Manager, Nuclear Materials and Safeguards Management

Are you looking for a leadership role where you can help ensure the responsible management of nuclear materials and support international safeguards commitments? Can you provide strategic oversight for nuclear materials accounting, regulatory compliance, and safeguards programs while working with internal and external stakeholders to support critical operations? If you answered yes, this may be the job for you. Our Chalk River location is hiring a Manager, Nuclear Materials and Safeguards Management to lead the safe procurement, accounting, storage, and handling of nuclear materials and serve as CNL's primary point of contact for nuclear materials accounting and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards activities.

What you will be doing!

• Developing, maintaining, and implementing an effective Nuclear Materials & Safeguard Management (NM&SM) functional support area (FSA) that meets both regulatory requirements and user needs.
• Monitoring and reporting on new/changing regulations, technical matters and technological developments in International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards (e.g. seals, data analysis) and providing recommendations for program implementation at CNL sites in Canada: Chalk River Laboratories, Whiteshell Laboratories, Gentility-1 Waste Facilities, Douglas Point Waste Facility and La Prade Heavy Water Storage Facility.
• Strengthening and maintaining interfaces and implementation with other CNL groups, including NM&SM FSA users, support services and other Functional Support Areas, to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of FSA documentation in accordance with CNL's management system standards.
• Supporting the development of area-specific training for CNL groups to meet NM&SM FSA requirements.
• Managing and leading Nuclear Materials & Safeguards Management training courses for all CNL personnel involved with nuclear materials accounting, storage and on-site transfer. Maintaining the training course materials, revising as required to address learner feedback and changing nuclear materials accounting or IAEA safeguards regulations and issues, and supporting ongoing learning in terms of depth and breadth.
• Periodically review NM&SM Program effectiveness, ensuring that self‑assessments are conducted as per approved plans/procedures. Conduct benchmarks to evaluate industry best practice for applicability within CNL and recommending/implementing changes as part of continual improvement.
• Acting as Single Point of Contact, representing CNL with national and international regulators, at external national and international meetings regarding NM&SM.
• Building and maintaining a network of external contacts including both national and international peers, government officials, and nuclear material suppliers, for benchmarking and addressing common issues.
• Leading nuclear material procurements and dispositions, which include defining specifications, contract negotiations, and overseeing delivery. Review commercial contracts and provide recommendations to ensure safeguards requirements, as defined in the IAEA/CNSC safeguards requirements documents, have been incorporated
• Developing and/or reviewing all the required IAEA documentation for new facilities that will contain nuclear material. Documentation includes Design Information Questionnaires, Safeguards Approaches, and any facility‑specific operating procedures related to NM&SM.
• Managing systematic oversight of NM&SM activities (on‑site transfers, nuclear materials accounting, nuclear materials reporting and IAEA inspections), reporting on deficiencies and suggesting corrective actions up to and including work stoppage (i.e., pose threats to workers' health and safety or non‑proliferation agreements).
• Hiring, training, managing, and supervising a staff of 5‑8 personnel comprised of specialists and accounting staff, to achieve overall branch objectives, within cost, quality, and schedule requirements.
• Establishing annual departmental goals and performance measures.
• Implementing mechanisms to monitor and track progress and include results in performance reports.
• Working with employees to establish individual objectives and performance measures.
• Regularly discussing employee progress and providing feedback and offering support to enable successful outcomes.
• Approving vacation requests, timecards, and expense claims in accordance with established CNL policies and procedures.
• Providing guidance and coaching to employees on regulatory, company, and functional requirements to ensure the branch is providing safe and compliant service to CNL.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • University or college graduation in a relevant discipline (e.g., Management, Commerce, Business Administration, Science, Engineering) or demonstrated equivalent combination of formal training and experience is required.
• Experience
  • Must have a minimum of 5-10 years of related experience.
  • Experienced supervisor or managerial experience complemented with strong problem‑solving and analytical skills is essential for this position in combination with extensive experience in understanding and managing the conflicting requirements of a broad range of customers.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Strong leadership skills, able to provide vision and establish a strong program.
  • Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Proven record of working with minimal direct supervision, exercising independent judgment and taking initiative in complex and sensitive areas.
  • Working knowledge of computer software systems including the Microsoft Office suite and other systems used to manage the business.
  • Proven ability to build and nurture constructive relationships and partnerships across internal organizations/groups, and with industry and external regulators.
  • Strong commitment to safety.
  • Excellent verbal, written communication and time management skills.
  • Strong orientation of internal and external customers is an asset.
  • Must have a good understanding of industry standards and practices, and of the acts, regulations and standards related to nuclear materials accounting and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
  • Knowledge of CNL sites and operating licences, with the ability to interpret the regulations and translate the requirements into a compliant Nuclear Materials and Safeguards program.
  • Knowledge of specific software systems, such as Nuclear Material Management Systems, used by CNL to inventory and manage the storage and transfer of nuclear materials.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 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.
• Frequent exposure to sensitive, contentious, or high‑pressure situations.
• Team‑based, collaborative work environment.
• Multiple competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Why CNL?

Does the idea of working with a dynamic team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world excite you? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

From building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developing targeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership in environmental remediation—we are driven by impact, innovation, and purpose.

What We Offer: A Total Rewards Package

We believe in taking care of our people. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team:

• Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and floater days
• Benefits effective Day One – no waiting period
• Tuition support to help you keep learning and growing
• A defined‑benefit pension plan or a defined‑contribution pension plan , depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow
• Restoring and protecting the environment
• Contributing to the health of Canadians

If so, you’ll feel right at home at CNL!

Location: Onsite

Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley , our Chalk River site offers a beautiful natural setting with forests, lakes, and wildlife , right at your doorstep. Surrounded by welcoming communities such as Deep River, Petawawa, and Pembroke , you’ll have access to unparalleled outdoor adventures and a fantastic work‑life balance .

Please note: This is a fully on‑site position based at our Chalk River Laboratory in Ontario.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion . We celebrate and welcome employees, stakeholders, and partners of all backgrounds and identities. Click here to read all about it!

We are proud to uphold a workplace culture grounded in our Core Values :

• Respect
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Safety
• Integrity
• Excellence

These values drive our employment practices and ensure meaningful career development opportunities and accommodations for all employees.

CNL is an equal opportunity employer . If you require accommodation during any phase of the hiring process, please let us know via View email address on publisher.sourcingsquare.com. All requests will be handled with confidentiality.

CNL operates on sites located on the traditional lands, waterways and ceded and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. CNL recognizes and affirms all First Nations, Métis communities and Inuit in this land we now know as Canada. We acknowledge, respect and seek to better understand Indigenous history, rights and title on the lands where we work and develop projects. We honour and respect the importance of the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their lands, waters and territories.