Transportation Specialist

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Laurentian Hills; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is looking for a qualified individual to manage the transportation of potentially dangerous goods, particularly radioactive materials. This role involves ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and effectively handling shipping documentation. Candidates should have post-secondary education and experience in hazardous materials transport within a highly regulated environment. The position offers a rewarding total rewards package including vacation time, benefits, and tuition support.

Benefits

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

Benefits effective the first day

Tuition support

Pension

Qualifications

• Experience in the safe and secure transportation of dangerous goods, both domestic and international.
• Experience in a highly regulated environment.
• Eligibility for Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage outgoing dangerous goods shipments including radioactive materials.
• Ensure compliance with shipping regulations and requirements.
• Maintain accurate shipment records and documentation.
• Provide training and guidance to shipping personnel.

Skills

Knowledge of Canadian, U.S., and international dangerous goods regulations

Familiarity with packaging and transport requirements for radioactive materials

Understanding of domestic and cross-border carrier regulations

Ability to interpret regulatory documents

Education

Successful completion of post-secondary education

Job description

Overview

Do you enjoy working in a highly regulated environment where precision, safety, and compliance are critical? If you can see yourself planning and coordinating the safe transport of dangerous goods—specializing in radioactive material—while ensuring all shipments meet regulatory and customer requirements, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Apply today and play a key role in supporting safe and compliant operations.

What you will be doing

• Managing all outgoing dangerous goods shipments, including materials classified as radioactive material (RAM).
• Reviewing project shipping requests, 434 forms, and gamma specifications to support material classification, package selection, and shipping documentation.
• Confirming shipping schedules and receipt readiness with consignees, including verification of applicable licensing.
• Preparing and completing pre‑shipment checklists, ensuring correct packaging, labeling, markings and placarding based on transportation mode.
• Procuring radioactive and nuclear materials by reviewing site and import licenses to ensure material compliance.
• Coordinating required internal and external notifications related to radioactive and nuclear material shipments.
• Registering and tracking radioactive sources through CNL’s Radiation Protection source registry and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Sealed Source Tracking System (SSTS).
• Preparing and submitting regulatory applications and supporting documentation for import/export licenses, transport permits, and package certificates.
• Ensuring all licenses, permits and certificates are valid, current and in place prior to shipping or receiving RAM.
• Completing year‑end reporting by tracking shipment volumes against licensed quantities.
• Supporting audits by maintaining accurate shipment records, databases, spreadsheets and documentation.
• Providing training and guidance to shipping personnel, including developing materials, conducting auditing sessions and supporting daily shipping operations.
• Conducting regulatory reviews of domestic and international transport, security and safeguards requirements and updating procedures accordingly.
• Providing specialized RAM shipping advice to internal and external stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Supporting incident response activities related to RAM transportation, including participation in exercises and providing documentation, assessments and operational support.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for

• Education
  • Successful completion of post‑secondary education.
• Experience
  • Experience associated with the safe and secure transportation of dangerous goods, both domestic and international.
  • Experience working in a highly regulated environment, including the use and interpretation of regulatory documents.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian, U.S. and international dangerous goods and radioactive material transportation regulations, including TDG, CFR Title 49 and 10, IAEA, CNSC, IATA, IMDG and HRCQ requirements.
  • Knowledge of packaging, transport and radiation protection requirements for radioactive materials.
  • Knowledge of domestic and cross‑border motor carrier regulations in Canada and the United States, including CVOR, FMCSA and cargo securement standards.
  • Familiarity with international border security and trade compliance programs, including FAST, C‑TPAT, PIP and Transport Canada’s Air Cargo Security Program.
• 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

May occasionally require the incumbent to be outdoors in inclement weather, work extended hours and travel.

Why CNL?

We offer a complete total rewards package including paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal), benefits effective the first day, tuition support and a pension.

Our priorities

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location

CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills and many small lakes. It is close to towns such as Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River, offering unparalleled outdoor adventures.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

CNL is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We welcome and celebrate people from all racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and are committed to accommodating all employees, in accordance with The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat standards. We also acknowledge and respect the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people where Chalk River Laboratories is located.