Fire Protection Section Head

Are you a collaborative leader who thrives on guiding high‑performing technical teams? Do you take pride in ensuring programs meet the highest standards of safety, compliance, and operational excellence? Are you someone who can translate complex codes and regulations into practical, effective solutions? Our Chalk River location is looking for a Fire Protection Section Head to play a critical role in delivering a safe, compliant, and efficient Fire Technical Services program in support of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories projects and commercial initiatives.

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• Supervising a team of 6-8 Fire Protection Engineers/Specialists.
• Assisting in goal setting, performance evaluations, career development, disciplinary and promotion actions, and recruiting technical resources (internally and externally).
• Providing motivation and technical guidance to the team, and ensuring the technical validity of their work.
• Ensuring that qualified staff are assigned and trained to perform work.
• Prescribing applicable design processes quality elements, and the execution of engineering activities in support of work at CNL executed by the Fire Protection Program.
• Executing engineering activities in accordance with prescribed standards, processes and verification planning documents.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

• At minimum, a Bachelors (Honour) 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. Significant related experience in a field of specialization.

• 8-10 years of experience in Fire Protection Engineering or specialization.
• Experience reviewing designs relating to Fire Protection to ensure fire protection safety and compliance to applicable codes & standards.
• Experience evaluating the adequacy of fire protection system design in accordance with applicable fire protection criteria and recommending changes as applicable.

• Ability to solve technical problems and communicate their solutions in an orderly, practical manner.
• Good oral communication and writing skills, including the ability to provide presentations to groups.
• Strong understanding of the National Building Code, Canadian Electrical Code, National Fire Code and applicable National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Canadian Underwriters Laboratories (CAN/ULC), and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) N293 and N393 standards.
• Understanding of Canadian nuclear regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in the provision, operation, and maintenance of fire protection, suppression, and alarm systems, as well as other interrelated building systems, as required.

• Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

• Working schedule:
  Five (5) days per week, seven and a half (7.5) hours per day for a thirty‑seven and a half (37.5) hour work week.
• This position is part of the CRPEG Union and is governed by the terms and conditions outlined in the CRPEG Collective Agreement. As a member of this bargaining unit, you’ll benefit from clear expectations around hours of work, wages, vacation, and other conditions that support a fair and consistent working environment.
• Occasional travel to other CNL sites and meetings as required.
• Overtime or flexible work schedules will occasionally be required.

Does the idea of working with a dynamic team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world excite you? At CNL, we’re reinventing ourselves to be industry leaders—pioneering solutions to the problems that matter most.

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