Manager, S&T Conduct of Operations & Safety Excellence

Overview

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you and allow you to shape the future of operational excellence within a complex scientific and nuclear environment? Do you see yourself leading safety improvement initiatives, strengthening conduct‑of‑operations programs, and driving performance assurance across a diverse portfolio of research facilities? If you enjoy championing best practices, guiding investigations, and ensuring world‑class operational performance, this may be the opportunity for you.

Our team is seeking a Manager of Science and Technology (S&T) Operational Excellence to lead continuous improvement across S&T Facilities and Laboratories—a pply today!

• Providing oversight of Conduct of Operations across all S&T Facilities and Laboratories, and driving continuous improvement in safety and operational excellence.
• Leading the coordination, oversight, and follow‑up of all events and incidents within S&T Facilities/Laboratories, including timely reporting to S&T leadership and ensuring corrective actions support safe, compliant operations.
• Supporting the Director of S&T Facilities Operations in strategic and operational planning for all facility activities and new initiatives, collaborating with S&T leadership and internal partners to meet organizational objectives and monitor performance against CNL goals.
• Ensuring all Conduct of Operations documents and operating procedures are current, accurate, and relevant across all Facilities/Laboratories.
• Ensuring systems remain fit for service through effective configuration management aligned with laboratory and operational needs.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

• Education
  • Post-Secondary education from a University or College of recognized standing in engineering or the physical sciences.
• Experience
  • A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a Research and Development (R&D)/S&T environment within the nuclear industry.
  • Substantial demonstrated experience in process improvement and performance assurance initiatives, including the development and implementation of training materials.
  • Experience (3-5 years) supervising staff is considered an asset.
  • Experience and ability to identify and quantify risks and develop and execute mitigation plans.
  • Organizational knowledge and experience reaching out to corporate groups are assets.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with an ability to inspire and influence others.
  • Knowledge of Apparent Cause Analysis, Kepner Tregoe problem solving or Lean Green or Black Belt training is an asset.
  • Understanding of Human Performance fundamentals is an asset.
  • Demonstrated “safety first” attitude.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, to gather information from various sources and to present possible options and initiatives for improvement in a change-resistant environment.
  • Proven initiative, motivation, and good people skills to work with various groups across CNL and with external clients.
  • Self-motivated, disciplined and able to work independently as well as collaboratively.
  • Ability to negotiate acceptable timelines and actions for the resolution of schedule issues.
  • Skills to challenge assumptions and plans proposed by others in an objective and professional manner.
  • Broad understanding of the Business and QA processes, Compliance Programs.
  • Demonstrated ability in problem analysis, action planning and making decisions in a timely manner.
  • Analytical skills to use with available data to determine safety and operational improvements within S&T Laboratories, enhance performance and reduce the significance and occurrence of unplanned events.
  • Highly proficient at executing and leading investigations, determining root causes, and implementing corrective actions.
  • Highly proficient in computer skills, including Word, Excel, Oracle, etc.
  • Demonstrated experience and success in leading and collaborating with multi-disciplined teams.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in…