Team Lead, Property Remediation and Restoration

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

$100K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Diploma in Construction Project Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Ten years of project experience in senior leadership roles.
  • Experience with large-scale construction or remediation projects.
  • Proven track record in managing teams and multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Strong knowledge of project management principles and construction practices.

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams of remediation and restoration professionals to ensure project success.
  • Plan, schedule, budget, and monitor projects effectively.
  • Collaborate with contractors and stakeholders to solve challenges.
  • Develop project execution strategies, scopes, budgets, and risk plans.
  • Report project status, risks, and issues to management and partners.
  • Assist with procurement and contract evaluations for projects.
  • Support project controls, performance tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

  • Paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal days.
  • Benefits start on Day One with no waiting period.
  • Tuition support for professional growth and development.
  • Defined-benefit or defined-contribution pension plans for financial security.
Full Job Description
What you will be doing!
  • Leading a team of remediation, restoration, and project coordinators to support successful project delivery.
  • Supporting the execution of remediation and restoration projects through planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and performance monitoring.
  • Collaborating with contractors and project stakeholders to identify challenges and implement practical solutions.
  • Participating in developing project execution strategies, scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and risk mitigation plans.
  • Reporting project status, progress, risks, and emerging issues to management and project partners.
  • Supporting the interface between engineering, design, remediation, and restoration activities.
  • Reviewing constructability assessments, technical documentation, work packages, and remediation plans.
  • Assisting with procurement activities, contractor site visits, tender evaluations, and project award processes.
  • Attending construction and project meetings and supporting the coordination of field execution activities.
  • Monitoring technical progress on engineering, design, and contractor work activities to ensure alignment with project objectives.
  • Coordinating lessons learned activities and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Assisting with developing, training, coaching, and mentoring Project Coordinators and project staff.
  • Supporting the establishment and management of project controls, budgets, schedules, and reporting systems.
  • Tracking project milestones, financial performance, schedules, and key deliverables.
  • Supporting workforce planning, performance management, and the assignment of work to internal and external resources.
  • Promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring compliance with all applicable safety, radiation protection, and organizational requirements.
  • Acting on behalf of management, as required, to support project and operational activities.
  • Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:
  • Education
    • Diploma from an accredited college in Construction Project Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
    • Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.
  • Experience
    • Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible project experience in a senior project or team leadership role.
    • Experience supporting large-scale construction, remediation, restoration, or infrastructure projects.
    • Experience managing teams, budgets, schedules, contracts, and project performance in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
    • Experience working with contractors, consultants, designers, regulators, and project stakeholders.
    • Experience applying project management principles throughout the project lifecycle from planning through execution and closeout.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
    • Demonstrated leadership experience in managing multidisciplinary teams within construction, remediation, or infrastructure project environments.
    • Demonstrated project management expertise across scope, cost, schedule, quality assurance, communications, human resources, risk, procurement, and integration management.
    • Strong planning, budgeting, resource management, organizational, and time management skills.
    • Proven ability to build collaborative relationships with contractors, consultants, regulators, stakeholders, and project teams.
    • Demonstrated experience managing project risks, challenges, and competing priorities in fast-paced environments.
    • Strong negotiation, contract administration, and stakeholder management skills.
    • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, project teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.
    • Proven ability to mentor, coach, motivate, and develop employees and project professionals.
    • Applied knowledge of construction practices, remediation projects, restoration activities, and project delivery methodologies.
    • Demonstrated ability to analyze technical information, make risk-informed decisions, and resolve complex project issues.
    • Strong verbal, written, presentation, and reporting skills.
    • Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership, environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
  • Security Clearance Eligibility 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 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.

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


Location: Onsite

Our Port Hope site is situated along the scenic shores of Lake Ontario, just east of Toronto. The community is rich in history, with vibrant downtown shops, restaurants, and nearby trails and parks. Living and working here offers the perfect blend of small-town charm and easy access to urban amenities.

Please note: This is a fully onsite position based at our Port Hope location, Ontario.

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