About the job
This engineering specialist creates and reviews lift plans for nuclear and conventional hoisting work at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories, working under CNL's engineering change control process. The role also keeps CNL's hoisting and rigging standards current and looks into equipment failures.
The position is in the CRPEG bargaining unit under its collective agreement. It is mostly on site, with remote work only now and then if the employee chooses. The week is 37.5 hours over five days. Applicants must be eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which needs at least 3 years of verifiable history.
What you’ll do
- Prepare lift plans for both nuclear and conventional hoisting jobs
- Define and document design requirements and write design deliverables
- Oversee drawing creation and support field work through closeout
- Review lift plans and planning packages prepared by others
- Update CNL's hoisting and rigging standards to match current codes
- Check training records for staff doing hoisting and rigging
- Investigate system failures and plan fixes
What we’re looking for
- Honours bachelor's in mechanical or chemical engineering or science
- Licensed, or eligible for licence, as a professional engineer in Ontario
- At least 3 years of mechanical engineering experience in a regulated nuclear or industrial setting
- Able to do hoisting and rigging design calculations
- Able to read technical documents and drawings
- Knowledge of codes, standards and quality assurance for lifting in nuclear and industrial sites
- Eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC)
Benefits
- Group RRSP or pension
- Paid sick days
- Benefits from day one, tuition support
Details
- Pay
- Job type
- Full-time
- 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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