Specialist, Licensing & Community Relations (18 Month Contract)

BWXT•Peterborough, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC) is seeking a Specialist, Licensing & Community Relations for an 18-month contract position in Peterborough. This role supports the BWXT Commercial Operations Communications & Government Relations department, specifically the BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. and BWXT Medical Ltd. divisions. The primary focus is to help develop, maintain, and support initiatives outlined in each licensed company's Public Information & Disclosure Programs. Duties include the development, coordination, and execution of internal and external communications and events, such as stakeholder communications, internal communications, external publications, public website content, tradeshows, conferences, facility tours, internal events, community events, media events, and PowerPoint presentations.

Requirements

Community College Diploma in Public Relations, Marketing Communications, Journalism or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 2 – 3 years experience in a technical environment.
Event management experience.
Excellent oral and written communications skills, adapting styles/tones to different audiences.
Excellent writing skills, including logic and structure, grammar, usage, syntax and punctuation for emails, letters, reports, memos, presentations, ad copy and all forms of collateral.
Knowledge of desktop publishing software and basic knowledge of print/graphical requirements.
Ability to grasp technical concepts and communicate to a diverse audience.
Strong research, interviewing and writing skills.
Ability to coordinate various projects and meet a variety of milestones under very tight timelines.

Responsibilities

Support site-specific communications (email, portal and e-boards) for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.
Participate on the Indigenous Relations Committee and support BWXT’s Indigenous Relations Roadmap and PAIR certification.
Support the Canada Contribution & Membership program, including the development of annual forecast, responses to community requests, issuance of payments in line with budget and forecasting, obtaining approvals for new requests, coordination of sponsorship and event staffing requirements and branding.
Support internal employee events for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.
Support the successful implementation of the Public Information and Disclosure Programs for BWXT NEC in Peterborough and Toronto, and BWXT Medical in Kanata. This includes community events and meetings, facility tours, speaking opportunities, public mailings, community support, Community Liaison Committee coordination, website updates, volunteer event coordination, and more.
Annually support updates to the Public Information and Disclosure Program for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.
Support BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical community website maintenance, including updates and posts.
Support content development and posting for BWXT NEC’s Facebook Group and Targeted Advertising.
Uphold commitments listed within the PIDP by executing deliverables within communications plans.
Support the receipt and response to public inquiries.
Support updates to stakeholder listing and track stakeholder engagement.
Support the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) program, including recruiting CLC members, coordinating meetings, following up on actions, taking minutes, and evaluating performance.
Assist senior leadership with regulatory meetings and hearings by assisting with presentations, collection and dissemination of interventions, and background information pertaining to the PIDP.
Assist Vice President, Government Relations, with Indigenous Relations in support of PIDP and overall company goals.
Be an active participant in emergency response drills (media and public disclosure response).
Act as a site representative for the crisis communications team and support emergency response communications for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.
File all correspondence to and from CNSC, stakeholders, media, etc. in accordance with PIDP housekeeping.
Assist with the development, roll-out, reviews and approval of public polling, analyze data.
Support invoice processing and budget planning for PIDP-related items.