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Operations Lead

Port Hope, ON
Senior Level
Full-Time

Top Benefits

Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, floater days
Tuition support for learning and growth
Defined-benefit or defined-contribution pension plan

About the role

Are you looking for a role where you can lead technical teams while strengthening wastewater operations and supporting critical environmental stewardship? Can you see yourself improving processes, guiding operational performance, and ensuring safe, compliant treatment activities across a complex facility?

If so, this opportunity may be the right fit for you — apply today!

What will you be doing!

  • Providing day‑to‑day leadership and oversight to support departmental goals and the safe, efficient operation of wastewater facilities
  • Leading new activities, projects, and facility initiatives with a focus on safety, technology adoption, knowledge transfer, and on‑time, on‑budget delivery.
  • Collaborating closely with Maintenance, Occupational Safety & Health/ Industrial Hygiene (OSH/IH), Engineering Change Control (ECC), Qualitive Assurance (QA), Procurement, and other support groups to ensure proper function and performance of the treatment plant.
  • Assisting in performance evaluation, scheduling, and coverage planning for Operations shift teams as required.
  • Maintaining accuracy and efficiency in record‑keeping processes and ensuring adherence to procedures by Operations support staff.
  • Performing problem solving and managing the development and implementation of solutions to improve processes and systems.
  • Ensuring changes to processes and systems are effectively tracked, managed, implemented, and maintained.
  • Mentoring decommissioning teams on meeting Facilities Decommissioning & Environmental Remediation Program requirements, expectations, and procedural updates.
  • Prioritizing tasks and deliverables to support production goals and operational needs.
  • Supporting document preparation, including work control documents and operating instructions.
  • Establishing and maintaining quality assurance standards for record and information management.
  • Evaluating and troubleshooting plant performance issues alongside Operations Team Leads and Technicians.
  • Managing the application and implementation of Hazardous Energy Control (HEC) – Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) safety and control programs.
  • Interfacing with Operations Team Leads and Technicians to monitor process performance, review SCADA trends, and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Reporting process performance and production data to internal and external stakeholders on a routine basis.
  • Reviewing SCADA data sets and operational metrics to summarize findings and support decision‑making across the team. Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

-Education

  • Graduation from a recognized institute of advanced technology, or equivalent formal education.
  • Significant related experience, including at least three (3) years of supervisory/leadership experience and/or experience in information and record management. -Experience
  • Experience leading teams and coordinating goals across diverse technical backgrounds.
  • Awareness of corporate directives, management procedures, and standards applicable to wastewater operations.
  • Experience in water treatment and waste management environments.
  • Knowledge of Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) regulatory documents and requirements (e.g., CSA N294, CNSC regulatory guides, Site Licence Condition Handbook). -Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Ability to identify activities with significant health, safety, and environmental impacts.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills; effective at sharing information with teams and stakeholders.
  • Self‑starter capable of working independently with minimal oversight.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain team cohesion.
  • Skill in performance management, training, and coaching.
  • Strong organizational and planning abilities, able to set priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Experience with SCADA, PMX, and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Understanding of information management, change management processes, and compliance programs. -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 37.5‑hour work week.
  • Work may involve changing timelines, emergent issues, and multiple priorities in a multi‑department environment.
  • Ability to don/doff PPE and perform moderately physical tasks in indoor and outdoor environments.

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

Our Port Hope site is situated along the scenic shores of Lake Ontario, just east of Toronto. The community is rich in history, with vibrant downtown shops, restaurants, and nearby trails and parks. Living and working here offers the perfect blend of small-town charm and easy access to urban amenities.

Please note:This is afully onsite position based at our****Port Hopelocation, Ontario.

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.

The CNL Historic Waste Program Management Office and the Port Hope Area Initiative projects are situated on the traditional lands of the Williams Treaties First Nations, specifically the Gunshot Treaty negotiated between the Crown and Mississauga Nation during the 1780s and represented today by the Williams Treaties First Nations. The Mississauga Nations are also signatories to various 18th and 19th century treaties that covered lands in different parts of south-central Ontario. In 1923, the Mississauga First Nations and the Chippewa First Nations consisting of Rama, Beausoleil and Georgina Island signed the Williams Treaties and together, over 90 years later in June 2018, joined to ensure that their rights and the relationship with these lands are respected through a renewed agreement with Canada and the province of Ontario. The area in which we are situated is also home to Indigenous Peoples from across the region and Canada. CNL is grateful to have the opportunity to work on these traditionally and culturally significant lands and waterways.

About Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

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CNL develops peaceful and innovative applications from nuclear technology through its expertise in physics, metallurgy, chemistry, biology and engineering. Highly skilled employees enthusiastically deliver a range of nuclear services ranging from research and development, design and engineering to specialized technology, waste management and decommissioning.

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is actively working to strengthen existing relationships and forge new ones with government, with industry, and with academia.

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