About the job
The project assistant gives administrative and project controls support to a project manager and project staff at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories. The work centres on keeping project records, schedules, budgets and correspondence accurate and moving.
This is a unionized role covered by the USW 4096 collective agreement. It is fully on site, with a 40-hour week made up of five 8-hour days. Eligibility for Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance is required, which means 3 to 5 years of verifiable history.
What you’ll do
- Answer project questions from internal and external stakeholders
- Set up department meetings and take minutes
- Draft, format, file and distribute project documents and reports on deadline
- Run queries and prepare reports for the project manager and team
- Open, track and close work orders and check spending against budget
- Prepare purchase requisitions and quotations
- Update schedules with actual progress and forecast dates
- Cover for other project sections when needed
What we’re looking for
- Grade 12 with 2 to 4 years of related experience, or a related college diploma with 1 year of experience
- Working toward the Certified Assistant in Project Management certificate
- Knowledge of project management practices, terms and tools such as Primavera P6 and MS Project
- Skilled with Microsoft Office and business systems such as Oracle and TRAK
- Clear writing for procedures, letters and formal correspondence
- Basic grasp of financial and accounting practices
- 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
- Office & administration
- Listed until
- Nov 27, 2026
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