Specialist, Licensing & Community Relations

Specialist, Licensing & Community Relations (18 Month Contract)

At BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC), we are committed to excellence in every business initiative. With over 500 workers across locations in Peterborough, Toronto, and Arnprior, BWXT NEC supplies nuclear fuel and fuel channel components, services, equipment and parts for the CANDU® nuclear power industry.

We are recruiting for a Specialist, Licensing & Community Relations (18‑Month Contract) for our location in Peterborough. BWXT NEC's Fuel Handling and Engineered Solutions group is involved in the design, manufacture, development, testing, parts supply, and service of on‑power refueling, reactor maintenance, and nuclear medicine delivery tooling sold around the world.

• Communications Support:
  • Support site‑specific communications (email, portal and e‑boards) for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.
  • Participate on the Indigenous Relations Committee and support BWXT’s Indigenous Relations Roadmap and PAIR certification.
  • Support the Canada Contribution & Membership program, including the development of annual forecast, responses to community requests, issuance of payments in line with budget and forecasting, obtaining approvals for new requests, coordination of sponsorship and event staffing requirements and branding.
  • Support internal employee events for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.
• Public Information and Disclosure Program & Regulatory Support:
  • Support successful implementation of the Public Information and Disclosure Programs for BWXT NEC in Peterborough and Toronto, and BWXT Medical in Kanata. This includes community events and meetings, facility tours, speaking opportunities, public mailings, community support, Community Liaison Committee coordination, website updates, volunteer event coordination, and more.
  • Annually support updates to the Public Information and Disclosure Program for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.
  • Support BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical community website maintenance, including updates and posts.
  • Support content development and posting for BWXT NEC’s Facebook Group and targeted advertising.
  • Uphold commitments listed within the PIDP by executing deliverables within communications plans.
  • Support the receipt and response to public inquiries.
  • Support updates to stakeholder listing and track stakeholder engagement.
  • Support the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) program, including recruiting CLC members, coordinating meetings, following up on actions, taking minutes, and evaluating performance.
  • Assist senior leadership with regulatory meetings and hearings by assisting with presentations, collection and dissemination of interventions, and background information pertaining to the PIDP.
  • Assist Vice President, Government Relations, with Indigenous Relations in support of PIDP and overall company goals.
  • Be an active participant in emergency response drills (media and public disclosure response).
  • Act as a site representative for the crisis communications team and support emergency response communications for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.
  • File all correspondence to and from CNSC, stakeholders, media, etc. in accordance with PIDP housekeeping.
  • Assist with the development, roll‑out, reviews and approval of public polling, analyze data.
• Administration Support:
  • Support invoice processing and budget planning for PIDP‑related items.

• Community College Diploma in Public Relations, Marketing Communications, Journalism or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 2 – 3 years experience in a technical environment.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, adapting styles/tones to different audiences.
• Excellent writing skills, including logic and structure, grammar, usage, syntax and punctuation for emails, letters, reports, memos, presentations, ad copy and all forms of collateral.
• Knowledge of desktop publishing software and basic knowledge of print/graphical requirements.
• Ability to grasp technical concepts and communicate to a diverse audience.
• Strong research, interviewing and writing skills.
• Ability to coordinate various projects and meet a variety of milestones under very tight timelines.

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