Director of Waste Characterization

Director of Waste Characterization

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: In-person at the Chalk River site. No remote work permitted. Relocation assistance may be available for candidates who meet the eligibility criteria.

Hours per week: 40

Number Required: 1

Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact

• Leads and manages the waste characterization process, including procedures for sampling, packaging, shipment, and analyses of waste to determine the best pathway to disposal.
• Uses NDA and NDE methods when appropriate.
• Ensures that waste characterization does not inhibit disposal of waste and that cleanup occurs.
• Assists in developing and implementing strategies to accelerate achievement of end states, enabling long-term planning and reductions in liability and risk.
• Helps develop schedules for characterization activities to align with mission milestones established in the Annual Program of Work and Budget.
• Writes, revises and reviews characterization and operational documents such as Data Quality Objectives, Waste Characterization Plans, Characterization Work Plans, Operating Procedures, Project Documentation and Training Plans.
• Assists in development of an intermediate-level waste certification process and subsequent relevant training for waste characterization specialists.
• Leads analysis of data using specialized software to present accurate and concise information about the characteristics and management options for waste.
• Ensures sufficient resources and appropriate job roles are in place to fulfill the mission and work with senior management to develop a creative and proactive plan to recruit and retain qualified personnel.
• Helps the VP, DWM, and other waste program staff to break down and address problems and challenges, focusing on a proactive approach that anticipates potential risks and prepares mitigation in advance.
• Fosters a strong nuclear safety culture that emphasizes to employees the critical role they play in protecting each other’s health and safety as well as the public and the environment.
• Helps build a culture of transformation that focuses employees on the safe and effective acceleration of end-state completion and develops a mindset for continuous improvement and openness to change.
• Interfaces with a range of support service groups such as industrial hygiene and radiation protection and others on the waste program staff.
• Applies industry best practices and lessons learned from successful nuclear decommissioning and waste management programs in Canada and the United States.
• Monitors technological developments in waste characterization equipment and helps evaluate their suitability.
• Provides support to VP, DWM, in communicating the status and progress of the Waste Characterization Program to key stakeholders such as the regulator, host communities, Indigenous Nations and communities, and other members of the general public.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the VP, DWM.

What You Need to Succeed

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or other relevant discipline is required. An advanced degree in a relevant discipline is desired.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience is required for those with a master’s degree, of 15 years of experience for those with a bachelor’s degree.
• Must have a strong understanding of NDA and NDE systems.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian security clearance is required.
• Experience working with Canadian regulatory bodies is strongly desired.
• Must live in or be willing to relocate to near the Chalk River Site. All work will be done on site. No remote work is permitted.