Project Coordinator

At BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC), we are committed to excellence in every business initiative. With over 500 workers across locations in Peterborough, Toronto, and Arnprior, BWXT NEC supplies nuclear fuel and fuel channel components, services, equipment and parts for the CANDU® nuclear power industry.

We are recruiting for a Project Coordinator for our location in Peterborough, ON. BWXT NEC's Fuel Handling and Engineered Solutions group is involved in the design, manufacture, development, testing, parts supply, and service of on-power refueling, reactor maintenance, and nuclear medicine delivery tooling sold around the world. We are the original designer of the automated systems that allow 24/7 on power refueling of CANDU reactors and aim to solve some of the Nuclear Industry’s most challenging problems. Today, BWXT’s equipment is being used in most of the nuclear power plants in Canada and is critical to delivering carbon free energy production and lifesaving medical isotopes.

Check out the YouTube video of an innovative product we recently designed and manufactured in partnership with Bruce Power, called the Bruce Reactor Inspection and Maintenance System Channel Access Device. Go to YouTube and search for video: “Bruce Unveils new BRIMS Tool”. There are exceptional opportunities to learn and grow with a career in the nuclear industry in Ontario.

**Our Role**:
The Project Coordinator works to support the efficient planning and execution of projects with a flexible skillset covering various elements of Project Management. In working closely with Project Managers, Project Coordinators may be delegated responsibility for some elements of project management like periodic data collection and/or reporting. Project Managers may also have Project Coordinators support any aspect of their assigned project as appropriate and if supported by the Project Management Organization Manager.

**Your Day to Day**:

- Support the successful execution of assigned contracts through the delegation of specific projects tasks by the project manager.
- Support the routine and periodic flow of data in support necessary project and portfolio reporting and analysis.
- Support and delegated responsibility for maintenance of the project schedule and register, while leveraging project team support.
- Support and delegated responsibility for accurate and timely publication of project reports as defined in the contract.
- Support ensuring resources (human and other) are properly assigned for satisfactory contract execution.
- Support coordination for execution of planned activities.
- Support ensuring baselines are maintained, such that project performance data integrity is preserved.
- Support sub-contracting administration.
- Support contract execution within the organization’s governance and compliant with departmental procedures.
- Support the continuous improvement of the department’s governance, procedures, tools, and best practices.
- Support maintenance of governance, procedures, tools, and best practices to be employed by Project Management Organization.
- Support auditing of established governance, procedures, tools, and best practices through routine and periodic checks, tests, interviews, etc.
- Support reporting on compliance to and deviations from established governance, procedures, tools, and best practices.
- Support project and change initiation activities in collaboration with the Project Managers.
- Support ensuring integrity of project and portfolio data across the various systems (scheduling, ERP, other databases, etc.).
- Support and in some cases deputize Project Managers as mutually agreed to in appropriate circumstances.

**Qualifications**:

- Completion of post-secondary education in a field like, engineering, mathematics, or business.
- Demonstratable understanding of scheduling practices and concepts.
- Demonstratable understanding of project management fundamentals like, scheduling, earnedvalue management, budget controls, and change management.
- Demonstratable strength in organizing, and presenting large and diverse data sets.
- Demonstratable experience with visual analytic software.
- Professional competency of English, in written and verbal forms.

**Desired Characteristics**:

- 5 years of related industry experience;
- Experience in the nuclear energy production industry;
- High level of competency with Oracle Primavera P6;
- High level of competency with Microsoft Excel;
- Project Management Professional certification.

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU**:Ensuring the well-being of our employees is our priority and we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits for our employees and their families.
- **Comprehensive Health Benefits** - Including health, dental, vision, and disability coverage to keep you feeling your best.
- **Secure Your Future** - Defined Contribution Pension Plan and an optional Company-matched retirement savings plans (RRSP/TFSA/EPSP)
- **Work-Life Balance** - Flexible hybr