Electrical Designer

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Would you like to make a difference in the Environment? If you answered yes, our Chalk River location is looking for an Electrical Designer to provide integrated project management, engineering, design and construction services for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities, and Research & Development experiments at the Chalk River site. Can you see yourself contributing to the development of conceptual, preliminary and detailed designs of electrical power systems? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you!

What will you be doing!

• Being assigned as a design job leader including job management and execution oversight;
• Providing assistance in resolving identified issues to prevent or mitigate loss of schedule and budget;
• Providing job updates and status reports to management;
• Guiding the work of several technologists, coordinating schedules and assigning tasks to reach an overall objective within cost, quality and time requirements;
• Providing mentorship and technical oversight to junior technologists;
• Preparation of engineering drawings and related documents for electrical design;
• Making revisions of existing CADD and hand drawings;
• Making revisions to Master Equipment Lists (MELs) to identify equipment removed from service;
• Engineering support during decommissioning activities;
• Checking the work of junior staff and providing guidance;
• Conducting walk downs to support, troubleshoot and make minor revisions to electrical systems

What we are looking for:

• Graduation from a recognized institute of advanced technology, or equivalent formal education.Secondary School graduation diploma or its equivalent and has more than 3 years of relevant experience, or the equivalent in experience, additional education and/or training.
• Must possess a strong knowledge of design drafting technique and practice
• Possess knowledge and skills in drafting electrical drawings using CADD
• Must be capable of producing neat, legible, and accurate drawings in a reasonable time
• Proficiency in both written and oral communication is required
• Good verbal and written communication skills are required. The successful candidate must be fluent in English and able to follow and implement complex procedures
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and interact with staff at various levels of the organization
• Working with minimal supervision
• Solving and/or providing recommendations for technical issues
• Interpreting marked up drawings

Security clearance eligibility required: 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.

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.

• Work-life balance is an integral part of our overall health and well-being; at CNL, we value this.

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!

Location:

CNL works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable a hybrid workforce where possible. Our Hybrid employees work with their manager to establish expectations for when they will be on site vs when they are working from home.

About CNL:

CNL is Canada's premier nuclear science and technology organization and a world leader in developing nuclear technology for peaceful and innovative applications. Using our unique expertise, we are restoring and protecting the Environment, we are advancing clean energy technology, and our medical breakthroughs continue to improve the health of people around the world.

Our Priorities:

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

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promote 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 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 inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist with whom you are in contact. 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.

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