Nuclear Safety Specialist

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Can you see yourself coordinating and performing independent technical reviews for a Safety Review Committee (SRC)? Would you like to coordinate and perform independent technical reviews for the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Panel? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you Our Chalk River location is looking for a Nuclear Safety Specialist; What will you be doing

Coordinating and performing independent technical reviews for the Safety Review Committee (SRC). Engaging with stakeholders such as Facility Authorities and Facility Managers and receiving submissions to the SRC for independent technical review of nuclear safety and nuclear facilities decommissioning-related documentation. Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews with setting up meetings for SRC technical reviewers and coordinating the performance of the independent technical review of submissions to the SRC. Consolidating review comments from independent technical reviewers and communicating consolidated comments to the stakeholders following the SRC review via a technical memorandum. Interacting with stakeholders and assisting them when requests for clarification of SRC comments arise. Facilitating such requests with meetings with SRC reviewers as needed. Facilitating engagement between stakeholders and SRC technical reviewers to build consensus in finalizing agreed‑upon dispositions to SRC review comments. Engaging the Manager, SRC Reviews, as needed. Receiving finalized and agreed‑upon dispositions to SRC comments from stakeholders, providing those dispositions to the Manager, SRC Reviews and SRC technical reviewers, and securing acceptance of dispositions received. Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews with providing formal SRC acceptance, via memorandum, of stakeholder submissions once all SRC review comments are dispositioned. Coordinating and performing independent technical reviews for the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Panel. Working with the Compliance Business Administrator to schedule regular quarterly meetings of the NCS Panel, receiving submissions from stakeholders such as Facility Authorities, Facility Managers and the NCS Program for such meetings, organizing the submissions in the NCS Panel SharePoint site, preparing meeting agenda, and providing the agenda and material for review to NCS Panel Members two weeks prior to each quarterly meeting. Working with stakeholders to receive submissions and schedule special meetings of the NCS Panel to facilitate urgent review of nuclear‑criticality‑safety‑related documentation outside of the regular quarterly meetings. Consolidating review comments from independent technical reviewers of the NCS Panel following NCS Panel review, and assisting the NCS Panel Chair in communicating consolidated comments to the stakeholders via a technical memorandum. Interacting with stakeholders and assisting them when requests for clarification of NCS Panel comments arise. Facilitating such requests with meetings with NCS Panel reviewers as needed. Facilitating engagement between stakeholders and NCS Panel reviewers to build consensus in finalizing agreed‑upon dispositions to NCS Panel review comments. Engaging the Manager, SRC Reviews, as needed. Receiving finalized and agreed‑upon dispositions to NCS Panel comments from stakeholders, providing those dispositions to the Manager, SRC Reviews and NCS Panel reviewers, and securing acceptance of dispositions received. Supporting the Manager, SRC Reviews and the NCS Panel Chair with providing formal NCS Panel acceptance, via memorandum, of stakeholder submissions once all NCS Panel review comments are dispositioned. Providing support to the Manager, Regulatory Affairs and the Regulatory Affairs Department. Reviewing documentation such as Licensing Basis documents, Licensing Plan documents, and other documents of a regulatory nature that are relevant to nuclear safety and licensing, when requested. Providing regulatory assistance and guidance to CNL, especially to Designated Representatives of the Licensee, when requested. Other duties as assigned by your manager. Education

A Bachelor (Honours) in Engineering or Science (associated with Nuclear Engineering), from a university of recognized standing, is required. An honours degree in Nuclear Engineering is preferred, or an advanced degree in nuclear engineering is an asset. Or a membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualifications for membership in that organization. Experience

Significant related experience in a mix of the following areas is required: Nuclear facilities design. Nuclear facilities operation. Nuclear safety analysis. Nuclear technology and related processes. Nuclear criticality safety. Experience in nuclear safety analysis and nuclear criticality safety will be weighted over other areas of expertise when evaluating candidates for the position.