Uranium Conversion Facility Operations Specialist

Nucleon Energy Inc; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nucleon Energy is seeking a mechanical/plant engineer or operations specialist to join our Calgary team and help design, commission and operate a new uranium fuel conversion facility.

You will collaborate with in-house engineering, environmental and development teams to translate operational experience into the preliminary design, safety, and construction planning, guiding OpEx and startup readiness.

Qualifications

• Mechanical/plant engineer or operations specialist with direct experience in uranium fuel conversion facilities.
• Experience supporting preliminary design and design integration for a facility.
• Ability to provide OpEx guidance to the design team.
• Define off-design operating cases and maintenance requirements.
• Support mechanical component design within the facility.
• Contribute to plant layout and modular fabrication/ construction strategy with safety requirements.
• Participate in risk assessments as a core team member.
• Plan for establishment of operating company and commissioning/startup.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the facility’s preliminary design.
• Provide industry operational experience (OpEx) guidance to the design team.
• Define off-design operating cases and maintenance requirements.
• Support the design of mechanical components within the facility.
• Contribute to plant layout and the optimization of the modular fabrication and construction strategy, incorporating operational, maintenance and safety requirements into the layout design.
• Participate in risk assessments as a core team member.
• Serve as a member of the owner’s engineering team for external engineering efforts.
• Plan for the establishment of the operating company and the commissioning and startup of the facility.

Skills

Uranium fluorination

HF handling

Fluorine electrolyzer operations

Solids handling

Containment systems

Plant safety

Risk assessment

Operations planning

Job description

Uranium Conversion Facility Operations Specialist

September 21, 2026

About Nucleon

Nucleon Energy is developing a new uranium conversion facility to help strengthen the Western nuclear fuel supply chain. The nuclear industry is entering a significant period of growth, driven by increasing electricity demand, energy security, renewed nuclear development, advanced reactors and growing demand for reliable, carbon-free baseload power.

Nucleon is building the team and infrastructure required to develop one of the first new Western uranium conversion facilities in decades. As development progresses on our new commercial-scale facility in Wyoming, we’re beginning to build the specialized technical team required to design, commission and operate its fluorine-generation systems.

Location: Calgary, Alberta
Company: Nucleon Energy
Employment: Full-time

Nucleon is seeking a mechanical/plant engineer or operations specialist with direct operational experience in uranium fuel conversion facilities.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with Nucleon’s in-house engineering, environmental and development teams to support the preliminary design of its uranium conversion facility, bringing operational experience and industry knowledge into the design process.

Working alongside Nucleon’s engineering, environmental and development teams, you will:

• Support the development of the facility’s preliminary design.
• Provide industry operational experience (OpEx) guidance to the design team.
• Define off-design operating cases and maintenance requirements.
• Support the design of mechanical components within the facility.
• Contribute to plant layout and the optimization of the modular fabrication and construction strategy, incorporating operational, maintenance and safety requirements into the layout design.
• Participate in risk assessments as a core team member.
• Serve as a member of the owner’s engineering team for external engineering efforts.
• Plan for the establishment of the operating company and the commissioning and startup of the facility.

We’re looking for a mechanical/plant engineer or operations specialist with direct operational experience in uranium fuel conversion facilities.

The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of:

• Uranium fluorination processes
• Anhydrous HF handling, safety systems and HF recovery systems
• Fluorine electrolyzer operations and safety systems
• Solids handling and containment
• Environmental controls and plant safety systems
• Building environment containment systems

This is an unusual opportunity to join a company at an important point in its development.

As Nucleon Fuel develops its new commercial-scale uranium conversion facility in Wyoming, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute your operational expertise during the early design stages and help shape the facility’s approach to operations, maintenance, commissioning and startup.