We are currently requesting resumes for the following position: Fire Protection Technical Staff

Job #: 26-110

Resume Due Date: November 16, 2026 (5:00PM EST)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Duration: 24 Months

Hours of work: 35 (100% on site)

Location: Pickering

About the role

As a fire protection specialist at an OPG nuclear site, you'll provide technical advice, solve problems, and lead improvements that keep the station compliant with its licence and ready to respond. You'll work across commissioning, operations, and maintenance. You'll spot risks early, recommend practical solutions, and turn codes and standards into transparent direction for management and fire protection staff.

What you'll do

Compliance and licensing

- Support compliance with site licence conditions under CSA N293, CSA N393, and related National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards.
- Interpret station requirements under CSA N293 and N393, NFPA, the National Fire Code of Canada, provincial and federal law, and OPG fire protection procedures.
- Make sure all fire protection systems and equipment are operational. Where deficiencies exist, put compensatory measures in place to stay compliant.
- Prepare Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) correspondence to a high standard and address recommendations, action notices, and directives with corrective action plans.
- Help develop and update standards, procedures, instructions, and guides that meet CNSC, code, and standard requirements.

Fire risk and response

- Support the Section Manager of Fire Protection Programs with fire risk assessments.



This includes reviewing system impairments, the Fire Safe Shutdown Analysis, Fire Hazard Assessment information, and applicable codes to find alternative and performance-based compliance strategies.
- Develop response plans for postulated fire scenarios based on the plant safety report licensing basis.
- Run an ongoing review to catch increases in risk from equipment, training, staffing, or procedural gaps, and recommend changes to site fire response protocols.
- Advise management and staff on fire hazard assessment, fire response equipment lifecycle, and fire response personal protective equipment (PPE) and kit.

Technical support and improvement

- Take assignments from your supervisor and identify problems and opportunities in your assigned areas and systems.
- Start studies or investigations where improvement is possible.
- Review internal and external proposals, work with the originator on revisions, and recommend a disposition in writing.
- Prepare specifications for purchasing material, services, and equipment, then follow up with procurement and support field installation.
- Prepare reports for external requests and historical records.
- Partner with site department managers on their support needs,



and develop fire protection service options that improve effectiveness and efficiency.
- Support the interface with internal and external fire protection and emergency response groups.

What you bring

- A four-year university degree in an appropriate engineering field, or equivalent education.
- Knowledge of fire protection, engineering, and economics, with a technical understanding of how the facility operates.
- Knowledge of Fire Hazard Assessment, Fire Safe Shutdown Analysis, the National Building Code of Canada, the National Fire Code of Canada, and CSA N293.
- The ability to evaluate and propose improvements to fire protection processes, equipment, and systems at nuclear stations and facilities.
- Clear, concise written and verbal communication in English, including reports and recommendations.

Our client is dedicated to promoting employment equity and encourages applications from equity-seeking communities including but not limited to: Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities, and women. They aim to build a diverse team that reflects the communities it serves, enhancing its ability to meet their needs. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible work environment and invites all qualified individuals to apply, offering accommodations during the application, interview and onboarding process as needed. This effort supports our clients long-term strategy for equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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📌 Fire Protection Technical Staff (Pickering)
🏢 Ian Martin Group
📍 Pickering