Waste Advisory Supervisor
Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Can you see yourself as a Waste Advisory Supervisor, leading a team of technical professionals who provide waste advisory services and develop innovative waste management solutions that support critical operations across the organization? Do you enjoy mentoring employees, driving continuous improvement, balancing competing priorities, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure waste is managed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory requirements? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Apply today!
What you will be doing!
- Leading and overseeing the delivery of waste advisory services to internal and external stakeholders.
- Establishing team priorities and allocating resources to support organizational objectives and operational requirements.
- Supervising, coaching, mentoring, and developing employees to build technical capability, engagement, and high performance.
- Managing workforce planning activities, capability development initiatives, and succession planning efforts.
- Ensuring technical waste management products, guidance documents, plans, and recommendations are developed, reviewed, and implemented effectively.
- Monitoring team performance, workloads, and deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and timely execution.
- Identifying and recommending improvements to waste management processes, procedures, and operational practices.
- Collaborating with stakeholders to develop and implement innovative approaches that enhance waste management services.
- Responding to operational issues and mitigating risks in accordance with established procedures, standards, and requirements.
- Promoting and supporting a strong culture of safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Ensuring team members understand and comply with emergency response procedures and organizational safety expectations.
- Building and maintaining effective working relationships with customers, technical specialists, operational staff, management, and external stakeholders.
- Supporting compliance with waste management requirements, regulatory obligations, and organizational objectives.
- Other duties as assigned by your manager.
What we are looking for:
- Education
- Relevant technical college diploma or university degree.
- Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.
- Experience
- Three (3) to five (5) years of Waste Management experience, preferably within an operational environment.
- Experience leading, supervising, mentoring, or coordinating employees and technical teams.
Experience prioritizing resources, managing workloads, and supporting organizational objectives.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams and achieve operational objectives.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with customers, technical staff, colleagues, management, and stakeholders.
- Proven ability to delegate responsibilities, allocate resources, and manage competing priorities effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to resolve problems, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement practical solutions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical and operational information effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, and deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
- Working knowledge of waste management processes, waste packaging requirements, and operational waste management practices.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
- Proven ability to develop, coach, and train employees on waste management processes and procedures.
- Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to review information, interpret data, and prepare reports for management.
- Applied knowledge of software applications and tools used to support waste management operations and reporting.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate documentation and records.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Working knowledge of waste minimization practices and the ability to provide guidance on proper waste disposal methods.
- Familiarity with radioactive waste characterization principles and technologies is considered an asset.
- Familiarity with hazardous waste and mixed waste handling operations is considered an asset
- 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.”
- 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: Four (4) days per week, ten (10) hours per day for a forty (40) hour work week.
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!
Location: Onsite
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 jobs@cnl.ca. 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.