Project Director, Infrastructure Projects

at  Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Are you interested in a new and challenging opportunity? We are looking for a Project Director to support Infrastructure Projects, delivering projects that range from small modifications or improvements to facility and infrastructure at Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), to large complex new-build construction of buildings, laboratories, and waste management facilities. Do you have experience leading concept development, engineering, safety analysis and licensing, technical procurement, construction/installation, commissioning and/or decommissioning work scopes? Are you ready to lead a team of project managers and their respective teams that will execute projects on behalf of the Infrastructure Projects group? The Project Director is accountable for the complete delivery of large-scale, high-risk, projects of critical significance to the ongoing success of CRL and Projects, characterized as multi-year in duration, often involving substantial safety and licensing requirements with many internal and external regulatory interactions, contracts requiring substantial negotiations of terms and conditions having many work packages, resources and interfaces to manage, and involving a significant financial commitment. If you are interested, apply now!

• Managing high-risk projects of critical significance to the ongoing success of CRL and Projects, characterized as multi-year in duration, often involving substantial safety and licensing requirements with many internal and external regulatory interactions, contracts requiring substantial negotiation of terms and conditions, having many work packages, resources and interfaces to manage, and involving a significant financial commitment (typically >$10M annually).
• Using extensive knowledge of business and management principles, manages all aspects of project planning, budgeting and resource allocation, through discussions with internal clients to define the scope of the project, deliverables and timing. Builds and sustains large project teams, and sets priorities/clarifies goals.
• Reviewing and approves work breakdowns, cost estimates, baseline schedules and project changes requested by CNL or internal clients.
• Authorizing project expenditures and procurement requisitions; e.g., purchase orders, invoices and expense claims within higher limits of authority.
• Managing the collective and individual performance of large project team members, (typically more than twelve contracted, seconded and/or CNL staff) through the establishment of project-related performance objectives, and the provision of both formal and informal performance feedback (appraisal) mentoring and guidance to ensure project(s) success.
• Motivating project team staff to deliver quality results on time and on budget, and coaches/mentors others for success.
• Defining roles and responsibilities, and manages performance, including discipline, appraisals and merit allocations. Provides constructive feedback including disciplinary action if required or the termination/re-negotiation of external contracts.
• Securing external and internal resources to execute the project.
• Establishing and controls the project scope and manages the risks and regulatory commitments within project scope.
• Approving project scopes of work and determines project priorities and the division of responsibilities.
• Establishing and administers project budgets and schedules, and approves changes to them.
• Managing and reports on project performance to clients, senior management and other stakeholders.
• Participating in management team meetings related to project performance, priorities and staffing