Specialist, Licensing & Community Relations (18 Month Contract)

At BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC), we are committed to excellence in every business initiative. With over 500 workers across locations in Peterborough, Toronto, and Arnprior, BWXT NEC supplies nuclear fuel and fuel channel components, services, equipment and parts for the CANDU nuclear power industry.

We are recruiting for a

Specialist, Licensing & Community Relations (18‑Month Contract)

for our location in Peterborough. BWXT NEC's Fuel Handling and Engineered Solutions group is involved in the design, manufacture, development, testing, parts supply, and service of on‑power refueling, reactor maintenance, and nuclear medicine delivery tooling sold around the world.

Location Peterborough, ON

Our Role The

Specialist, Licensing & Community Relations (18‑Month Contract)

will report to the Vice President, Brand & Communications. The position will support the BWXT Commercial Operations Communications & Government Relations department in the development of the BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. and BWXT Medical Ltd. divisions. The primary focus will be to help develop, maintain and support initiatives outlined in each licensed company’s Public Information & Disclosure Programs. Duties include: development, coordination and distribution/execution of internal and external communications and events, including stakeholder communications, internal communications, external publications, the public website content, tradeshows, conferences, facility tours, internal events, community events, media events, PowerPoint presentations, and more.

Your Day To Day Communications Support

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 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.

Public Information And Disclosure Program & Regulatory Support

Support implementation of the Public Information and Disclosure Programs for BWXT NEC (Peterborough and Toronto) and BWXT Medical (Kanata), including community events, 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 community website maintenance and content development for BWXT NEC and BWXT Medical.

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 receipt and response to public inquiries and updates to stakeholder listing and tracking stakeholder engagement.

Support the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) program: recruiting members, coordinating meetings, following up on actions, taking minutes and evaluating performance.

Assist senior leadership with regulatory meetings and hearings by preparing presentations, collecting and disseminating interventions, and providing background information.

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 crisis communications 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 development, roll‑out, reviews and approval of public polling, analyze data.

Administration Support

Support invoice processing and budget planning for PIDP‑related items.

Required Qualifications

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.

At BWXT, we are committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring process. We use artificial intelligence tools to assist with screening and evaluating applicants to support consistent and equitable hiring decisions.

The base salary range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $63,000 and $100,000 per year. Compensation may include an annual cash incentive and a full range of medical, retirement and other benefits.

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. embraces diversity of thought, values individuality, encourages new perspectives and provides equal opportunity in employment for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, or any other protected category. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible. If you require information in an accessible format, please contact Human Resources.

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