Project Manager, Large-Scale Projects

Canadian Nuclear LaboratoriesChalk River, ONvia CNL careers site

  • Full-time
  • Posted 12 days ago
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About the job

This senior project manager runs large, multi-year projects at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories that carry heavy safety, licensing and regulatory demands. The role owns planning, budgets and resources from start to finish, leads big project teams of staff and contractors, and reports progress to clients and senior management.

The job is on site, five days a week at 7.5 hours a day, for 37.5 hours. Candidates must be eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which looks at 3 to 5 years of verifiable history.

What you’ll do

  • Plan, budget and staff large multi-year projects
  • Define scope, deliverables and timing with internal clients
  • Approve work breakdowns, cost estimates, baseline schedules and changes
  • Authorize spending and procurement within your approval limits
  • Lead and evaluate project teams of more than a dozen people
  • Manage project risks and regulatory commitments
  • Report project performance to clients, senior management and stakeholders
  • Make sure the team follows safety and radiation protection rules

What we’re looking for

  • University degree in project management, engineering, applied or building science, business or commerce
  • Ten years of progressively responsible project experience in a senior or lead role
  • Has applied all nine project management knowledge areas on large, high-risk projects
  • Experience across the full project lifecycle, from definition through decommissioning
  • Strong grasp of federal licensing rules, nuclear codes and environmental standards
  • PMP or AACE certification is an asset
  • 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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