Director, D&WM Strategic Planning at Canadian… · Chalk…

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Can you see yourself as the Director, DWM Strategic Planning, shaping the future of radioactive waste management through strategic leadership, long-term planning, and innovative solutions? Do you enjoy leading complex initiatives, influencing organizational strategy, and working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver meaningful results that support environmental stewardship and Canada's nuclear future? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Apply today!

What you will be doing!

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Honors Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering from a recognized university.
  • An advanced degree or post-graduate professional certification is considered an asset.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management training is considered an asset.
• Experience
  • Minimum of fifteen (15) to twenty (20) years of professional experience in the nuclear industry.
  • Significant experience in radioactive waste management, including experience with various waste classes and lifecycle elements.
  • Significant experience resolving complex technical challenges at both the strategic and execution levels.
  • Significant experience developing long-term plans and transforming strategic objectives into executable programs and projects.
  • Significant experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.
  • Significant experience managing contractors, vendors, and supply chain relationships.
  • Significant experience developing and managing budgets, schedules, risks, and opportunities.
  • Experience leading major projects, strategic initiatives, or organizational improvement programs.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing innovative solutions to complex business and technical challenges.
  • Experience with Indigenous engagement and consultation is considered an asset.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders, executives, stakeholders, and external partners.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and inspire teams with diverse technical and professional backgrounds.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans aligned with long-term organizational objectives.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships across all levels of an organization and with external stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage large and complex programs, budgets, schedules, risks, and opportunities.
  • Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to identify future trends, opportunities, and emerging challenges.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead projects through initiation, planning, implementation, monitoring, and close-out phases.
  • Proven ability to drive innovation, organizational improvement, and transformational change.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence decision-making and achieve results through collaboration and technical leadership.
  • Senior-level knowledge of radioactive waste management, including approaches for low-level, intermediate-level, and high-level waste management approaches.
  • Senior-level understanding of project management principles and the lifecycle delivery of complex multi-year projects.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the Canadian nuclear industry, including regulatory frameworks, industry organizations, and strategic initiatives.
  • Working knowledge of international approaches and best practices in radioactive waste management is considered an asset.
  • Demonstrated commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• 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 a clean and secure world excite you? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

From building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developing targeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership in environmental 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 support to help you keep learning and growing
• A defined-benefit pension plan or a defined-contribution pension plan, depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow
• Restoring and protecting the environment
• Contributing to the health of Canadians

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

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. Surrounded by welcoming communities such as Deep River, Petawawa, and Pembroke, you’ll have access to unparalleled outdoor adventures and a fantastic work-life balance.

Please note: This is a fully on-site position based at our Chalk River Laboratory in Ontario.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotes equity, 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 our Core Values:

• Respect
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Safety
• Integrity
• Excellence

These values drive our employment practices and ensure meaningful career development opportunities and accommodations for all employees.

CNL is an equal 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.