We are currently hiring for our client, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, for a Hoisting and Rigging Engineering Specialist.
This role involves providing expert engineering support for hoisting, lifting, and rigging operations across a variety of complex construction and infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant lifting operations through advanced engineering analysis, planning, and execution support.
We are looking for a highly skilled professional with strong expertise in civil and mechanical engineering disciplines, along with proficiency in industry-standard engineering tools and software. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-impact, technically challenging projects that require precision, strong project coordination, and thorough construction inspection capabilities.
Job Duties
- Using the structure of CNL’s Engineering Change Control procedure, create hoisting and rigging plans for nuclear and non-nuclear lifts at CRL
- Investigating, defining, and documenting design requirements
- Creating written design deliverables. Delegating and overseeing creation of drawings.
- Providing technical support to field work, then close out job
- Reviewing and providing input to Hoisting and Rigging plans produced by others
- Reviewing planning packages for conformance to design, applicable standards and industry best practice.
- Providing feedback to planners
- Providing technical support to field work.
- Subject matter expert review and update to CNL’s hoisting and rigging standards
- Keeping current with industry codes and best practices.
- Updating CNL hoisting and rigging standards to reflect latest industry codes and best practice
- Monitoring training records, and ensure proper training for staff working on hoisting and rigging
- Investigating and reporting on system failures and emergent events
- Travelling to field, researching drawings and analyzing laboratory results to determine and report nature and causes of failure
- Developing and document plans for resolutions.
- Providing follow-up support to implement recommendations
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
Education
- At minimum, a Bachelors (Honour) in mechanical or chemical 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.
- Licensed or eligible to be licensed as a professional engineer in the Province of Ontario.
Experience
- Minimum three (3) years mechanical engineering experience in a highly regulated nuclear or industrial setting
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to use a computer with typical office software and some speciality programs for accessing CNL-specific information.
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings
- Ability to perform typical calculations for hoisting and rigging design and analysis
- Understands the function of hoisting and rigging systems and components found in industrial settings
- Understands industry regulations, codes, standards and quality assurance for hoisting and rigging in nuclear and industrial settings
- Understands Mechanical safety standards applicable to Canadian and Ontario hoisting and rigging applications and Canadian nuclear facilities.
Security clearance eligibility required:
Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3 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 Union and is governed by the terms and conditions outlined in the CRPEG 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.
This role is fully onsite, which provides vacation, sick, personal, and floater days.
Pay: $90,000.00-$160,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
Application question(s):
- Have you personally developed complete engineered lift plans for heavy or critical crane lifts?
- Have you personally performed engineering calculations for heavy/critical lifts, such as load distribution, centre of gravity, sling/rigging forces, crane capacity/utilization, lifting points, or below-the-hook devices?
- Have you independently reviewed or approved engineered lift plans or rigging plans prepared by contractors, engineers, or field personnel?
Experience:
- Hoisting and Rigging Engineering: 5 years (required)
- Heavy Lift Engineering: 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) (required)
Location:
- Chalk River, ON (required)
Work Location: In person
