Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Do you want to work in an environment where you will be responsible for managing the associated resources and coordinating services in an efficient, safe, compliant and timely manner? If so our Chalk River location is looking for a Manager, RP (Radiation Protection) Equipment Services to maintain and calibrate portable RP instrumentation, inspect and test respiratory protection, respiratory fit testing, and the preparation and testing of air filtration media. If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you!
What will you be doing!
- Setting objectives, completing performance reviews, and following the disciplinary process for all direct reports within the line.
- Collaborating with CNL union representatives to influence positive employee relations, managing any correspondence and issues raised for staff with the line.
- Setting and implementing development plans for direct reports.
- Ensuring the appropriate deployment of human resources to achieve goals.
- Selecting and approving new hires for the department and conducting terminations within due process.
- Developing and managing the budget for their business line.
- Ensuring staff are trained and qualified for their role.
- Ensuring the compliant and consistent implementation of CNL Program requirements across the Equipment Services team.
- Ensuring safety-based observations are performed to maintain high safety standards within the team.
- Maintaining open and clear communications with relevant Functional Support Managers, facilitating staff to engage in program change initiatives.
- Implementing improvement initiatives and championing continuous improvement.
- Implementing high standards in Quality Assurance and customer service.
- Maintaining open and clear communications with the management and leadership across CNL to ensure objectives and milestones are met.
- Providing sufficient and competent RP resources to support the delivery of the missions across CNL.
- Engaging in RP departmental initiatives to recruit, train and retain staff.
- Working collaboratively in a team environment or influencing others to work together effectively to achieve shared goals.
- Initiating and supporting collaboration across organizational boundaries.
- Constructively working with others to reach shared objectives or settle differences through mutual concessions.
- Acting to promote commitment to a team, task, or shared goal, allowing the group to take responsibility for its goals.
- Encouraging staff to propose innovative solutions to RP challenges.
- Providing expert advice and guidance on important technical RP equipment matters to senior, line and facility management and external clients.
- Raising highly complex compliance and quality issues to the Director, Corporate RP.
- Interfacing with CNL project teams is required to ensure consistent and effective implementation of compliance requirements.
- Arranging department meetings, staff meetings and meetings with internal groups to develop strategies to deliver services and discussing events or adverse trends.
- Writing, reviewing, and approving RP documents that may have a variety of audiences.
- Taking responsibility for managing an operating budget commensurate with the project baseline, which includes an equipment/materials component, securing funding and managing costs.
- Providing oversight of the training of staff within the team, ensuring staff are appropriately assessed prior to qualification.
- Championing a harassment free and respectful workplace, creating an inclusive environment where employees thrive.
- Other duties as assigned by your manager.
What we are looking for:
- Education
- Graduation from a recognized college specializing in electronics technology or similar discipline in applied sciences, or a university degree in applied sciences. Alternative education and experience may be approved by the Corporate Director, Radiation Protection.
- Experience
- Experience leading and managing a team of staff with varying levels of experience, education, and knowledge of technical expertise.
- Five (5) years of experience managing customer service programs in a technical discipline, including two years’ of direct supervisory experience.
- Experience in technical or analytical laboratory environments which adhere to regulations, standards and/or guidelines.
- Experience in leading and managing change in commercial and/or industrial environments.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Proven management and leadership skills, and the ability to operate in a multi-discipline functional style organization and business-like manner. Skills required include, but are not limited to fair treatment, planning, coaching, mentoring, training, performance assessment and conflict resolution.
- Strong planning, technical and administration skills to support day-to-day operations and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Ability to organize and co-ordinate activities of self and others to achieve individual/process unit targets.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, and the ability to communicate highly complex issues to a wide range of internal and external customers with a varying degree of knowledge.
- Demonstrates sound judgment and possesses a keen sense of responsibility.
- Reliable and thorough in carrying out duties and accepts responsibility for technical validity of own and those of their direct reports work.
- Ability to incorporate capabilities into day-to-day operations including customer service, communication, teamwork, initiative/self-management, accountability, and flexibility/adaptability.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, RP staff members and customers at various levels both within CNL and externally.
- Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of CNL Radiation Protection, OSH and QA program requirements.
- Strong knowledge of CNL’s Management system and interfaces between radiation protection and other functional areas, groups, and departments.
- 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:
- Visual concentration is required for drafting and reviewing reports, procedures and other documents.
- Walking or standing for extended periods of time.
- Requirement to use personal protective equipment.
- Ability to resolve multiple challenges in a project-driven environment.
- Ability to work in an office environment and to perform site walk-downs.
- Work in adverse weather, including rain and snow.
- Environments may include hazards such as noise, chemical use, radiation, and/or contamination, but they are not limited to these.
- It is mobile and able to navigate effectively on uneven surfaces.
- Capable of travel within Canada and abroad to visit other CNL sites and industry benchmarking and consultation.
Why CNL?
Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.
We offer a complete total rewards package :
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
- Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
- Tuition support
- and a pension!
Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?
- Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
- Restore and protect the Environment.
- Contribute to the health of Canadians.
Location:
CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills, and numerous small lakes. These support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!
CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.
CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.
CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.
The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.