Manager, Radiation Protection

at  Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Are you looking for a rewarding career that will challenge you? Do you want to work in an environment where you will be responsible for managing the associated resources and coordination of services in an efficient, safe, compliant, and timely manner? If so our Chalk River location is looking for a Manager of Radiation Protection (RP) to support the implementation of Radiation Protection in support of the Science and Technology, and Capital Projects missions. Apply today!

• Setting objectives, completing performance reviews, and following the disciplinary process for all direct reports within the line.
• Collaborating with CNL union representatives to influence positive employee relations, managing any correspondence and issues raised for staff with the line.
• Setting and implementing development plans for direct reports.
• Ensuring the appropriate deployment of human resources to achieve goals.
• Selecting and approving new hires for the department and conducting terminations within due process.
• Developing and managing the budget for your business line.
• Ensuring staff are trained and qualified for their role.
• Ensuring the compliant and consistent implementation of the Corporate RP Program within the missions.
• Ensuring safety-based observations are performed to maintain high radiological standards within the missions.
• Maintaining open and clear communications with the Corporate RP Program, facilitating staff to engage in program change initiatives.
• Implementing improvement initiatives and championing continuous improvement.
• Maintaining open and clear communications with the management and leadership within the mission to ensure objectives and milestones are met.
• Providing sufficient and competent RP resources to support the delivery of the mission.
• Engaging in RP departmental initiatives to recruit, train and retain staff.
• Identifying and solving complex radiological protection problems.
• Working collaboratively in a team environment or influencing others to work together effectively to achieve shared goals.
• Constructively working with others to reach shared objectives or settle differences through mutual concessions.
• Acting to promote commitment to a team, task, or shared goal. Allowing the group to take responsibility for its goals.
• Encouraging staff to propose innovative solutions to RP challenges.
• Providing expert health physics and radiological protection advice and guidance on important technical radiological matters to senior, line and facility management and external clients.
• Contributing to the writing, reviewing and approving RP documents that may have a variety of audiences.
• Managing an operating budget commensurate with the project baseline, which includes an equipment/materials component.
• Close financial planning and resource management are required to employ these resources efficiently and effectively.
• Providing oversight of the training of RP staff within the team ensuring staff are appropriately assessed before qualification.
• Guiding the work and providing supervision and guidance for a large team of operational Health Physicists, RP Supervisors and RP Surveyors.
• Scheduling and assigning tasks to meet overall business plan objectives within cost, quality and time requirements.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.