Nuclear Waste Management Organization
- Provide technical analysis, advice, guidance, and consultation to the preparation and execution of the safety case plan and preparation of the safety case and post-closure safety assessment reports for nuclear waste repositories in support of the licence applications.
- Lead projects and contracts with consultants, universities and other national radioactive waste management organizations on post-closure safety research, methods development, and safety assessment support.
- Participate in the development and issuance of contracting documents (RFPs) and evaluation and selection of contractors. Review work plans; review technical reports and outputs; monitor / report on contractor performance against work plans and schedule.
- Develop and review technical reports, papers, and presentations.
- Contribute as required to working groups to conduct studies and / or carry out work programs and to ensure best practices are followed for safety assessments.
- Present results to technical groups, government authorities, the public and other organizations.
- Participate in NWMO public engagement activities, including seeking community and Indigenous Knowledge input to the safety assessments.
- Keep abreast of developments in safety assessment research through technical publications, contacts with internal and external experts in the field, and conference papers and presentations.
- May be required to participate in budget submissions, financials evaluations and purchase justifications as requested.
- Ensure employee health and safety activities meet or exceed the health, safety and environment requirements as outlined in NWMO policies, procedures, and standards by supporting a strong safety culture.
- Perform other duties as required.
- 4-year university degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline, preferably nuclear engineering, chemical engineering, physics, chemistry, hydrogeology, or environmental science.
- Over 6 years’ experience in safety analyses.
- Broad knowledge in several engineering and science disciplines relevant to repository safety assessment, such as radiation dose, contaminant transport, nuclear criticality, chemistry, environmental assessment, numerical modelling.
- Requires knowledge of regulatory criteria relevant to environmental and human impacts.
- Demonstrated experience in contract management (i.e., creation of requests for proposals, bid evaluation, ongoing management, contract close out, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience in project management including resourcing, schedule tracking, and problem resolution preferably related to post-closure safety research, methods development, and safety assessment support.
- Demonstrated experience integrating large technical documents.
- Experience in applying theoretical and practical technical knowledge and sound analytical thinking to solve problems.
- Experience working under a quality assurance-based management system would be an asset.
Qualifications and Experience
This is a Progression-In Place role. Applicants with lesser experience qualifications or experience may be considered for the position at a lower rate and be progressed in place
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