Director, Site & Decommissioning Projects

Are you a strategic leader who thrives on delivering complex projects with lasting impact? Do you enjoy guiding multidisciplinary teams, engaging with stakeholders, and driving safe, cost-effective decommissioning projects from planning through execution? If so, as Director, Site and Decommissioning Projects, you will play a key role in shaping project success through strong leadership, regulatory excellence, Indigenous engagement, and sound project management. This may be the job for you! Apply today!

What you will be doing!

• Providing strategic leadership, governance, and oversight for a portfolio of site and decommissioning projects that support long-term site objectives.
• Leading the development and planning of major decommissioning projects while maintaining accountability for scope, schedule, cost, risk, and technical performance.
• Developing and implementing site end-state strategies by integrating environmental remediation, waste management, infrastructure disposition, and regulatory closure planning.
• Building strong relationships with Indigenous Nations, regulators, government agencies, and other stakeholders while representing the organization during consultations, reviews, and governance activities.
• Overseeing the transition of projects from development to execution, ensuring readiness, managing risk, and delivering successful outcomes.
• Championing a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, environmental obligations, quality standards, and organizational policies.
• Driving continuous improvement, innovation, and the application of lessons learned to enhance project performance and organizational effectiveness.
• Leading multidisciplinary teams, allocating resources effectively, and providing strategic guidance to achieve complex project and organizational objectives.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Engineering/scientific or Managerial education and/or background, with expertise in the nuclear field, and demonstrated program/project management, administration and/or leadership experience.
• Experience
  • A minimum of ten years’ experience in program/project management, including experience leading Project Management teams and /or Project Portfolios.
  • Experience in decommissioning, mine closures, site remediation, excavation and trenching is highly desired.
  • Experience and technical background sufficient to enable the incumbent to contribute meaningfully to strategic planning, development, and execution of best practices in decommissioning for CNL at WL Laboratories.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Possesses a strong grounding in the technical and regulatory dimensions of nuclear and conventional operations and program planning, and a demonstrated ability to apply regulations and standards appropriately and communicate them.
    • A working knowledge of the Nuclear Safety Act is an asset.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills to communicate with a variety of organizations and at a variety of levels.
  • Demonstrated business sense and financial knowledge to adequately plan, manage and monitor Division budgets to meet financial objectives.
  • Demonstrated managerial responsibilities of major projects or large programs.
  • Must have a broad understanding of the organization to ensure coordination of work through appropriate groups, programs and activities.
  • Ability to coordinate time with multiple issues and projects.
  • Ability to foster a team environment by understanding and managing group dynamics.
  • Good problem resolution skills.
  • Strong human resources skills, with the ability to listen to and address human resource issues, and motivate staff to achieve high levels of professionalism.
  • Good understanding of change management concepts.
  • Interfaces nationally and internationally as required.
  • Broad knowledge of nuclear decommissioning, environmental remediation, project development, waste management, regulatory frameworks, and industry best practices.
  • Strong understanding of CNL governance processes, corporate objectives, project sanctioning requirements, and strategic planning principles.
  • Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements, environmental obligations, and stakeholder engagement expectations associated with large-scale decommissioning projects.
  • Demonstrated initiative and sound judgment in managing complex priorities, risks, and organizational objectives.
• 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:

• We have a compressed work week: Four (4) days per week, ten (10) hours per day for a forty (40) hour work week, starting at 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Occasional travel may be required to support project activities, stakeholder engagement, site visits, industry events, and business objectives.

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 near Pinawa, Manitoba, our Whiteshell site is surrounded by pristine lakes, rivers, and forests — a true haven for outdoor enthusiasts. The area offers a peaceful, close-knit community atmosphere, ideal for those who enjoy nature, recreation, and a balanced lifestyle.

Please note: This is a fully onsite position based at our Whiteshell site, Manitoba.

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 [email protected]. All requests will be handled with confidentiality.

Whiteshell Laboratories is situated on the traditional lands of Treaties 1 and 3, and near Treaty 5. This land is the home of the Anicinabe, Ojibway Anishinaabe and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. We recognize that many other Indigenous Peoples across the region and Canada also consider this area their home.

At Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), we recognize the unique history, spiritual beliefs, cultural practices, and languages of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and we appreciate the responsibility they have as stewards of the environment. We remain firmly committed to being an active participant in Canada’s journey towards healing and reconciliation.