About the job
This Technical Manager gives scientific leadership to a directorate at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories working on national security, emergency preparedness, nuclear forensics and cyber resilience. You advise senior management, shape research direction and build partnerships that grow the directorate's programs.
The role is on site, five 7.5-hour days for a 37.5-hour week. Regular travel, including international trips, and extra hours are part of the job, and urgent work may need to be turned around quickly. Level 2 (Secret) clearance is required, which needs 7 years of verifiable history in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia or New Zealand.
What you’ll do
- Advise senior management on technical, policy and market matters
- Spot emerging science trends to guide future research
- Lead collaborations, partnerships and commercialization efforts
- Negotiate scopes of work and deliverables with partners
- Oversee research programs to meet funding milestones
- Mentor line managers and teams on program delivery
What we’re looking for
- Master's with 10 or more years of experience, or bachelor's with 15 or more; PhD preferred
- Expertise across many of the directorate's technical areas
- Recognized leadership in a mission-relevant field
- Strong planning skills in both technical and business areas
- PMP or PgMP certification and standards committee work are desired
- 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
- 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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