About the job
This Contract Administrator manages supplier and vendor agreements from award through closeout for the Supply Chain group at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories. The role is the main commercial contact for each contract, tracks deliverables and changes, checks invoices, and reports on supplier performance.
The position is hybrid, mixing remote days with time on site at Chalk River. The schedule is 37.5 hours a week over five days, and tight deadlines can push work past normal hours. Site walk-downs may call for protective equipment in hazardous areas. Candidates must be eligible for Reliability Status, which needs 3 to 5 years of verifiable history.
What you’ll do
- Interpret and apply contract terms in daily work and minor disputes
- Act as the single point of contact for commercial and contractual questions
- Run kick-off and supplier progress meetings
- Manage contract changes from identification through approval and funding
- Check invoices against contract terms and track supplier payments
- Report contract performance on cost, schedule, quality and technical measures
- Close out contracts by resolving deficiencies and administrative items
- Lead lessons-learned sessions and help improve contract procedures
What we’re looking for
- Post-secondary education in business, supply chain, engineering or contract administration
- Three to five years of relevant experience, or eight years of equivalent project or construction work
- Working knowledge of contract law, procurement practice and pricing models
- Training or experience in negotiation, conflict resolution and relationship management
- Advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
- A supply chain designation such as CSCL, or enrolment in one, is an asset
- Knowledge of nuclear quality assurance programs is an asset
- Eligible for Reliability Status security clearance
Benefits
- Group RRSP or pension
- Paid sick days
- Benefits from day one, tuition support
Details
- Pay
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work arrangement
- Hybrid
- Where
- 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Chalk River
- Kind of work
- Professional & technical
- Listed until
- Nov 27, 2026
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