Senior IT Systems Engineer improving Okta, Google Workspace, JumpCloud, and SaaS systems for Upsun’s cloud application platform. Automating employee lifecycle processes and supporting security compliance across a remote global workforce.
About the role
- Senior Director leading process and systems engineering for AtkinsRéalis, a nuclear and infrastructure engineering services organization. Driving governance, technical excellence, talent development, and project delivery.
Responsibilities
- Define, implement, and continuously improve Process and System Engineering standards, procedures, design guides, and best practices
- Align the discipline with broader business strategy, organic growth, partnerships, subcontracting, market involvement, and complementary growth initiatives
- Oversee governance and oversight, ensuring independence from daily operations and evidence-based decision-making
- Define and maintain capabilities to be a CANDU OEM
- Act as escalation point for technical issues and disputes
- Provide technical support to the Office of the Chief Engineer
- Support complex technical and resource challenges within projects
- Ensure technical consistency and alignment across projects
- Drive process and regulatory compliance, quality, and continuous improvement
- Select, configure, integrate, and oversee technical software tools to improve efficiency and quality
- Conduct design assurance and management self-assessment activities
- Engage in Root Cause and Causal Analyses and facilitate Learning Teams exercises
- Capture, share, and apply engineering knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices
- Oversee engineering software applications, code libraries, code holders, software verification and validation, software lifecycle, and hardware configuration
- Support proposal reviews and develop innovative engineering efficiencies
- Lead Process and System Engineering Functional Managers, Directors, and Subject Matter Experts
- Monitor discipline performance, talent movement, and staffing decisions
- Interpret and apply negotiated agreements with bargaining agents
- Lead strategic plans for capability building, succession planning, and resource management
- Define technical training, qualification, and certification requirements
- Lead technical and skill communities across projects
- Identify capability and staffing gaps and execute plans to address them
- Evaluate staff performance and implement performance management as needed
- Support corrective measures to improve individual and team performance
- Mentor, coach, and develop engineering staff and future capabilities
- Support compensation and level reviews
- Chair Promotion Committee meetings and approve promotion cases for Grades 4 and above
- Manage engineering resources within business plans and financial targets
- Interface with senior executives, project partners, and external stakeholders
- Engage in strategic workforce planning
- Support recruitment, promotion, personnel movement, and maintenance of Subject Matter Expert cohorts
- Promote safety and quality culture, regulatory compliance, innovation, and engineering best practices
Requirements
- Engineering or Science degree from a recognized university; advanced degree preferred
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) registration with PEO or equivalent required, member in good standing
- Minimum 15 years of relevant experience
- At least 10 years in a technical leadership position at a commercial nuclear power plant or equivalent considered an asset
- Experience leading significant engineering departments and multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience throughout various stages of complex engineering projects from conception to commissioning
- Meaningful experience working at project site
- Extensive knowledge of INPO/WANO fundamentals, nuclear safety practices, CANDU reactor technology and regulatory requirements considered an asset
- Advanced capabilities in process and systems engineering technical areas, process improvement, resource and growth management, and operational excellence
- Strong business acumen, technical expertise, and people management skills
- Ability to drive change, enhance productivity, and deliver results in a complex, regulated environment
- Commitment to safety, integrity, and continuous improvement
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Employee recognition
- Flexible benefits tailored to health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Hybrid working culture
- Generous time-off policies
- Accommodation provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
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