Project Assistant

Are you looking for a role that will allow you to contribute to an impactful federal initiative? Do you want to work on a project that helps clean up low-level radioactive waste and supports environmental safety? If the idea of supporting the successful delivery of the Small-Scale Sites Remediation Project and collaborating with a dedicated project team excites you, this could be the opportunity you're looking for!

The Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) aims to remediate several contaminated sites in Port Hope and Clarington, consolidating waste into newly engineered mounds to meet established clean-up criteria. As a Project Assistant (PA) under the direction of the Project Lead, you'll provide essential support to the Small-Scale Sites Remediation team, helping ensure the project’s success. Apply today to be part of this important effort!

What will you be doing!

• Maintaining project action and activity logs to support the Project Lead and team to ensure accuracy and avoid potential delays during the execution of the project.
• Attending project office meetings and field reviews on the construction site and being required to take accurate meeting minutes.
• Attending the site to observe construction activities, Evaluating the nature and condition of the project, and providing suggestions to the Project Lead on execution observations.
• Interfacing with the project stakeholders, including internal PHAI groups, contractors, consultants, municipal contacts and local residents as required by the Project Lead.
• Keeping accurate records related to projects, specifically documentation, clarification and presentation to management.
• Prioritizing tasks according to project timelines.
• Assisting the Project Lead with scheduling meetings and events, general communication, taking meeting minutes, sending meeting notices, and logging actions.
• Assisting in maintaining project schedule and financial data; monitoring and reporting on the status of Procurement Orders.
• Creating and maintaining various spreadsheets, diagrams, and documents as required.
• Assisting the project team in preparing documents and letters for distribution and filing.
• Providing assistance to the project team in preparing deliverable reports, correspondence, procedures, papers and abstracts, and presentation materials.
• Ensuring accurate formatting on documents and reports, proofreading documents, and proper completion of all associated review, comment, and routing forms in accordance with procedures.
• Receiving and managing project submittals, reviewing and commenting process with the Project Team, Contractor and Engineer of Record.
• Maintaining priorities, timetables, and scheduling meetings and appointments.
• Assisting in preparing correspondence, memos, letters, procedures and formal document templates.
• Assisting project team in research, providing input to the development of practical and economical solutions to specific engineering problems.
• Building technical expertise in construction oversight, project engineering, and design activities, while evaluating studies and contracts to ensure alignment with standards, objectives, and specifications.
• Assisting the project team in the preparation of work plans.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Education
• The Project Assistant is expected to have a post-secondary diploma OR 4 years of relevant experience without a relative post-secondary education.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Working knowledge of the computer-based applications used for project management purposes (i.e., scheduling software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. - re write this as comes across as unfriendly
• General familiarity with construction and/or engineering project work.
• Strong awareness of safety in a construction project environment.
• A general understanding of project management processes, especially those related to scope, schedule, cost, risk, change control, and earned value, is preferred.
• Skills in multi-tasking, organizing priorities and managing time well to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn.
• Adaptive, able to respond to changing conditions quickly.
• Questioning attitude. Logical thinking.
• Detail-oriented, accurate. - finish he sentence
• Demonstrated personal accountability.
• 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.”
  

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 pacesetters 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!
  
  

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

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

Location:

CNL's Historic Waste Program Management Office is in Port Hope, Ontario's beautiful and historic community. Roughly 100 km east of Toronto, it is still close enough to the “Big City” without all the hassle of being in the “Big City.” As a leader in environmental remediation at nuclear and radiologically contaminated sites, CNL is implementing the Port Hope Area Initiative on behalf of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. The cleanup of historic Low-Level Radioactive Waste by CNL in Port Hope and Port Granby in Ontario demonstrates Canada’s commitment to the safe, long-term storage and management of nuclear waste.

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. working from home.

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. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including 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 regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

CNL respectfully acknowledges that the Historic Waste Program Management Office and the Port Hope Area Initiative projects are situated on the treaty lands of the Williams Treaties First Nations, specifically the Gunshot Treaty signed with the Mississauga First Nations of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island.