Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Do you like to review and approve work breakdowns, cost estimates, baseline schedules, and project changes? Do you enjoy establishing and controlling the project scope and managing the risks and regulatory commitments within it? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Our Chalk River location is looking for a**Project Manager.**Apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Delivering large-scale projects of critical significance to the ongoing success of CNL, characterized by being multi-year in duration, often involving substantial safety and licensing requirements with many internal and external regulatory interactions, contracts requiring substantial negotiation of terms and conditions, having many work packages, resources, and interfaces to manage, and involving a significant financial commitment.
• Using extensive knowledge of business and management principles, managing all aspects of project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation through discussions with internal clients to define the project's scope, deliverables, and timing.
• Building and sustaining large project teams, and setting priorities/clarifying goals.
• Reviewing and approving work breakdowns, cost estimates, baseline schedules, and project changes requested by CNL or internal clients.
• Approving project scopes of work and determining project priorities and responsibilities.
• Establishing and administering project budgets and schedules, and approving changes to them.
• Authorizing project expenditures and procurement requisitions (e.g., purchase orders, invoices, and expense claims) within higher limits of authority.
• Managing the collective and individual performance of large project team members (typically more than twelve contracted, seconded, and/or CNL staff) through the establishment of project-related performance objectives and providing both formal and informal performance feedback (appraisals), mentoring, and guidance to ensure project(s) success.
• Motivating project team staff to deliver quality results on time and on budget, and coaching/mentoring others for success.
• Defining roles and responsibilities, and managing performance, including discipline, appraisals, and merit allocations.
• Providing constructive feedback, including disciplinary action if required or the termination/re-negotiation of external contracts.
• Securing external and internal resources to execute the project.
• Establishing and controlling the project scope, and managing risks and regulatory commitments within it.
• Managing and reporting on project performance to clients, senior management, and other stakeholders.
• Participating in management team meetings related to project performance, priorities, and staffing.
• Sustaining large, competent, multi-dimensional project teams to deliver the project objectives.
• Defining roles and responsibilities and managing performance by setting objectives, formally evaluating staff performance, adjusting salaries, advancing promotions, taking disciplinary action, and managing leave.
• Making decisions on the division of responsibilities and approving work assignments to internal resources and external contractors.
• Delivering large-scale, high-risk projects of critical significance to the ongoing successes, characterized by being multi-year in duration, often involving substantial safety and licensing requirements with many internal and external regulatory interactions, contracts requiring substantial negotiation of terms and conditions, having many work packages, resources, and interfaces to manage, and involving a significant financial commitment (typically >$10M annually).
• Ensuring that all Project Team members use applicable safety equipment and adhere to safe work policies/practices, radiation protection policies/practices, and any other CNL safety requirements as mandated by the organization. Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

-Education

• A degree from an accredited university in a discipline relevant to project management, engineering, applied/building sciences, business or commerce and an excellent track record for leading large projects to a successful conclusion.
• PMP or AACE certification is an asset. -Experience
• Ten years of progressively responsible project experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, in a senior or lead project capacity.
• A demonstrated experience in applying all of the nine project management knowledge areas (Scope, Cost, Time, QA, Communications, Human Resources, Risk, Procurement, and Integration) to large, high-risk projects.
• A demonstrated experience in all of the typical phases of a project lifecycle (i.e., Project Definition, Concept Development, Detailed Design, Construction, Commissioning, and Decommissioning phases). -Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge and experience in applying the processes of initiation, planning, execution, control, and closing are required in each phase.
• An extensive understanding of federal licensing regulations, nuclear codes and standards, and environmental regulations and standards.
• Extensive understanding of the interrelationship of the outputs and interdependencies of those functions engaged to provide project activities of CNL’s project management and review process (SRC; OCE Review; IOB; Safety & Licensing). -Security Clearance Eligibility Required
• Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has**a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom.**CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Working Conditions:

• Working schedule: Five (5) days per week, seven and a half (7.5) hours per day for a thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hour work week.

Why CNL?

Does the idea of working with a dynamic team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for aclean and secure worldexcite you? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

From building the next generation ofclean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developingtargeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership inenvironmental remediation—we are driven by impact, innovation, and purpose.

What We Offer: A Total Rewards Package

We believe in taking care of our people. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team:

-**Paid time off:**vacation, sick, personal, and floater days -Benefits effective Day One– no waiting period -Tuition supportto help you keep learning and growing

• Adefined-benefit pensionplan or adefined-contribution pension plan, depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Deliveringclean energyfor today and tomorrow -Restoring and protectingthe environment
• Contributing to thehealth of Canadians

If so, you’ll feel right at home at CNL!

Location: Onsite

Located in the heart of theOttawa Valley,our Chalk River site offers a beautiful natural setting withforests, lakes, and wildlife, right at your doorstep. Surrounded by welcoming communities such asDeep River, Petawawa, and Pembroke, you’ll have access to unparalleledoutdoor adventuresand a fantasticwork-life balance.

Please note:This is afully on-site position based at our Chalk River Laboratory inOntario.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotesequity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome employees, stakeholders, and partners of all backgrounds and identities. Click here to read all about it!

We are proud to uphold a workplace culture grounded in ourCore Values:

-Respect -Teamwork -Accountability -Safety -Integrity -Excellence

These values drive our employment practices and ensure meaningfulcareer development opportunities and accommodationsfor all employees.

CNL is anequal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during any phase of the hiring process, please let us know via jobs@cnl.ca. All requests will be handled with confidentiality.

CNL operates on sites located on the traditional lands, waterways and ceded and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. CNL recognizes and affirms all First Nations, Métis communities and Inuit in this land we now know as Canada. We acknowledge, respect and seek to better understand Indigenous history, rights and title on the lands where we work and develop projects. We honour and respect the importance of the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their lands, waters and territories.