Waste Management Function Program Officer

Overview

Join CNL’s Waste Management Function Team under the Waste Support & Oversight Services (WSOS) Division and contribute to the strategic execution of the Environmental Remediation Management Mission across various sites in Canada. As a Waste Management Program Officer, you will play a pivotal role in guiding the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Waste Management Function Processes and Procedures. Your responsibilities will encompass establishing and refining protocols to ensure the safe planning, generation, handling, processing, transporting, storage, and disposal of waste materials, with a focus on protecting workers, the public, and the environment while adhering to regulatory and licensing mandates.

This position offers an opportunity to engage with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, facilitating effective communication, training, and collaboration to ensure seamless integration of CNL processes and procedures across diverse operational sites. Additionally, you will contribute to ongoing initiatives aimed at enhancing waste management strategies, thereby bolstering CNL’s commitment to environmental sustainability and regulatory compliance. If you are a dedicated professional seeking to leverage your expertise in waste management within a dynamic and mission-driven environment, we invite you to apply for the Waste Management Program Officer position and be a part of CNL’s ongoing efforts to advance environmental stewardship and safety standards across Canada.

• Identifying and addressing gaps in existing Waste Management Function requirements, processes, and procedures through observations, assessments and reviews at CNL’s sites and through benchmarking against other non-CNL facilities (nuclear & non-nuclear).
• Assisting in the development of processes to conduct verification and assessment of waste management practices.
• Conducting site and facility level Waste Management Function compliance verifications and Waste Management Assessments of Waste Generators and Waste Receivers, with the objectives to identify non-compliances and opportunities for improvement.
• Establishing, documenting and maintaining a system to compile site-specific Function measures, waste data, and records, including preparation of periodic summary reports.
• Communicating Function requirements and opportunities for improvement through: a) assisting in developing and delivering Waste Management Function Training, and b) presenting on Waste Management Function requirements at employee (safety, branch, interest group) meetings.
• Interfacing with planning and technical staff in other parts of CNL, to meet CNL needs in a coherent integrated manner, with a particular focus on the following organizations:
  Clean-up Function, Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG), Integrated Waste Strategy (IWS), Facilities Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation, Fuel Program and Projects, Port Hope Area Initiative, Reactor Decommissioning, Waste Services and the Whiteshell Laboratories Closure Project.
• Developing and/or supporting the development of technical plans for managing waste at various CNL sites across Canada.
• Developing and/or supporting the development of discrete deliverables supporting work related to waste characterization, processing, packaging, transportation and disposal.
• Overseeing the work of subcontract resources in the development and completion of technical deliverables.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

• Education
  • At minimum, a Bachelors (Honours) in Engineering or Science from a university of recognized standing.
    OR
  • Membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualification for membership in that organization.
• Experience
  • Experience in collecting, analyzing and organizing complex data sets to make recommendations based on experience, industry-best practices or innovative approaches.
  • Experience resolving complex technical challenges, from both a strategic and execution-level perspective.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment, with stakeholders…