Manager, Regulatory Affairs Program

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you to shape regulatory strategy and support the safe, successful delivery of nuclear operations and projects? Can you see yourself leading complex regulatory programs, influencing licensing strategy, and building strong relationships with regulators and internal stakeholders? Do you enjoy navigating complex regulatory requirements, driving continuous improvement, and providing leadership on initiatives that have organization-wide impact? If you answered yes, this may be the job for you.

Our Chalk River location is looking for a Manager, Regulatory Affairs Program to lead the development and maintenance of CNL's Regulatory Affairs Program, support licensing and regulatory compliance activities, oversee critical review and governance programs, and help ensure CNL's continued success in a highly regulated environment.

What you will be doing!

• Supporting and executing Interactions with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and other Regulators (CNL topics & defined Safety Control Area [SCA] areas).
  • Attending CNSC Commission Meetings for CNL Regulatory Oversight Report or other CNL-wide items;
  • Attending CNSC Staff Meetings for defined SCA areas.
  • Planning, preparing and executing engagement with other regulators for defined SCA areas.
• Providing oversight and expert input to ensure CNL governance and licensing activities remain aligned with applicable legislation, regulations, and standards.
• Leading the review of regulatory changes, monitoring and trending compliance and non-compliance across licences and SCA areas, and supporting effective resolution strategies.
• Coordinating and supporting the implementation and periodic update of CNL’s strategic licensing plan, including major licensing activities such as the Annual Compliance Monitoring Report.
• Leading development and maintenance of the Regulatory Affairs Function Support Area Management System.
• Directing contact with CNL Management System for licensing and regulatory processes and procedures, developed in alignment with CNSC and other regulators' requirements
• Leading maintenance and continuous improvement of Regulatory Affairs Management System documents, including SRC Criticality panel and overall training aspects
• Monitoring implementation of Regulatory Affairs processes and procedures.
• Planning and coordinating independent technical reviews.
• In consultation with the SRC Secretariat and Proponents, planning independent technical reviews, accepting hazard categories following the review of proposals by Proponents, liaising with the NCS Panel Chair and the NCS Panel Technical Secretary, chairing SRC independent technical review meetings, and ensuring that final review comments that are compiled from SRC technical reviewers are consistent and harmonized before they are sent to the Proponents.
• Providing oversight to ensure that reviews are performed by subject-matter experts who are independent of the Proponent’s organization.
• Managing the work of and leading technical specialists within the Branch, elsewhere within CNL, and external to CNL (as required) to ensure that requests for independent technical review of technical documentation submitted by Proponents, or requests by Proponents for independent review of activities at nuclear facilities at CNL sites, are accommodated and dispositioned effectively and efficiently with due regard to timely review while maintaining technical breadth and depth and not compromising safety.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Honours Bachelor in Engineering or Science from a recognized university of recognized standing or membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualification for membership in that organization.
  • A Master of Science or PhD in Engineering, or sciences directly associated with the nuclear sciences, nuclear support programs or nuclear operations is desired.
• Experience
  • Minimum 15 years’ experience with significant experience in management positions related to licensing, functional support areas, technical leadership roles within the Canadian Regulatory Framework.
  • Demonstrated operational experience within a licensed nuclear facility or demonstrated experience in supporting the activities of licensed nuclear facilities is an asset.
  • Broad range of experience with nuclear facilities within all potential lifecycle phases (construction, commissioning, operations, decommissioning).
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Knowledge of nuclear safety analysis techniques and methodologies and working knowledge of technical nuclear-related programs and operations associated with nuclear reactors, other nuclear facilities and non-nuclear facilities.
  • Significant experience interacting with CNSC and other regulatory bodies.
  • Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements and documents.
  • Prior experience in one or more CNL licence-listed facilities or similar facilities an asset.
  • Proven record of effective communication, presentation and technical writing skills, in order to present complex technical issues to a wide audience (VPs, DVPs, Site Licence Holders, Directors, technical strategy personnel, regulators, external service providers, etc.).
  • Demonstrated ability to manage delivery of a suite of projects/deliverables with a high level of competence.
  • Ability to work effectively with personnel of varying disciplines in order to manage the team as well as manage relationships with other CNL departments and regulators.
  • Knowledge of the Canadian Nuclear Regulatory Framework, including non-CNSC regulators.
  • Knowledge of international and Canadian Nuclear working groups and committees that directly influence the Canadian Regulatory Framework.
  • Knowledge of best nuclear industry practices, requirements and regulatory expectations.
  • Understands the regulatory problems to be solved and has an ability to identify commonalities and recommend optimal solutions to ensure quality, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 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.
• Travel to other CNL licensed sites, as necessary.
• Occasional participation in CNSC inspection activities which may have exposure to environmental and radiological hazards.

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: Hybrid

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. Surrounding communities such as Deep River, Petawawa, and Pembroke provide access to excellent recreation and a great quality of life.

Please note: This is a hybrid position , with a combination of remote work and onsite presence at our Chalk River Laboratory, 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 click.appcast.io. 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.

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