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AtkinsRéalis

Engineering services for infrastructure and energy

Commissioning Director

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree or diploma in engineering, engineering technology, construction, operations, or a related technical discipline; equivalent senior nuclear commissioning, operations, maintenance, or field leadership experience may be considered.
  • Typically, 15+ years of progressive experience in nuclear power or another highly regulated industry, including substantial responsibility for commissioning, startup, testing, system turnover, operations readiness, or major project execution.
  • Demonstrated experience developing commissioning strategies, integrated schedules, procedures, work packages, test programs, temporary tooling and services, readiness criteria, and system turnover plans, with direct leadership of field execution and closeout.
  • Strong working knowledge of Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission expectations, nuclear safety culture, licensing, quality assurance, configuration management, work control, testing governance, and regulatory evidence, with proven multidisciplinary leadership and senior-level reporting capability.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the commissioning strategy, execution plan, organization, governance, and readiness framework from detailed design through final handover.
  • Develop and control commissioning schedules, system and subsystem boundaries, testing sequences, resource plans, regulatory milestones, and construction and operations interfaces.
  • Lead preparation, review, approval, and implementation of commissioning procedures, work packages, test plans, acceptance criteria, and records.
  • Define temporary tooling, test equipment, utilities, facilities, materials, vendor support, and temporary services.
  • Manage commissioning execution, including work control, configuration control, permits, isolations, test conduct, deficiency resolution, retesting, and performance reporting.
  • Serve as the primary commissioning interface with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and licensing organization for submissions, inspections, hold points, commitments, evidence, and issue resolution.
  • Establish and verify system-readiness criteria before testing.
  • Coordinate Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Supply Chain, suppliers, operations, and maintenance.
  • Lead commissioning closeout, including acceptance of test results, deficiency disposition, regulatory closure, records completion, and lessons learned.
  • Manage system turnover and final handover to the operating organization.

Desired Qualifications

  • Professional engineering, project management, nuclear operator, or relevant trade credentials are assets.

About the Company

AtkinsRéalis

Engineering services for infrastructure and energy

AtkinsRéalis provides engineering services for infrastructure and nuclear projects, connecting people, data, and technology to plan, design, build, and manage systems worldwide. It delivers integrated services through consulting, design, engineering, and project management, using a global team and data-driven collaboration to move projects from concept to commissioning. The company’s global reach and end-to-end capability across conventional engineering and nuclear sectors enable coordinated delivery across multiple disciplines. Its goal is to transform infrastructure and energy systems worldwide by delivering safe, reliable, and efficient engineering solutions.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Epsom, United Kingdom
Founded
1938

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