Director, Construction

at  CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES CNL

Are you interested in a challenging and rewarding career? We’re looking for a Construction Director overseeing key construction management programs and ensure proper oversight of multiple construction projects at the CNL Chalk River site. Does the idea of working on the projects include a nuclear context and therefore previous experience in the execution of projects on a nuclear site appeal to you? Do you have extensive experience in the oversight of contractors and sub-contractors using a variety of contracting models? If so, this may be the role for you!
What you will be doing!
Providing construction expertise and resources to ensure optimum productivity on all CRL work fronts.
Establishing and leading the Construction organization where personnel are matrixed to and imbedded within the CRL projects and support day-to-day construction activities.
Providing oversight of contractor execution activities, including senior level management focus directly to the field to promote expeditious responses to changed conditions, contractual challenges, timely issue resolution, and other project progress impediments.
Standardizing construction approaches and methods across the CRL to achieve consistency and ensure quality results.
Preparing and attending internal and external project progress meetings.
Interacting with other missions via Project directors, PMs, and leads regarding project objectives, strategies, and contractor performance and concerns.
Ensuring maintenance of a project issues log for each active site including contractor performance and concerns, resourcing, permitting/approvals, access agreements, long-lead items, stakeholder concerns, etc.
Conducting regular, scheduled onsite surveillances of every active CRL work front.
Responding to requests from projects to assist with progress challenges.
Interacting with other matrix support groups to align with project objectives.
Providing senior level interaction with stakeholders as required.
Interacting with contractors at various management levels as dictated by project circumstances and requirements.
Working with Contracts, Training and Projects to ensure development and implementation of training sessions for CNL construction personnel.
Supervising, mentoring, developing, and retaining the Construction team/organization.
Providing oversight of construction contractors on site at all CRL work fronts. This includes work coordination, safety program implementation, work planning, and execution/performance.
Overseeing the development and rollout of industry standard construction processes such as work management, safe work practices, and contractor management.
Participating in review and qualification of new contractors at the CRL.
Working with various CNL missions in the integration and rollout of common construction processes and procedures throughout the HWP.
Leading constructability exercises and perform optimization of contractor schedules and estimates.
Establishing and maintaining links with relevant site support functions to enable effective communication, planning and management of contractor construction activities

Please refer the Job description for details