Project Manager (Tooling)

Job Title: Project Manager (Tooling)

Location: Whitby, ON (Onsite)
    
Estimated Duration: 12 Months

Your Role Within The Team
 

• Responsibility for the execution of the work in terms of safety, project management strategies, schedule, cost, manpower and client communications.
• Responsible for an assigned set of engineered tooling, in terms of delivery of design, procurement, testing, refurbishment and readiness in alignment with cost and schedule. This includes interfacing with vendors and OPG stakeholders for documentation and other aspects of tooling delivery.
• Liaise and maintain collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, both internally within CanAtom, with the client and vendor partners. This means demonstrating the ONE TEAM culture both in words and actions.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Ensure work is performed within quality program requirements.
• Ensure a strong nuclear safety culture is reinforced continuously.
• Ensures the tooling readiness process is implemented and adhered to.
• Interface with project controls to update cost and schedule reporting metrics.
• Support the Deputy Project Director, Tooling in executing the scope of RFBR Tooling, as required.
• Supervisory Responsibilities – Manage all tooling resources required to successfully execute the assigned scope, using a matrix Engineering, Procurement, and Construction organization.
• Fiscal Responsibility – Accountable for fiscal performance of assigned scopes/budgets. This includes developing creative solutions to reduce costs while maintaining quality and schedule

The Ideal Candidate
 

• Minimum 10 years of nuclear industry experience.
• Strong background in retube tooling designs, processes and CANDU fuel channel design.
• Excellent organizational, communication and customer relationship skills. A critical skill required for this position is the ability to clearly articulate an issue, the impact, and the steps to resolve.
• Extensive knowledge of nuclear project work, project management, estimating and employee relations required.
• Demonstrated experience in organizing and leading a technical team to high performance in a project-centric environment
• Negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Engineering degree is preferred but not a requirement.
• Strongly preferred candidate with at least 2+ yrs of Engineered Tooling understanding and experience.
• Strongly preferred candidate with familiarity with CANDU sites and work processes for performing work in CANDU containment structures.
• Must also have or be able to hold Nuclear Energy Worker (NEW) status.
• Must have the ability to handle all matters in a confidential and professional manner.
• Various work locations in both field and office.
• Travel as necessary.