safeguards accountancy activities, ensuring accurate material balances, preparing regulatory submissions including daily/weekly declarations and CNSC general ledgers, and ensuring auditable inventory records that support operational excellence and regulatory compliance. You will lead regulatory safeguards inspections including short notice random inspections, physical inventory taking and verification inspections.

Education And Qualifications

Requirements of the position:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or science related degree
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
• Ability to investigate discrepancies, reconcile balances and resolve inventory issues
• Knowledge and understanding of waste characterization and pathway analysis for new waste streams

Assets

• Experience gained from within a chemical or petrochemical continuous operation
• Transportation of dangerous goods certified
• SAP experience

This position is eligible for an employee referral bonus.

The physical and psychological safety of our employees is a top priority at Cameco. We invite candidates to voluntarily disclose accommodation requirements, if contacted in relation to a job opportunity. Information received will be addressed confidentially and Cameco’s Workplace Inclusion and Accommodation Program document is available upon request. Successful candidates for all positions that will work at Safety Sensitive Sites or Safety Sensitive Positions must take and pass a Substance Test, which includes marijuana, as a condition of employment. Marijuana remains in a user’s system for about 30 days, so applicants who recently used marijuana recreationally should not expect to pass a substance test.