Position Description
Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Can you see yourself coordinating initiatives requiring security planning and compliance? Our Chalk River location is looking for an Compliance Specialist, Team Lead to ensure effective policies, procedures and security compliance activities are implemented for CNL sites. Apply today!
What will you be doing!
- Coordinating various security reviews, audits, self-assessments and corrective action plans.
- Developing, implementing and maintaining annual security self-assessments for required CNL(Canadian Nuclear Laboratories) facilities.
- Conducting security field walk-downs at various CNL facilities to ensure the ongoing maintenance and compliance with all regulatory and legislative requirements.
- Facilitating the conduct of security briefings and awareness sessions for various CNL organizations as requested.
- Acting as a resource to the CNL Investigator to support investigations as required.
- Coordinating and participating in CNSC (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) regulatory inspections, performance testing exercises or technical meetings.
- Other duties as assigned by your manager.
What we are looking for:
- Education
- Post-secondary diploma with concentrated studies in a business or security/police related discipline or equivalent in knowledge and related experience.
- Formal training and/or experience developing Harmonized Threat & Risk Assessments (HTRA)
- Training and experience in incorporating Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts are considered assets.
- Professional certifications such as CPP or CNSP considered an asset.
- Experience
- 5-10 years of progressive experience in a business or security/police related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining organizational security documentation is required.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to comprehend and organize information, assess issues and take action within broad organization objectives dealing with a variety of diverse technical, complex organizational and economic challenges.
- Ability to design and implement contingency plans, as appropriate.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and changing work environment.
- Must be willing to travel on an as-required basis and be willing to remain on duty during an emergency.
- Working knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada, Provincial and Municipal Statutes and CNL’s established encryption program (Entrust).
- Familiarity with Treasury Board of Canada guidelines, Government of Canada Security Policy.
- Security Clearance Eligibility Required
- Level 2 Secret requires a minimum of 7 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 Conditions:
- 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.
- May be required to work extended hours as well as travel to various CNL satellite sites on a planned or ad-hoc basis.
Why CNL?
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.
From building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy technologies, to developing targeted cancer treatments, to continuing our global leadership in environmental remediation—we are driven by impact, innovation, and purpose.
What We Offer: A Total Rewards Package
We believe in taking care of our people. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team:
- Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and floater days
- Benefits effective Day One – no waiting period
- Tuition support to help you keep learning and growing
- A defined-benefit pension plan or a defined-contribution pension plan, depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security
Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?
- Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow
- Restoring and protecting the environment
- Contributing to the health of Canadians
If so, you’ll feel right at home at CNL!
Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley, our Chalk River site offers a beautiful natural setting with forests, lakes, and wildlife, right at your doorstep. Surrounded by welcoming communities such as Deep River, Petawawa, and Pembroke, you’ll have access to unparalleled outdoor adventures and a fantastic work-life balance.
Please note: This is a fully on-site position based at our Chalk River Laboratory in Ontario.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
At CNL, we are committed to fostering an environment that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome employees, stakeholders, and partners of all backgrounds and identities. Click here to read all about it!
We are proud to uphold a workplace culture grounded in our Core Values:
- Respect
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Safety
- Integrity
- Excellence
These values drive our employment practices and ensure meaningful career development opportunities and accommodations for all employees.
CNL is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during any phase of the hiring process, please let us know via [email protected]. All requests will be handled with confidentiality.
CNL operates on sites located on the traditional lands, waterways and ceded and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples. CNL recognizes and affirms all First Nations, Métis communities and Inuit in this land we now know as Canada. We acknowledge, respect and seek to better understand Indigenous history, rights and title on the lands where we work and develop projects. We honour and respect the importance of the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their lands, waters and territories.
