Project Manager

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Can you see yourself as aProject Manager, leading large-scale, high-risk projects that play a critical role in advancing decommissioning and environmental remediation activities at Chalk River Laboratories? Do you enjoy bringing together multidisciplinary teams, managing complex project portfolios, and driving results from project initiation through to successful closeout? If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where safety, leadership, innovation, and project excellence are at the forefront, then this may be the job for you!Apply today!

What you will be doing! 

• Managing a portfolio of large-scale, high-risk projects of critical significance, including multi-year initiatives with significant financial commitments.
• Authorizing project expenditures and procurement activities within approved limits of authority.
• Leading projects through all phases of execution, including planning, engineering, procurement, construction, start-up, and closeout.
• Implementing project quality assurance requirements and promoting continuous improvement and customer satisfaction across the project portfolio.
• Ensuring compliance with company procedures, project controls, operating instructions, and project-specific processes.
• Monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of technical safety management programs, including Conduct of Operations, Maintenance, Hoisting and Rigging, and Emergency Management.
• Coordinating with Engineering, Safety & Licensing, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Planning and Control, and Construction teams to ensure project delivery requirements are achieved.
• Participating in management meetings to establish priorities, address project performance, and support staffing requirements.
• Collaborating with senior management, contractors, and stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
• Monitoring project progress, investigating variances and trends, and implementing corrective actions to maintain project objectives.
• Establishing and promoting a strong safety culture while ensuring all safety management programs are effectively implemented.
• Leading, mentoring, coaching, and developing project team members to support individual and project success.
• Managing project team performance through objective setting, performance feedback, and workforce planning activities.
• Motivating project teams to deliver quality results safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.   
   

What we are looking for: 

• Education 
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Engineering, Project Management, Business, Commerce, or another relevant discipline.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or AACE certification is considered an asset.
• Experience 
  • 5-10 years of construction, decommissioning, or other relevant project management experience.
  • Leading large, complex projects with significant budgets, multiple stakeholders, and multidisciplinary project teams.
  • Managing project scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, quality, and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Supervising and developing technical and trade resources in a project environment.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to successfully lead large, complex, multidisciplinary project teams.
  • Demonstrated expertise in project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, and project controls.
  • Proven ability to manage contracts, negotiate effectively, and administer project agreements to achieve project objectives.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with project teams, senior management, clients, contractors, and stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to build collaborative working relationships across technical, operational, and corporate functions.
  • Applied knowledge of engineering, safety and licensing, procurement, quality assurance, planning and control, construction management, and associated business systems.
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills in complex project environments.
  • Proven ability to identify project risks, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining focus on safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
  • Thorough knowledge of project delivery within highly regulated industrial, construction, decommissioning, or nuclear environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop employees while fostering a positive and accountable team culture.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 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: 

• Working schedule: Five (5) days per week, seven and a half (7.5) hours per day for a thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hour work week. 

Why CNL? 

Does the idea of working with a dynamic team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for aclean and secure worldexcite you? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

From building the next generation ofclean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developingtargeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership inenvironmental remediation—we are driven by impact, innovation, and purpose.

What We Offer: A Total Rewards Package

We believe in taking care of our people. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team: 

• Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and floater days
• Benefits effective Day One– no waiting period 
• Tuition support to help you keep learning and growing 
• Adefined-benefit pension plan or adefined-contribution pension plan, depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You? 

• Deliveringclean energyfor today and tomorrow 
• Restoring and protecting the environment 
• Contributing to thehealth of Canadians

If so, you’ll feel right at home at CNL! 

Location: Onsite 

Located in the heart of theOttawa Valley, our Chalk River site offers a beautiful natural setting withforests, lakes, and wildlife, right at your doorstep. Surrounded by welcoming communities such asDeep River, Petawawa, and Pembroke, you’ll have access to unparalleledoutdoor adventures and a fantasticwork-life balance.

Please note:This is afully on-site position based at our Chalk River Laboratory in Ontario.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotesequity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome employees, stakeholders, and partners of all backgrounds and identities. Click here toread all about it!

We are proud to uphold a workplace culture grounded in ourCore Values: 

• Respect
• Teamwork 
• Accountability 
• Safety 
• Integrity
• Excellence

These values drive our employment practices and ensure meaningfulcareer development opportunities and accommodations for all employees.

CNL is anequal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during any phase of the hiring process, please let us know viajobs@cnl.ca. All requests will be handled with confidentiality.

CNL operates on sites located on the traditional lands, waterways and ceded and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. CNL recognizes and affirms all First Nations, Métis communities and Inuit in this land we now know as Canada. We acknowledge, respect and seek to better understand Indigenous history, rights and title on the lands where we work and develop projects. We honour and respect the importance of the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their lands, waters and territories.