Job Description

Job Category: Engineering

Location: Saskatoon, SK

Work Contract: Reg Full-Time (K1)

At Cameco, we are committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of the communities we operate in. We promote employment equity and encourage candidates to voluntarily disclose during the application process if they are a member of a designated group (i.e. women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities). In addition, Cameco is committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and working environment. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise the representative of any accommodation measures that would be required to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

About Us

Cameco is one of the largest global providers of the uranium fuel needed to energize a clean-air world. Utilities around the world rely on our nuclear fuel products to generate safe, reliable, emissions-free nuclear power. Cameco\'s corporate office is based in Saskatoon. We have mining operations and projects in northern Saskatchewan, Kazakhstan, the United States and Australia. We are also a leading supplier of uranium refining, conversion, and fuel manufacturing services from our operations in Ontario.

The Role

As a senior leader of the technical services management team, reporting to the director of the technical services delivery group, you will provide overall management of the engineering services that technical services provides for our capital programs and ongoing operations support needs. Cameco\'s internal engineering team is a diverse multidiscipline team of 50-80 people, supporting a growing capital program
$200M. This role also oversees and manages relationships and expectations with external firms Cameco engages with to provide external engineering services and resources.

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for day to day administration, management, and oversight of the multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Responsible for the engineering department budget, short term and long term staffing, growth and retention of our talented engineering resources
• Work with operations management, technical services program managers, and technical service senior leadership group to develop and monitor execution strategies and plans to achieve the engineering work required.
• Be the owner of the engineering procedures, standards, processes and specification used by the technical teams to provide high quality, technically sound, and cost appropriate technical solutions.
• Coordinate technical activities and resources across multiple groups, multiple programs, and multiple operations
• Build, manage, and oversee relationships with external engineering firms who are engaged to provide technical resources and technical work to support Cameco\'s capital program and operations needs.
• Ensure all engineering work is done on schedule, meeting all deliverables, while working within agreed to budget targets.
• Ensure that the design work is done in accordance with Cameco\'s processes, procedures, standards and regulatory requirements and to an appropriate level of quality.
• Advocate and foster continual improvement of engineering processes, design tools, and skillsets.

Required:

• Bachelor\'s degree in engineering
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant industry experience
• Equivalent combination of education and work experience considered
• Eligible for registration with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

Recommended:

• Experience with working in process plants, mills and underground environments

Cameco is proud to offer a competitive total reward package which includes:

• Competitive compensation program with base and variable pay
• Flexible health, drug, dental, and vision plan with a health spending and personal spending account
• Fixed benefits including employee and dependant life, AD&D, disability benefits and paid vacation leave
• Employee & Family Assistance Programs
• RRSP and RPP matching program
• Career development opportunities
• Relocation costs

Cameco is an employment equity employer and aims to achieve gender parity, and as such, preference will be given to qualified members of equity groups. We are strengthened by the diverse backgrounds of experiences and encourage applicants with various levels of expertise to apply, as equivalent combination of education and work experience are considered.

As this role is a leadership role, regular attendance in person in the office is required. As Cameco corporate employees are currently operating in a hybrid environment, there is flexibility to work from an alternate location when required. The details of this flex work arrangement will be discussed with you in the recruitment process.

Req ID #: 39325

Posted: November 9, 2023

Posting end date: November 23, 2023
Salary Range: $152,860 - $191,070

Safety is a top priority at Cameco. Successful candidates for all positions that will involve work at Safety-Sensitive Sites or in Safety-Sensitive Positions must take and pass a Substance Test, which includes marijuana, as a condition of employment. Marijuana remains in a user\'s system for about 30 days, so applicants who recently used marijuana recreationally should not expect to pass a substance test.

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