Director, Integrated Oversight and Management Support

Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd. • Chalk River, ON

8d • CA$169,900 - CA$212,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

AECL operates on land and territories that have, since time immemorial, been the traditional lands of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Together with our contractor, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), AECL is committed to advancing reconciliation with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit communities through a renewed relationship based on recognition of rights, mutual understanding and respect, and meaningful engagement, collaboration, and partnership.
Small Team. Big Impact.
At AECL, your expertise makes a visible difference. As a small and agile organization, individual contributions matter, and your work is closely connected to real‑world outcomes that deliver lasting public value and contribute to outcomes that matter to Canada.
Energizing Canada’s Nuclear Future.
Is AECL right for you?
As a federal Crown corporation, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has a mandate to enable nuclear science and technology and manage the Government of Canada’s radioactive waste liabilities. Since 2015, AECL has been delivering its mandate through a Government-owned, Contractor-operated (GoCo) business model, whereby a private-sector organization, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), is responsible for managing and operating AECL’s sites on its behalf. AECL’s objectives under the GoCo model include accelerating Environmental Remediation Management, managing the Federal Nuclear Science and Technology Work Plan, and building a world-class nuclear laboratory that fulfils government priorities and grows commercial revenues.
Who this role is great for:
This role is a good fit if you:
want your expertise to be visible and valued, not buried in layers;
are motivated by work connected to real‑world outcomes and public value; and
thrive in a small, collaborative environment where flexibility and accountability go hand in hand.
What you will do:
We're looking for a Director, Integrated Oversight and Management Support who is passionate about governance, assurance, organizational effectiveness, and integrated owner-side oversight.
Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Integrated Mission Delivery, you will provide owner-side oversight of due diligence and associated programs, including such as performance assurance and operational training, and the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations, and integrated oversight planning.
You will lead a team responsible for coordinating assurance activities across the IMD portfolio and applying, the use of a sound oversight methodology, so that which provides evidence, a risk- based insights approach, and performance information from multiple oversight areas are integrated into a clear and consistent view for leadership and integrated oversight planning.
You will also support IMD provide internal management by helping to identify, coordinate, and strengthen internal practices—support, including such as training, and knowledge management, and alignment activities—so that the team has the clarity and to help strengthen consistency, capability needed to deliver on its mandate, and effective delivery across the Integrated Mission Delivery function.
As AECL's senior authority for integrated oversight, risk assurance, and due diligence activities, you will consolidate and assess information from programme, field, capital, operational, and assurance sources to ensure risks, opportunities, and emerging issues are understood in their full context. Your work will help strengthen organizational governance by ensuring evidence is credible, connected, and appropriately reflected in executive decision-making processes.
This is a dynamic opportunity to collaborate with executives, directors, technical specialists, government partners, and other interested parties. You will bring strategic thinking, analytical judgment, and leadership to a complex environment while supporting a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
At AECL, we value strong governance, thoughtful decision-making, evidence-based oversight, and collaboration. If you're looking for a role where your expertise helps shape risk-informed decisions and strengthens organizational performance, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Public Administration, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in governance, risk management, assurance, performance oversight, or related disciplines within complex, regulated environments.
• Experience integrating information across multiple functions, programmes, or portfolios to support executive decision-making.
• Experience assessing performance, risk, assurance findings, and organizational trends to identify interdependencies, emerging issues, and systemic risks.
• Experience working within structured governance frameworks involving oversight, escalation, and executive accountability.
• Experience with assurance reviews, due diligence processes, and evidence-based evaluation methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex portfolio-level risks, assurance findings, and governance considerations to executive and external audiences.
• Proven leadership, relationship management, analytical thinking, and decision-making capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Professional designation or certification in risk management, governance, audit, assurance, or program management is considered an asset.
• Certification related to internal audit, assurance, or enterprise risk management is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide owner-side oversight of due diligence and associated programs, including performance assurance, operational training, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations, and integrated oversight planning.
• Lead a team responsible for coordinating assurance activities across the Integrated Mission Delivery (IMD) portfolio.
• Apply a sound oversight methodology to integrate evidence, risk-based insights, and performance information from multiple oversight areas into a clear and consistent view for leadership and integrated oversight planning.
• Support internal management by identifying, coordinating, and strengthening internal practices such as training, knowledge management, and alignment activities.
• Act as AECL's senior authority for integrated oversight, risk assurance, and due diligence activities.
• Consolidate and assess information from program, field, capital, operational, and assurance sources to understand risks, opportunities, and emerging issues.
• Strengthen organizational governance by ensuring evidence is credible, connected, and appropriately reflected in executive decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with executives, directors, technical specialists, government partners, and other interested parties.
• Bring strategic thinking, analytical judgment, and leadership to a complex environment.
• Support a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental benefits through the Government of Canada
• Participation in the Public Service Pension Plan
• Vacation, personal and floating days
• A confidential Employee & Family Assistance Program
• A flexible hybrid work model
• Paid time off during the year-end holiday period, from December 24 through January 1
• Performance-based incentives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director