G1 Radiation Surveyor Talent Pool

What will you be doing!

• Providing advice to Job Supervisors and staff on radiological protection controls for in-field work activities
• Directing the work of contamination monitors in radiation survey and contamination control work.
• Performing radiation surveys as requested by supervisors
• Performing daily routine radiation surveys, posting and marking radiation caution signs at points of high radiation.
• Taking swipe checks at intervals during the day on floors, walls, benches, fume hoods, etc., and in the case of contaminated areas ensuring that footwear and clothing of personnel in the area are free from activity and the area is isolated until cleaned.
• Foreseeing radioactivity hazards that may lead to the spread of contamination or affect the life and health of employees in the working area and initiate any desirable control measures in addition to those normally established.
• Exercising judgment in offering advice requiring clear differentiation between situations where considerable modification of suggestion and compromise is acceptable and situations where the radiation control requirements must be considered in the nature of Company policy directives. Although such questions may ideally be referred to higher levels, in practice the surveyor on the spot must often reach a working decision as to the force required to present recommendations.
• Taking responsibility for radiation hazard control throughout CRL when on shift outside of normal daytime working hours.
• Informing immediate supervision of any unusual condition and of the action taken to combat this condition
• Discussing radiation problems with employees in the working area and to present recommendations in a convincing and persuasive manner to all personnel with whom they come in contact in the course of their duties.
• Maintaining records.
• Carrying out investigations of radiation control problems, to construct special equipment required for investigations and to carry out technical work associated with personnel, air, soil and plant effluent monitoring programs
• Directing, and performing if necessary, the work of the RP Group 3 Utility Worker and Group 2 Contamination Monitor.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Abilities and Skills:
  • High sense of individual responsibility.
  • Ability to improvise and to deal adequately with rapidly changing conditions.
  • Should possess supervisory ability.
  • Must be tactful and diplomatic, able to work effectively with employees of other branches, and be able to present recommendations in a clear and effective manner.
  • Able to recognize and respond appropriately to customers’ and stakeholders needs.
  • Demonstrates and incorporates understanding of CNL’s business strategy with respect to value of business opportunities and projects and program implications in decision making.
  • Be able to make appropriate decisions to keep personnel safe from radiological hazards.
  • Be a self-starter and have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience:
  • Experience in the nuclear industry is preferred.
• Education:
  • Graduation from a recognized institute of advanced technology in a field relevant to the position, or equivalent formal education OR Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent and normally has more than 3 years pertinent experience or the equivalent in experience, additional education and/or training.
• 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.

WorkingConditions:

• Working at heights or small spaces.
• Working indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including but not limited to work boots, respirator, dosimeter, lab coats, hoods, rubber gloves, cotton gloves, coveralls, etc.
• Be able to work irregular hours and shifts
• Industrial Setting.

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pace setters, so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package :

• paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal) ;
• benefits effective day one , that’s right, no waiting period;
• tuition support
• and a pension!

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

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 the fourth best place to live in Canada in a recent ranking by movingwaldo.com .

Chalk River Laboratories / Ottawa ONTARIO

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