Director, Infrastructure Operations
August 22 2024
Industries
Energy
Categories Systems architect, Design
Chalk River, ON • Full time
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! We are looking for a Director, Infrastructure Operations who would be 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 the management, materials management, shipping, receiving, distribution, warehousing, 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 and Utilities Operations which includes the Site Utilities Generating Facility (Powerhouse) and the Sanitary Sewage Treatment Facility.
What will you be doing !
- Providing strategic and operational leadership to ensure effective planning, implementation, and delivery of services in accordance with CNL’s vision and strategic priorities.
- Leading a diverse and skilled group of employees through a highly capable team of Managers, Leads, Section Heads, and Supervisors.
- Providing direction and oversight to CNL’s Socio Economic responsibilities that include the local Economic Development agenda, Industry engagements, and Supplier Relationship and Development programs.
- Representing CNL at corporate level and working with CNL’s executive team to maintain strong interfaces and relationships with all projects and all key functional areas.
- Providing hands-on intervention with strategically important activities, projects, and social engagements, etc.
- Delivering PEMP and Award Fee initiatives on schedule.
- Developing and monitoring of the Infrastructure Operations Business Plan.
- Demonstrating 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.
- Fostering a collaborative, team-focused work environment, prioritizing diversity of thinking, psychological safety, and team cohesion.
- Modeling and enforcing the organization’s Code of Conduct and the demonstration of behaviors that are aligned with the core values. Leading by example and ensuring that all those within their line of responsibility are aligned in their actions.
- Providing effective coaching and mentoring, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
- Identifying and nurturing talent for key leadership roles, implementing succession plans for skilled and capable leaders.
- Ensuring all safety management programs are followed.
- Other duties as assigned by your manager.
What we are looking for :
- 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!.
- Education
- Professional level through formal University/Technical College, coupled with training in a broad range of operations positions, in a position of increasing authority and leadership responsibility.
- Experience
- Over ten (10) years of experience.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- 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.
- 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. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”
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.
Location :
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 Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!
CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.
CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees.
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 regarding 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.
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