Occupational Health and Safety Specialist - Chalk River, Ontario

Can you see yourself promoting, enhancing, and supporting the development, implementation, and oversight of robust programs, policies, practices, and a culture of safety to help CNL meet its vision for safety excellence? If so our Chalk River site is looking for an · Occupational ...

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Can you see yourself promoting, enhancing, and supporting the development, implementation, and oversight of robust programs, policies, practices, and a culture of safety to help CNL meet its vision for safety excellence? If so our Chalk River site is looking for an
Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Specialist
to functionally integrate into CNL's various mission lines. Interested to learn more? Apply today

What will you be doing

• Proactively recognizing and encouraging positive workplace OSH practices, and compliance to program and legislative requirements by project delivery personnel and contractors.
• Completing compliance monitoring on OSH related project activities.
• Providing expertise, support and assistance on the development, review, implementation and monitoring of task and project specific OSH programs, work-plans, risk registers, and management system components.
• Promoting safety culture excellence by being a role model and setting the safety standard on site.
• Coaching, mentoring and interacting with colleagues, CNL project team members, site superintendents, supervisors, contractors, and other parties involved in work activities to help deliver the safe execution of work.
• Completing in-field observations to identify and follow-up on non-compliance, areas for improvement and other such gaps related applicable laws, regulations, contract commitments and CNL internal corporate requirements.
• Preparing detailed reports and following up on recommended corrective actions associated with completed compliance & oversight reports, incident reports, observations, and root-cause analysis recommendations.
• Supporting CNL's industrial hygiene program.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What We Are Looking For

• Education

• College diploma or university degree within an OSH or related field from an accredited Canadian or international program, or an extensive set of health and safety training and certification.

• Possess, or must have ability to possess, minimum professional credentials as a CRST and NCSO. CRSP or equivalent recognized designations like the CSP or CMIOSH is additionally preferred.

• Experience

• Four to six (4-6) years' of OSH experience in an equivalent role within complex nuclear, research & technology, heavy construction project, heavy manufacturing, industrial processing, mining, oil & gas, or other civil or environmental remediation experience.

• Experience within a radiation safety and/or protection setting is an asset.

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills – written and oral.

• Organizational skills, with high attention to detail and ability to tailor communications to mixed audiences.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deliverables and task pressures.
• Ability to understand and interpret safety statistics and performance metrics.

• Ability to present recommendations, complete regulatory reporting and technical writing in a clear and effective manner.

• Security Clearance Eligibility Required

• Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement 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 the "Policy on Government Security."

Working Conditions

• Working schedule: Four (4) days per week, ten (10) hours per day for a forty (40) hour work week.
• Physical activity (standing, walking) for up to 12 hours a day.
• Able to manage stairs, ladders, and other egress equipment to enter all site and building areas including confined space.
• Combination of office based and field level work, including work outdoors in inclement weather and temperatures ranging from +30C to -40C. Operational and decommissioning environments - i.e.; laboratories, workshops, confined spaces, heights, etc., laboratory settings, offices, construction sites, open fields, and possible wildlife exposure.

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
Located in the heart of the
Ottawa Valley,
our Chalk River site offers a beautiful natural setting with
forests, lakes, and wildlife
, right at your doorstep. Surrounded by welcoming communities such as
Deep River, Petawawa, and Pembroke
, you'll have access to unparalleled
outdoor adventures
and a fantastic
work-life balance
.

Please note:
This is a
fully on-site position based at our Chalk River Laboratory in
Ontario.

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 . All requests will be handled with confidentiality.

CNL operates on sites located on the traditional lands, waterways and ceded and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. CNL recognizes and affirms all First Nations, Métis communities and Inuit in this land we now know as Canada. We acknowledge, respect and seek to better understand Indigenous history, rights and title on the lands where we work and develop projects. We honour and respect the importance of the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their lands, waters and territories.