Are you looking for a hands-on role where safety, precision, and impact matter every day? Can you see yourself conducting radiological surveys, advising workers, and helping ensure decommissioning activities are completed safely and compliantly? If you enjoy working in the field, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and making a real contribution to environmental protection, this could be the role for you. Apply today!
What will you be doing?
• Performing routine and specialized radiological surveys, including contamination, dose rate, airborne, smear, and scan surveys. • Monitoring radiation levels and identifying radiological conditions, clearly communicating findings to workers and supervisors. • Establishing and maintaining radiation protection controls, including postings, barriers, zoning, and protective equipment requirements. • Maintaining accurate records to document compliance with radiation protection monitoring programs. • Responding to radiological incidents, including containment, cleanup coordination, and dose assessments. • Providing radiation protection support for decommissioning activities, including pre-job planning and work permit support. • Advising workers on radiological protective clothing, equipment, contamination control strategies, and safe work practices. • Supporting waste packaging, surveying, classification, segregation, and characterization activities. • Performing final clearance surveys of buildings, equipment, materials, and samples leaving controlled areas. • Assisting trades, operations, and project teams as a radiation protection subject matter expert. • Identifying emerging radiological issues and exercising stop-work authority when safety requirements are compromised. • Other duties as assigned by your manager.
What we are looking for:
Education Secondary School Graduation or equivalent.
Experience Minimum of three (3) years of radiation protection experience, preferably in a decommissioning environment. Experience using radiation protection instrumentation and survey techniques. Experience supporting decontamination activities while wearing radiation protection and personal protective equipment.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Group 1 Radiation Protection Surveyor designation. Strong sense of personal responsibility and attention to detail. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a dynamic environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain radiological conditions and requirements. Ability to lead and influence safe work practices in a construction or decommissioning setting. Well-organized, self-motivated, and comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Ability to assess changing conditions and make sound decisions, including stopping work when conditions fall outside the planned scope.
Security Clearance Eligibility Required Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC) Requires a minimum of 3-5 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 Policy on Government Security.
Working Conditions Physically demanding role required such as, climbing, bending, lifting, and working in confined spaces. Ability to work in hazardous, operational, and decommissioning environments. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment, radiation protection equipment, and respirators in physically demanding and hot work conditions.
This position is part of the WTEG Union and is governed by the terms and conditions outlined in the WTEG Collective Agreement. As a member of this bargaining unit, you'll benefit from clear expectations around hours of work, wages, vacation, and other conditions that support a fair and consistent working environment.
Working schedule: Four (4) days per week, ten (10) hours per day for a forty (40) hour work week.
Why CNL? Does the idea of working with a dynamic team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world excite you? At CNL, we're reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders-pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most. From building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developing targeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership in environmental remediation-we are driven by impact, innovation, and purpose.
What We Offer: A Total Rewards Package We believe in taking care of our people. Here's what you can expect as part of our team: Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and floater days Benefits effective Day One - no waiting period Tuition support to help you keep learning and growing A defined-benefit pension plan for your future security
Do Our Priorities Resonate with You? Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow Restoring and protecting the environment Contributing to the health of Canadians
If so, you'll feel right at home at CNL.
Location: Onsite Located near Pinawa, Manitoba, our Whiteshell site is surrounded by pristine lakes, rivers, and forests - a true haven for outdoor enthusiasts. The area offers a peaceful, close-knit community atmosphere, ideal for those who enjoy nature, recreation, and a balanced lifestyle.
Please note: This is a fully onsite position based at our Whiteshell site, Manitoba.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome employees, stakeholders, and partners of all backgrounds and identities. Click here to read all about it!
We are proud to uphold a workplace culture grounded in our Core Values: Respect Teamwork Accountability Safety Integrity Excellence These values drive our employment practices and ensure meaningful career development opportunities and accommodations for all employees.
CNL is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during any phase of the hiring process, please let us know via jobs@cnl.ca. All requests will be handled with confidentiality.
Whiteshell Laboratories is situated on the traditional lands of Treaties 1 and 3, and near Treaty 5. This land is the home of the Anicinabe, Ojibway Anishinaabe and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. We recognize that many other Indigenous Peoples across the region and Canada also consider this area their home. CNL is deeply grateful for the opportunity to work on these lands and waterways, which hold significant cultural and historical importance. We acknowledge that this site was established without consultation with the Indigenous Peoples of this area. We recognize the ongoing impact of this and we are committed to understanding and respecting the unique Indigenous history, rights and title associated with this land.