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The Opportunity

 

Position: Engineer/Scientist, Dispersion and Dose Assessments (Radiation Safety)

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Level: Intermediate

Location: 393 University Avenue, Toronto, ON

Department: Nuclear Safety and Licensing (NS&L)

Reports to: Manager, Radiation Safety

Hours per week: 37.5

Number Required: 1

 

What We Offer

 

At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.

  • Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
  • Growth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
  • Innovation: Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
  • Diversity: The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
  • Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America.

 

Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact

 

To deliver nuclear safety expertise to power generation utilities and other customers. The specific accountabilities of the position are as follows:

  • Conduct safety analysis using state-of-the-art nuclear safety analysis computer software
  • Development of new analytical methods and models
  • The preparation of technical documents in support of regulatory submissions
  • Understand and assess client problems and determine appropriate means of solution
  • Manage projects and act as team lead where appropriate
  • Interface effectively with other staff on multi-disciplinary projects
  • Stay current with developments within your field of expertise
  • Other duties as assigned

 

 

What You Need to Succeed

 

  • Requires as a minimum, Bachelors Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Nuclear Engineering and/or Engineering Physics. Completion of a Masters Degree or PhD would be preferred.
  • Minimum of three to five years’ experience in the area of dispersion and dose assessments.
  • Preference for candidates with working experience in dispersion and dose safety analysis industry toolsets (e.g., IMPACT, ADDAM, URI, MACCS).
  • Possess a sound foundation in transport phenomena (heat, mass and momentum transfer) and numerical methods preferred.
  • Preference for candidates with working experience in deterministic safety analysis, emergency response, plant habitability analysis, normal operation, and site evaluation.
  • Experience with Windows & LINUX operating systems required.
  • Experience in software development using Visual Studio and .NET framework (C#, VB) preferred.
  • Experience in validation of engineering software preferred.
  • Familiarity with relevant codes and standards is desired (e.g., REGDOC-2.4.1, REGDOC-2.4.4, CSA N286.7, CSA N288.1 and CSA N288.2), along with a strong understanding of and commitment to meeting superior quality assurance requirements.
  • Flexibility to perform work over a wide range of areas for both operating and new facilities.
  • A strong understanding of CANDU nuclear power plant design, operation and regulatory requirements, or equivalent for fossil and chemical plants.
  • Excellent written and oral communication, time management, and problem-solving skills, and have demonstrated a high commitment to quality.
  • Experience in leading technical projects to successful conclusions.
  • High commitment to quality and to providing value to customers.
  • Ability to provide value-added solutions and to consistently deliver projects ahead of schedule and under budget.
  • Able to work in multiple locations including Toronto and client sites.
  • Nuclear Security Clearance is an asset.

 

Occasional travel to other Kinectrics’ locations and client sites will be required.

 

Kinectrics Inc is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and welcomes applications from all individuals. To learn more about our commitments please visit our diversity, equity and inclusion and indigenous relations pages.

 

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a voluntary diversity survey. The collection of self-identification data is driven by our commitment to DE&I and ensures Kinectrics' continuous review and improvement of its programs. The information that you provide is strictly confidential and your responses will only be used for statistical purposes. Your responses do not affect your candidacy in any way.

 

Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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