2024 Summer Student - Construction

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is bringing together the finest minds to form a diverse, vibrant and dynamic workforce culture energized by the innovative capacity of students, new graduates and mid-career professionals, underpinned by senior world-renowned experts. We hire numerous students from colleges and universities each semester to support our research and perform other assignments. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work this Summer, then keep reading, and if you meet the requirements of this role, apply today.

All students applying for student positions at CNL must be returning to full-time studies upon completion of their work term. Exceptions will be made for students who require a work term in order to graduate.

Department: Construction
Number of Positions: 1
Duration: 4 months (May- August)
Field of Study: Construction, Project Management, Business Management, or Engineering
Year of study: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or higher
Location: Chalk River, Ontario

Are you in a Construction, Project Management, Business Management, or Engineering program at a university or college? Would you like to assist with all aspects of planning, managing document reviews and submissions from project teams and other stakeholders? If you are interested, we invite you to submit a resume, cover letter, and copy of an up-to-date transcript by the posting close date of January 7, 2024, to ensure consideration for student employment.

What you will be doing:

• Providing assistance to Construction Management staff to support field activities;
• Providing assistance to the staff within the assigned project team with composing, compiling, and issuing construction documents;
• Gathering data through communications with Construction Management team and stakeholders;
• Drafting and formatting reports related to Construction processes and other documents;
• Following up with stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts on queries;
• Attending Construction Management team meetings and following up on actions captured;
• Progress reporting on construction activities of assigned projects;
• Tracking document & data progress through Review and Comment, organizing tabletops, and chasing queries as appropriate.
• Ensuring complete record submission and tracking is adequately filed in company documentation systems.

What we are looking for:

• Possesses a positive attitude and a strong ability to work effectively with a team;
• Self-motivated individual with initiative and attention to detail and accuracy;
• Personal commitment to safety and a questioning attitude;
• Applicants must be Civil, Mechanical, Nuclear or Electrical engineering students;
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, OneNote, Outlook) and Adobe to develop customized charts, reports, presentations and technical documents;
• Oral and written communication skills are essential to communicate effectively at regular department meetings as well as with other staff members, levels of management and external contractors;
• Ability to work with web-based applications;
• Ability to use general office equipment such as printers, fax machines, photocopiers and scanners;
• Knowledge of Autodesk applications such as BIM 360, Revit, and Vault is considered an asset.
• Capability of working independently in an environment of rapidly changing and conflicting priorities using prioritization and planning skills to meet established deadlines;
• Legally eligible to work in Canada in accordance with Canadian Immigration laws;
• Must be able to successfully obtain and maintain a security clearance and reliability check.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Teams and Skype platforms.

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, United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security”.

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 you with unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep! In fact, Deep River was named as the fourth best place to live in Canada in a recent ranking by movingwaldo.com.

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.
CNL also supports a workplace environment and a corporate culture that is built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity and Excellence which 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 in relation to 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.