Position: Technical Director, Nuclear Site Infrastructure Program (ESP Tech Lead)
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Are you ambitious and looking to make the right move in your career? Now is the perfect time to join Egis. Egis is experiencing substantial growth in North America, now made up of over 1,000 engineers, architects and planners across Canada and the USA. This strategic move underscores our commitment to investing in North America, propelling our expansion to new heights.
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Joining Egis is an opportunity to make a valuable, positive impact on the world, while growing and developing as a person. Our culture is very collaborative, and we care about people and our impact. We take great pride in being responsible for our clients, for each other and for our planet and its people. You’ll work and innovate in an environment where high standards and personal consideration go hand-in-hand.
Learn more about the exciting opportunity below where you’ll be part of projects renowned for technical excellence, ambition and sustainability.
About the Role
The Technical Director, also referred to as the Construction Readiness Program Director (ESP Technical Lead), provides senior technical leadership and authority for the Bruce Power Site Preparation Conceptual Engineering scope. The role ensures that all technical strategies, engineering outputs, and regulatory deliverables are consistent with:
• Bruce Power Project Controls Requirements
• Canadian regulatory obligations (IAAC, CNSC, federal, provincial, municipal)
• The responsibilities of EGIS as Engineering Service Provider (ESP)
The Technical Director is accountable for setting the technical direction in Phase 1 (planning and definition) and driving execution in Phase 2 (conceptual engineering delivery), ensuring seamless transition and continuity.
Key Responsibilities
• Technical Leadership & Governance
• Regulatory & Licensing Alignment
• Phase 1 – Planning & Definition
• Phase 2 – Conceptual Engineering Delivery
• Stakeholder & Consortium Interfaces
• Transition & Knowledge Transfer
• Team Leadership & Safety Culture
• Define and lead the technical execution strategy for all site preparation aspects (permits, earthworks, facilities, utilities, safety, infrastructure, and special functions).
• Provide oversight and assurance of integration across all engineering disciplines.
• Ensure all deliverables comply with BP standard, quality systems, and project controls.
• Oversee technical alignment with IAAC permitting and CNSC licensing (License to Prepare Site).
• Ensure that technical inputs are regulator‑ready, traceable, and delivered on schedule.
• Provide technical justification for licensing and permitting decisions, supporting Bruce Power’s governance processes.
• Lead the structuring of site preparation work into logical packages, ensuring interdependencies and risks are fully defined.
• Establish the execution framework, and contribute for schedule, cost estimation, and resource planning, to support Phase 2 implementation.
• Validate baseline assumptions through site assessments, walkdowns, and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide technical assurance that all preparatory studies and plans position the project for a risk‑mitigated transition into execution.
• Direct execution of conceptual engineering activities across all grouped aspects of site preparation.
• Ensure that work packages are technically sound, integrated, and support long‑term constructability, operability, and maintainability.
• Oversee progressive reporting and deliverable reviews (drafts to final) to align with Bruce Power’s stage‑gate processes.
• Provide technical leadership to ensure outputs are robust, regulator‑compliant, and aligned with downstream activities.
• Develop, lead, and maintain an Integrated Project Team (IPT) with Bruce Power and relevant…
