Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Would you like to make a difference in the Environment? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you!Reporting to the General Manager of Infrastructure Development, the Director, Infrastructure Operations is responsible for all Infrastructure Operations services to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL).The purpose of the Infrastructure Operations division is to deliver services essential to CNL including:· Inventory management, materials management, shipping, receiving, distribution, warehousing, and traffic and customs services.· Efficient maintenances of Roads, Grounds and Forestry Management services.· Manufacturing Services which provide manufactured products and services that include active and inactive machining, sheet metals, welding, lead burning and project management support.· Fabrication Services which provide sheet metal, welding and lead burning services for small and large fabrication projects or formal job processes.· Utilities Operations which includes the Site Utilities Generating Facility (Powerhouse) and the Sanitary Sewage Treatment Facility.What will you be doing !Planning, Development, Operations, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement of Infrastructure Operations· Provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure effective planning, implementation and delivery of services in accordance with CNL’s vision and strategic priorities.· Leads a diverse and skilled group of employees through a highly capable team of Managers, Leads, Section Heads and Supervisors· Provides direction and oversight to CNL’s Socio Economic responsibilities that include the local Economic Development agenda, Industry engagements, and Supplier Relationship and Development programs.· Represents CNL at corporate level and works with CNL’s executive team to maintain strong interfaces and relationships with all projects and all key functional areas.· Provides hands-on intervention with strategically important activities, projects, and social engagements, etc.· Deliver PEMP and Award Fee initiatives on schedule.· Development and monitoring of the Infrastructure Operations Business Plan.People Development and Employee Engagement· Demonstrate commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by embodying and articulating these principles, holding others accountable, prioritizing them in daily actions and decisions, acknowledging personal biases and taking action to mitigate them.· Foster a collaborative, team-focused work environment, prioritizing diversity of thinking, psychological safety, and team cohesion.· Model and enforce the organization’s Code of Conduct and the demonstration of behaviours that are aligned with the core values. Lead by example and ensure that all those within their line of responsibility are aligned in their actions.· Provide effective coaching and mentoring, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.· Identify and nurture talent for key leadership roles, implementing succession plans for skilled and capable leaders.Safety· Ensure all safety management programs are followed.What we are looking for :· Strong program and project expertise including PMO, effective baseline management and working knowledge of earned value management practices alongside diverse procurement expertise covering projects, materials, services and category management approaches.· Excellent communications and interpersonal skills with critical thinking & decision-making, ability to express confidently to internal and external audiences with the proven ability to mediate and negotiate well.· Extensive experience in large project ($500M+) contracting in a complex, technical and regulated environment as well as managing functional contracting and procurement with expenditure over $300M per year. Must have significant demonstrable experience of delivering transformational change including robust process improvement practices and principles.· Excellent business judgement and savvy with a proven ability to make decisions under pressure that are of high consequence to risk, performance, and budget.· Demonstrated management skills and experience including resource management, budgeting, planning and reporting, team building and relationship management.· Excellent written and verbal communication ability.· Strong business ethics and process orientation.· Education and experience gained at a professional level through formal university/technical college, coupled with training in a broad range of operations positions, in positions of increasing authority and leadership responsibility gained over 10 plus years of experience.· Strong business sense and extensive knowledge and understanding of commercial contracts, agreements and terms and conditions, competitive bidding laws of Canada, and Contract Law. Understanding of the Legal system, and how contracts are executed and issues resolved.· Ideally, experience in both private and public sectors and as both client and contractor.· Security clearance eligibility required: Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom.Don't Meet every Requirement?We are looking for the right candidate to lead the Infrastructure Operations team. If you’re excited about working with IDG but your past experiences do not quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to consider applying! Or feel free to reach out to Stef Portmann General Manager if you would like to discuss. You just might be the right candidate for this role – lets start the conversation and apply today!.Why CNL?Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.We offer a complete total rewards package :
paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
tuition support
and a pension!
Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?
Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
Restore and protect the Environment.
Contribute to the health of Canadians.
CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an area that is environmentally pristine with extensive forests, hills and numerous small lakes, all of which support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep! In fact, River was named the fourth best place to live in Canada in a recent ranking by movingwaldo.com.CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.#LI-POST
