Electrical Engineer

Are you looking for a role where you can apply your electrical engineering expertise to support complex restoration and infrastructure projects? Can you see yourself developing innovative electrical designs, supporting field activities, and collaborating with customers and regulators to ensure safe, high-quality project delivery? If you can, as an Electrical Engineer with the WL Engineering Branch, you will help deliver critical restoration initiatives by providing electrical design and project engineering support for new and existing systems. If you answered yes, this may be the job for you! Apply today!

What you will be doing!

• Delivering engineering expertise throughout design, procurement, and construction phases to ensure electrical systems and designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and engineering requirements.
• Applying professional engineering principles and affixing a P.Eng. stamp to assume accountability for engineering designs and decisions.
• Ensuring all assigned work meets or exceeds quality, regulatory, code, and customer requirements.
• Identifying electrical code compliance issues and developing practical, effective solutions.
• Preparing, reviewing, and approving electrical drawings, technical reports, calculations, and specifications.
• Planning electrical design activities, developing cost and schedule estimates, and tracking progress against project deliverables.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks to support on-time and on-budget delivery of design work.
• Negotiating schedule or budget adjustments with clients when risks cannot be reasonably mitigated, providing clear technical justification.
• Establishing requirements and technical expectations for external design activities and resources.
• Developing contract scopes of work for external engineering support and reviewing completed work to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.
• Supervising Engineers and Design Representatives as assigned by the Engineering Manager.
• Providing day-to-day direction, coaching, and mentorship to engineering staff, supporting skill development, knowledge transfer, and continuous professional growth.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Must have a Bachelor of Engineering degree (BEng) in Electrical Engineering from a recognized Canadian University.
• Experience
  • Must be a member or eligible for membership with Engineers Geoscientists of Manitoba (EGM) as a Registered Professional Engineer.
  • Must have at least ten (5) years’ experience designing electrical systems, including power transmission, power distribution, and communication systems.
  • Must have at least five (5) years’ experience in commissioning of electrical systems.
  • Must have at least five (5) years’ experience in project management, including project initiation, planning, cost estimation, and scheduling.
  • Experience with Nuclear power generation facilities, and/or laboratories is beneficial.
  • Experience with Demolition and Deactivation of commercial power generation or industrial manufacturing and processing facilities is beneficial.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Planning and prioritization skills are needed to meet established schedules and deadlines.
  • Must be familiar with the requirements of the Canadian Electrical Code and the Manitoba Electrical Code.
  • Must have experience with system analysis, including arc flash studies and relay coordination.
  • Familiarity with SKM software would be beneficial.
• 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.
• This position is part of the WPEG unionand is governed by the terms and conditions outlined in their Collective Agreement. As a member of this bargaining unit, you’ll benefit from clear expectations around hours of work, wages, vacation, and other conditions that support a fair and consistent working environment.

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.