Director, Governance and Controls

Are you looking for a leadership role where you can shape how an organization operates, manages risk, and achieves excellence? Can you see yourself driving enterprise-wide governance, performance, and continuous improvement initiatives that support safe, secure, and efficient operations? If you answered yes, this may be the job for you. Our Chalk River location is looking for a

Director, Governance and Controls

to provide strategic leadership for CNL's management system, governance frameworks, safeguards management, nuclear material accountability, human performance, and organizational effectiveness programs.

What you will be doing

Leadership and Strategic Direction

Developing and implementing the strategic vision, objectives and performance expectations for the Governance and Controls organization.

Establishing long-term plans supporting corporate objectives and operational priorities.

Providing leadership for enterprise-wide Governance and Controls initiatives.

Promoting a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and operational discipline.

Aligning departmental objectives with corporate strategic priorities.

Ensuring programs and initiatives support CNL contractual commitments and business objectives.

Advising executives on organizational performance risks, opportunities and strategic considerations.

Championing safety, security, quality and environmental stewardship principles throughout the organization.

Management Systems and Compliance

Providing executive oversight of Management System and Nuclear Materials & Safeguard Management Functional Support Areas (FSA).

Establishing governance frameworks that support corporate accountability and compliance objectives.

Ensuring CNL’s management system remains compliant with CNSC licence requirements, AECL contractual obligations, CSA standards and corporate policies.

Directing development, implementation and maintenance of corporate governance processes.

Monitoring management system effectiveness and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Leading evaluations of governance performance and compliance effectiveness.

Overseeing corporate procedure development standards and governance requirements.

Supporting regulatory inspections, audits and assessments.

Directing corrective action programs related to governance and management system deficiencies.

Ensuring management system documentation remains current and aligned with operational requirements.

Acting as a senior authority for governance-related decisions and compliance matters.

Operational Integration and Resource Management

Ensuring the integration of Management System and Nuclear Materials and Safeguards activities across multiple sites and organizations.

Overseeing departmental budgets, forecasts and financial performance.

Directing workforce planning and resource allocation activities.

Supporting development of annual business plans and performance objectives.

Ensuring contractual commitments and deliverables are achieved.

Monitoring program performance against established plans.

Performance Improvement and Stakeholder Engagement

Providing organizational performance updates to governance committees.

Supporting executive decision-making through analysis and recommendations.

Interfacing with regulators, customers, and oversight organizations.

Participating in senior management committees and review boards.

Representing CNL during external assessments, inspections and audits.

Responding to executive and regulatory information requests.

Communicating strategic priorities and organizational expectations.

Promoting stakeholder confidence in organizational performance.

People Leadership and Organizational Capability

Leading, coaching and developing professional, technical and managerial staff.

Establishing performance objectives and accountability expectations.

Conducting performance management and talent development activities.

Supporting succession planning and workforce sustainability initiatives.

Supporting organizational change management initiatives.

Ensuring personnel possess required qualifications and competencies.

Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What We Are Looking For

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, science, quality management, organizational effectiveness, public administration, or a related discipline.

Master's degree considered an asset.

Professional certifications in governance, quality management, auditing, risk management, organizational effectiveness, or change managemen