Decommissioning Specialist

JOB SUMMARY

The Douglas Point Waste Facility (DPWF), herein referenced to as the Facility, is operated according to a decommissioning license and associated License Condition Handbook (LCH). The DPWF is currently in a Storage with Surveillance (SWS) phase and transitioning to full decommissioning. The DPWF is located in Tiverton, Ontario, on the Bruce Power site.

The Decommissioning Field Specialist (DS), will be part of the G-1 and DP Operations team, supporting the Douglas Point Waste Facility. This individual is accountable to the DPWF Facility Manager for ensuring that activities performed as part of Storage with Surveillance, maintenance, or decommissioning projects are documented and that the methods, procedures, and practices meet or exceed compliance programs and regulatory requirements. In particular, the DS will ensure that their actions and reviews address technical and health, safety, security, and environmental (HSSE) requirements of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL).

The incumbent requires strong self-discipline, excellent organizational skills, a keen sense of judgment, and an ability to elicit top-notch performance from others. The DPWF Decommissioning project is important to CNL, and will have visibility to the executive, internal and external customers, the regulator and the public.

DUTIES

Functions and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Monitor and direct Facility operations and program activities.
Ensure that work is performed to the standard of operational safety, reliability, and efficiency and in accordance with the site license QA program, technical specifications, applicable standards, and other internal and external regulatory requirements.
Overseeing decommissioning project activities within the Facility
Ensuring the Facility is decommissioned within the requirements of the approved decommissioning documents and program requirements.
Participate in the day-to-day protection of Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE).
The DS must ensure that the Facility is operated safely and within compliance.
Ensure that the Facility is operated and maintained in compliance with the conditions in the License.
Prepare reports required under the license and of licensing documentation.
Ensure that the monitoring and surveillance activities, including records, are completed as required in the associated site License.
Participate in the update of Operating, Maintenance and Emergency Response Procedures, Training Manuals, and On-the-Job Checklists.
Ensure that the Facility is maintained in a cost-effective manner to provide physical integrity and support a safe, sustainable state.
Report and investigate incidents and unplanned events.
Perform field walk-downs, inspections, and investigations.
Manage the emergency response function within the Facility, including acting as an Officer-In-Charge and/or Emergency Steward
The DS must have a thorough understanding of licensing requirements and put in place the controls and monitoring protocols to ensure compliance.
Assist in managing the Facility.
Ensure that storage with surveillance activities are performed according to the storage with surveillance plan.
Ensure maintenance, monitoring, surveillance, assessment verification, and work processes are performed in a safe and compliant manner until the final decommissioning end-state is achieved
The DS will oversee storage with surveillance, maintenance, and decommissioning work undertaken at the site. This individual must be prepared to take the lead on planning and executing upgrades to systems/ facilities that are beyond the scope of routine day-to-day activities (activities that were not part of the annual plan but need to be addressed for compliance or safety risks). The DS will monitor key resources executing decommissioning tasks to complement Project Leaders in an effort to bring the projects to successful completion.
The DS will track progress, monitor work on a frequent basis, and perform safety inspections.
The individual will be required to become familiar with the DPWF in order to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and must be prepared to accept responsibilities associated with being a designate Facility Manager (FM).
Monitoring and reporting to the Facility Manager on the effectiveness of the implementation of the CNL Compliance program.
Complete and participate in self-assessments, audits, and surveillance programs.
The DS is responsible for participating in the development of annual and strategic plans/ budgets and contracts in support of the delivery of the Environmental Remediation Management division, and more specifically, the activities required for Storage with Surveillance.

QUALIFICATIONS

**Education**:
Bachelor (Honours) in Engineering or Science from a university of recognized standing, or membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by stature to establish qualification for membership in that organizatio