Execution Director Turbine Island and Balance of Plant

Job Description

Overview

The Senior Director Project Delivery (TI & BOP) is accountable for end-to-end EPC delivery of the Turbine Island (turbine-generator condenser feedwater/condensate circulating water auxiliary systems) and Balance of Plant (conventional island utilities buildings HVAC fire protection electrical distribution I&C auxiliary systems water treatment site-wide infrastructure) for a nuclear new build project. This role ensures scope is delivered safely on schedule to budget and in compliance with nuclear quality requirements regulatory commitments and commercial obligations.

Your role

• Safety Nuclear Quality & Regulatory Compliance:
  • Set and enforce a nuclear safety culture and Zero Harm mindset across EPC partners and subcontractors.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (e.g. CSA N286 ASME CWB IEEE NFPA local building codes) and conformance to Nuclear QA requirements (e.g. graded approach hold/witness points document traceability).
  • Oversee licensing interfaces and ensure TI/BOP design and construction meet regulatory commitments including design change control configuration management and records retention.
• EPC Delivery Leadership (Scope Cost Schedule Risk):
  • Own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for TI & BOP scope; drive critical-path performance and float preservation.
  • Manage EPC contract execution for TI/BOP including Work Packages change orders claims prevention/defense and commercial administration.
  • Lead monthly earned value reviews and cost forecasting (Estimate at Completion) ensuring adherence to budget contingency drawdown controls and cash flow targets.
  • Chair TI/BOP Risk & Opportunity reviews maintain a dynamic risk register (technical supply chain constructability commissioning) and drive mitigations with quantified impacts.
• Engineering Procurement & Supply Chain:
  • Oversee design maturity (0100%) for TI/BOP ensuring constructability operability maintainability and standardization across units/fleet where applicable.
  • Govern technical baselines (requirements interfaces configuration V&V) and approve design changes affecting safety cost or schedule.
  • Direct long-lead and critical procurement (turbine-generator condenser transformers switchgear pumps heat exchangers valves HVAC equipment fire protection packages water treatment plants).
  • Enforce supplier quality requirements (QMS audits ITPs FAT/SAT) and resolve NCRs promptly.
• Construction & Commissioning Management:
  • Coordinate site mobilization site logistics temporary works and laydown for TI/BOP.
  • Oversee field execution (civil mechanical electrical I&C) including productivity tracking installation quality weld/NDE programs and system turnover readiness.
  • Lead systemization & turnover strategy (MC Substantial Completion Provisional Acceptance) and integrate with startup/commissioning for TI/BOP systems.
  • Ensure robust pre-ops/operations readiness: spares O&M manuals training and maintainability plans.
• Interfaces & Stakeholder Management:
  • Act as the single accountable owner for interfaces between NSSS/Island Vendor TI and BOP systems; resolve cross-contract clashes proactively.
  • Align with grid operator interconnection teams and site infrastructure programs (roads water intake/outfall cooling towers/once-through systems).
  • Engage with corporate functions (Legal Finance Regulatory Affairs Supply Chain) and external stakeholders (regulator insurers lenders engineer as applicable).
• Governance Reporting & Assurance:
  • Provide transparent fact-based monthly reporting: EHS EVM milestones risks issues changes claims and cash flow.
  • Lead independent readiness reviews (e.g. Construction Readiness Commissioning Readiness Hot Functional Readiness).
  • Ensure data integrity across project systems (e.g. P6 for schedule EcoSys for cost controls ARM for risk management) and alignment with program PMO standards.
• Ethics:
  • Ensure all project activities comply with corporate standards of ethical conduct cyber-security import-export regulations intellectual property protections and security clearance protocols.
• Nuclear Safety:
  • Accountable for all aspects of nuclear and industrial safety including adherence with corporate and customer safety programs development and enforcement of necessary training and requirements adherence to corrective action programs and enforcement of performance standards for all of the above.

About you

• Engineering degree (Mechanical Electrical Civil or related). Advanced degree or PMP/PEng is an asset.
• 15 years of large-scale power or nuclear new build/major retrofit experience; 10 years in leadership roles delivering EPC scopes (preferably TI/BOP conventional island).
• Nuclear Experience: Experience in Nuclear Reactor new design and construction projects preferred.
• Expertise in project controls (P6 earned value cost forecasting) risk management (ARM or equivalent) and stage-gate governance.
• Experience in regulated environments and with regulatory/stakeholder engagement.
• Proven record of delivering >$500M TIC scopes with complex supply chains and multi-year construction.
• Strong working knowledge of nuclear quality frameworks (e.g. CSA N286 NQA-1 or equivalent) and major equipment (turbine-generator sets condensers large pumps switchgear transformers HVAC fire protection).
• Demonstrated success with claims avoidance/management change control and commercial administration under EPC contracts.
• Team Building: Ability to build and inspire a team to work towards common goals.
• People Management: Experience managing direct reports within a project delivery functional support model.
• Leadership: Lead by example setting high standards for Health & Safety and Nuclear Safety Culture.
• Leadership & Accountability: Sets direction holds EPC partners accountable escalates decisively.
• Systems Thinking: Manages interdependencies across NSSS/TI/BOP and grid/infrastructure.
• Commercial Acumen: Navigates EPC terms incentives LDs performance guarantees bonds and insurance.
• Quality Assurance: Appreciation of the importance of Quality Assurance Programs and their significance to the nuclear industry.
• Safety Knowledge: Working knowledge of industrial safety and nuclear safety culture.
• Nuclear Supply Chain: Understanding of nuclear supply chain and materials management principles.
• Communication Skills: Excellent organizational communication and customer relationship skills. Demonstrated oral and written communication abilities.
• Necessary competencies:
  • Demonstrates initiative decisiveness and perseverance.
  • Plans and communicates effectively with good instincts when to engage with stakeholders.
  • Seeks and accepts responsibility and accountability.
  • Possesses excellent judgment and can correctly apply skills and knowledge.
  • Perform well under stress.
  • Delegates effectively.
  • Integrity and Trust with a commitment to both safety and quality.
  • Customer Focus.
  • Team Player Shares Knowledge.
• Required interfaces:
  • Customers suppliers Candu Partners.
  • Senior executives department functional managers.
  • Trades personnel.
• Work Location(s):
  • The project team are predominantly located to the west of Toronto. Though this site will be home office based it will require travel to sites and to meet with clients.
  • Various other work locations (suppliers project interfaces) as required.

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