Job Description

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.

Department: Gentilly-1 and Douglas Point Operations
Number of Positions: 1
Duration: 4 months (May-August)
Field of Study: Office Administration, Business Program, or Records program

Year of study: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year or higher
Location: Tiverton, ON - ONSITE

The Environmental Remediation Management portfolio within Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) supports the Government of Canada\'s commitment to a clean and healthy environment for Canadians. Innovative technologies, modern facilities, and technical expertise are provided in support of the safe storage and long-term management of radioactive waste. Redundant buildings and infrastructure are decommissioned in a prioritized manner reducing the legacy liability and associated risks and site operating costs.

Douglas Point Waste Facility is situated within the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station site (BNGS) in Bruce County on the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario and currently consists of a permanently shut down, partially decommissioned prototype Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) Reactor and support structures. CNL manages the DPWF and is responsible for the maintenance of the entire site.

The Administrative Student will have a unique opportunity to learn administrative functions within the nuclear industry and provide support to the team currently implementing decommissioning activities.

The successful candidate for this position is expected to work predominantly at the Douglas Point Waste Facility supporting on-site staff. There may be the option of performing some work remotely.

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. 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.

What you will be doing:

• Provides general administrative support to the Facility Manager, Business Coordinator, and staff.
• Maintains hard and electronic copy filing systems and ensures efficient document storage and retrieval.
• Provides assistance to the staff within the department with composing, formatting, and issuing of correspondence.
• Obtains data, queries, and anomalies, and prepares reports in support of the Facility Manager, Business Coordinator, and staff.
• Ensures adequate supplies of office materials by ordering stocks and purchasing other standard items as requested. Preparing requisitions and/or purchase orders.

What we are looking for:

• Interpersonal or technical skills, knowledge, or abilities required.
• Sound oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills for providing information services and customer inquiries.
• Computer and software proficiency (MS Office).
• Capable of working independently as well as in a team environment.
• Good organizational and multitasking skills.
• Good internet connectivity for remote access.
• Ability to use general office equipment such as printers, photocopiers, and scanners.

Are you in this field/program?

Office Administration, Business Program, or Records program

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 \xe2\x80\x9cStandard on Security Screening\xe2\x80\x9d and the \xe2\x80\x9cPolicy on Government Security\xe2\x80\x9d.

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.

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\xe2\x80\x99s Douglass Point Prototype Reactor (which has now entered the dismantling phase of decommissioning ETA 2070) is located on the Bruce Power site in Bruce County on the east shore of Lake Huron in the Province of Ontario, near the municipality of Kincardine, 2.5 hours north and west of Toronto. The area has thriving lakeside downtown shops and dining options, renowned festivals and events, recreational programming, and an agricultural community, and you\'ll understand how enticing it is to be a part of this wonderful community.

CNL recognizes and acknowledges that the Douglas Point site is located within the Traditional Territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), and the harvesting areas of the M\xc3\xa9tis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and the Historic Saugeen M\xc3\xa9tis (HSM).

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.

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