Project Specialist (New Grad)

Are you looking for a role that challenges you and lets you lead complex technical projects from concept through completion? Can you see yourself coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver custom equipment and tooling that support innovative nuclear applications? As a Project Specialist (New Grad), you will plan, manage, and execute impactful projects while working closely with engineers, scientists, manufacturers, and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery. If you enjoy driving projects forward, solving complex challenges, and making a tangible difference through advanced technology development, apply today!

What you will be doing!

• Managing the delivery of low- to medium-risk EMED projects while meeting schedule, cost, quality, and safety objectives to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Planning projects, developing budgets, and allocating resources through collaboration with clients to define project scope, deliverables, and timelines.
• Leading up to 15 projects annually, with portfolios ranging from $1M to $5M over a 1-to-3-year horizon.
• Assembling and coordinating project teams, including engaging project planning coordinators to develop cost estimates and work package breakdowns.
• Monitoring, managing, and reporting project performance to clients, management, and key stakeholders.
• Leading the achievement of project objectives by setting performance expectations, guiding team members, and driving accountability.
• Establishing and managing project budgets and schedules while approving scope changes in accordance with project management guidelines.
• Delivering professional presentations to internal and external audiences, including senior stakeholders.
• Negotiating with suppliers, contractors, and internal teams to ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and to quality expectations.
• Managing client relationships by maintaining clear communication, reporting project progress, and ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Bachelor (honours) in Engineering or Science from a university of recognized standing, OR membership in an Engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualification for membership in that organization, OR an alternative qualification is a certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Experience
  • 1-2 years of progressive experience and resulting knowledge of applying the "9 Project Management Areas":Scope, Cost, Time, QA, Communications, Human Resources, Risk, Procurement, and Integration, to medium-risk projects.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Ability to understand project dynamics, identify and remove potential hurdles and roadblocks, communicate with team members and customers and be generally motivated to deliver work on time and on schedule.
  • Ability to build nurture, and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with a moderate number of internal and some external contacts.
  • Ability to understand project technical details and communicate project status concisely.
  • Thorough knowledge of business and management principles involved in project planning, budgeting and resource allocation, leadership techniques, and resource coordination.
  • Knowledge of procurement and financial processes.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Applications (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Outlook).
  • Knowledge and demonstrated experience applying negotiation skills.
  • Knowledge and demonstrated experience in application of contract administration and Research & Development, and oversight to effectively manage the output of external suppliers
• 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.
• This position is part of the CRPEG 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 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 [email protected]. 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.