Manager, Whiteshell Clean Up

Are you looking for a role that challenges you and lets you make a lasting impact on environmental restoration and remediation? Can you see yourself leading environmental site assessments, evaluating remediation strategies, and guiding critical clean-up activities that support the safe restoration of the Whiteshell site? Do you enjoy providing technical leadership, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex environmental challenges? If you answered yes, then this Manager, WL Clean-up opportunity may be the job for you!

What you will be doing!

• Leading Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I/II), Remedial Options Assessments, and Remedial Action planning for the Whiteshell site.
• Managing the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Whiteshell Site Restoration Plan, including alignment with Detailed Decommissioning Plans.
• Supporting Environmental Risk Assessments, site characterization activities, and the development of cleanup criteria, contamination clearance levels, and final site clearance surveys.
• Providing leadership and direction to technical staff and contractors, ensuring the effective use of resources and delivery of high-quality technical work.
• Developing team capability through training, hiring, mentoring, performance management, and knowledge transfer initiatives.
• Reviewing, approving, and issuing technical reports and documentation for internal stakeholders, external customers, and regulatory bodies.
• Building collaborative relationships with internal and external partners, promoting teamwork and supporting organizational objectives.
• Ensuring Clean-up Function requirements are integrated into major capital projects and restoration activities.
• Establishing and maintaining robust processes for delivering program commitments safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
• Supporting restoration project objectives by meeting deliverables, cost targets, schedule commitments, and operational performance goals.
• Participating in benchmarking activities and driving continuous improvement through lessons learned, root cause analyses, and corrective action initiatives.
• Acting as a delegate for senior leadership and contributing to the achievement of broader organizational objectives.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Engineering, geoscience, or science/technical bachelor's degree from an accredited university, with a minimum of 10 years' experience in the geological/environmental assessment & remediation aspects of industry.
  • Postgraduate (M. Sc or M. Eng) is considered an asset.
  • Eligible for licensure with Engineer Geoscientists Manitoba.
• Experience
  • Experience in the nuclear field is an asset.
  • Demonstrated experience and success in leading a multi-disciplined team
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Knowledge and understanding of regulatory guidelines, standards and processes for the environmental remediation of contaminated sites.
  • Understanding of radiological impacts on lands is considered an asset.
  • Ability to develop and recommend technical and non-technical plans and strategies in support of the Clean- up Function program at Whiteshell. This will require interfacing within CNL and to external agencies like the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC).
  • Proven initiative, motivation, and strong people skills to work with peers and internal and external clients.
  • Demonstrated commitment to CNL’s safety culture and quality management policies and procedures.
  • Ability to assess and evaluate complex technical situations/requirements, working with other CNL branches to recommend appropriate strategies and influence outcomes effectively.
  • Broad knowledge of environmental concepts applicable to nuclear and non-nuclear affected lands in Canada.
• 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.
• Primarily an office environment mixed with field visits as required.
• Field visits would include being outdoors in any condition that is common in eastern Manitoba.
• Occasional travel to other CNL sites, locales in Manitoba or Canada.
• On a very infrequent basis, international travel may be required.
• Additional time beyond regular working hours and travel are required to execute the responsibilities.
  

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.