Lead waste characterization and sample management at CNL’s fully onsite Whiteshell site near Pinawa, Manitoba, with regulatory oversight responsibilities.

The Manager, Waste Program Oversight leads multidisciplinary functions supporting environmental remediation, decommissioning, and long-term waste management. This position oversees gamma assay, laboratory coordination, sampling, reporting, and technical review. It also manages resources, performance, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement across waste programs.

Key Responsibilities:
Set priorities and allocate resources for waste characterization functions
Oversee sampling, gamma assay, laboratory coordination, and sample management
Monitor technical quality, workload demands, performance, and emerging risks
Lead audits, corrective actions, assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives




Maintain regulatory, quality assurance, and technical standards

Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, chemistry, physics, or related discipline
Minimum ten years of progressively responsible technical experience
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in regulated industrial or nuclear settings
Knowledge of radioactive waste characterization, sampling, and disposition
Eligibility for Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance

Apply waste management leadership, characterization expertise, and technical governance experience to CNL’s Whiteshell operations in Manitoba.

📌 Waste Characterization Program Manager Pinawa (Canada)
🏢 Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
📍 Canada