Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.

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The Opportunity

Position: Principal Consultant – Decommissioning & Waste Management

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Level: Senior

Location: 393 University Avenue, Toronto, ON

Department: Nuclear Safety & Licensing

Reports to: Manager, Radiation Safety

Hours per week: 37.5

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

Provide nuclear safety and licensing support to clients in the nuclear sector in the area of Decommissioning & Waste Management.  General accountabilities include:

• Prepare decommissioning related documents, including but not limited to technical guidelines, plans or work packages to support specific decommissioning activities such as decontamination, dismantling, demolition, waste management, etc.
• Provide support to CANDU plants and other nuclear facilities preparing for decommissioning (stabilization/transition) or to operational CANDU power plants
• Propose and win orders for advanced, multi-disciplinary projects, programs, or activities.
• Plan, lead, and/or conduct advanced multi-disciplinary projects, programs, or activities with a view to ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Lead, mentor, coach and train less experienced staff.
• Outline, assign, and supervise the complex work of intermediate & senior engineers/scientists and/or other technical staff.
• Manage work with a substantial scope for independent investigation, action and accomplishments of advanced and complex nature, often beyond scope of past practice or precedent and requiring application of mature scientific or engineering knowledge and judgment.
• Prepare and/or oversee the preparation of technical reports suitable for submission to clients and to nuclear regulators and support the client in addressing questions from the regulatory bodies.
• Other duties as required.

What You Need to Succeed

• Minimum of a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Engineering Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics or equivalent is required. Advanced specialized knowledge and education an asset.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and/or extensive experience in the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Nuclear Waste Management with a minimum 11 years working in the nuclear industry.

• In-depth knowledge of CANDU nuclear power plant design as well as Canadian regulatory requirements and CSA standards
• Must be able to work in a project driven environment with the capability to meet deadlines, work under pressure, and within project constraints (time, cost, quality).
• Must be able to organize and prioritize assigned work and to coordinate multiple activities efficiently.
• Must have a strong attention to detail and to quality assurance requirements.
• Flexible in terms of their willingness to accept evolving assignments as current projects end and new projects begin.
• The candidate will be recognized by their clients for their professionalism and superior performance, and by their peers for their knowledge, expertise and ability to communicate complicated information in an understandable way.
• Ability and interest in participating in the development of new lines of business that take advantage of Kinectrics diverse capabilities and knowledge of customer needs and the skills of staff.
• Able to provide leadership in the strategic development of projects to effectively solve client problems. 

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.