About the job
This Project Leader works alongside a Project Manager to deliver capital work at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories, from small facility upgrades through to large new buildings, labs, waste facilities, decommissioning and site cleanup. The projects run over several years and carry heavy safety, licensing and contracting demands.
The role is covered by the CRPEG collective agreement. You work 37.5 hours a week, 7.5 hours a day over five days, and the job is based on site with only occasional remote days at your option. You must be eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access clearance, which needs 3 to 5 years of verifiable history in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia or New Zealand.
What you’ll do
- Help plan scope, budget, schedule and resources with internal clients
- Set project priorities and split responsibilities across the team
- Track deliverables, risks and costs and flag issues to management
- Approve scope changes, purchase requisitions and spending within your authority
- Report project performance to clients, managers and stakeholders
- Build and lead a mixed team of staff, secondees, contractors and consultants
- Give team members feedback and take part in hiring for the project
What we’re looking for
- Honours bachelor's in engineering or science, or a PMP certificate
- Seven to eight years of progressive project experience in facilities, operations, engineering or major construction
- Hands-on experience designing or building new facilities
- Working knowledge of all nine project management knowledge areas
- Familiarity with nuclear safety reviews, quality programs, codes and federal licensing
- AACE certification, or close to earning it, is an asset
- Eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access security clearance
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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