About the job
The program officer supports CNL's Nuclear Criticality Safety Program at Chalk River Laboratories, making sure work with fissionable material stays safe and meets regulatory requirements. The role mixes regulatory interpretation, oversight of operations, technical analysis and training.
The job belongs to the CRPEG bargaining unit and its collective agreement, on a 37.5-hour week over five days. It is hybrid: most time is spent at the Chalk River site, with some remote work where possible. Level 2 (Secret) clearance is required, which needs at least 7 years of verifiable history.
What you’ll do
- Interpret CNSC and other criticality safety requirements for CNL
- Write and review criticality safety program documents
- Oversee and support operations with fissionable material
- Prepare criticality safety analyses using validated codes like SCALE/KENO
- Work with CNSC staff, auditors and inspectors
- Assess the program and help close gaps through corrective actions
- Develop and deliver criticality safety training
What we’re looking for
- Honours bachelor's in engineering or science; nuclear engineering, engineering physics or physics preferred
- Member of a provincial professional engineering association
- Criticality safety or regulated industry experience is an asset
- Knowledge of criticality safety, physics and computational methods
- Strong technical writing and communication with regulators and operators
- Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Eligible for Level 2 (Secret) 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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