Manager, Nuclear Materials and Safeguards Management

Are you looking for a leadership role where you can help ensure the responsible management of nuclear materials and support international safeguards commitments? Can you provide strategic oversight for nuclear materials accounting, regulatory compliance, and safeguards programs while working with internal and external stakeholders to support critical operations? If you answered yes, this may be the job for you. Our Chalk River location is hiring a Manager, Nuclear Materials and Safeguards Management to lead the safe procurement, accounting, storage, and handling of nuclear materials and serve as CNL's primary point of contact for nuclear materials accounting and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards activities.

What you will be doing:

• Developing, maintaining, and implementing an effective Nuclear Materials & Safeguard Management (NM&SM) functional support area (FSA) that meets both regulatory requirements and user needs.
• Monitoring and reporting on new/changing regulations, technical matters and technological developments in International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards and providing recommendations for program implementation at CNL sites in Canada.
• Strengthening and maintaining interfaces and implementation with other CNL groups to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of FSA documentation in accordance with CNL's management system standards.
• Managing and leading Nuclear Materials & Safeguards Management training courses for all CNL personnel involved with nuclear materials accounting, storage and on-site transfer.
• Periodically reviewing NM&SM Program effectiveness, ensuring that self-assessments are conducted as per approved plans/procedures.
• Acting as Single Point of Contact, representing CNL with national and international regulators.
• Building and maintaining a network of external contacts including both national and international peers, government officials, and nuclear material suppliers.
• Leading nuclear material procurements and dispositions, which include defining specifications, contract negotiations, and overseeing delivery.
• Developing and/or reviewing all the required IAEA documentation for new facilities that will contain nuclear material.
• Managing systematic oversight of NM&SM activities, reporting on deficiencies and suggesting corrective actions.
• Hiring, training, managing, and supervising a staff of 5-8 personnel to achieve overall branch objectives.
• Establishing annual departmental goals and performance measures.
• Implementing mechanisms to monitor and track progress and include results in performance reports.
• Providing guidance and coaching to employees on regulatory, company, and functional requirements.

What we are looking for:

• University or college graduation in a relevant discipline or demonstrated equivalent combination of formal training and experience is required.
• Must have a minimum of 5-10 years of related experience.
• Strong leadership skills, able to provide vision and establish a strong program.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proven record of working with minimal direct supervision.
• Working knowledge of computer software systems including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong commitment to safety.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and time management skills.
• Knowledge of specific software systems used by CNL to inventory and manage the storage and transfer of nuclear materials.

Security Clearance Eligibility Required: Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and/or the United Kingdom.

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.
• Frequent exposure to sensitive, contentious, or high-pressure situations.
• Team-based, collaborative work environment.

Why CNL? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

Location: Onsite Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley, our Chalk River site offers a beautiful natural setting with forests, lakes, and wildlife right at your doorstep.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion.

CNL operates on sites located on the traditional lands, waterways and ceded and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples.