Senior Mechanical Engineer
Job Description
Overview
AtkinsRéalis is looking to hire a Senior Mechanical Engineer for the Port Elgin location. This position requires an experienced, self-motivated professional capable of working independently, leading complex engineering activities, and providing technical guidance to junior staff. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment delivering engineering services for nuclear power plants within a matrix organization.
Your role
- Prepare and review engineering documents, calculations, specifications, reports, drawings, procedures, and other technical deliverables.
- Lead conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design activities for nuclear power plant systems, structures, and components.
- Define engineering scope, technical requirements, deliverables, budgets, schedules, and resource needs.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities and resolve technical and interface issues with clients, suppliers, project teams, and other stakeholders.
- Support engineering changes through the applicable engineering change control processes, from concept development through implementation, commissioning, closeout, and availability for service.
- Perform and review technical assessments, calculations, design evaluations, and verification activities in accordance with applicable procedures.
- Provide pre-order and post-order engineering support, including preparation of procurement documents, technical bid evaluations, supplier document reviews, and resolution of design deviations and non-conformances.
- Support manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, testing, installation, commissioning, and field activities, including site and supplier visits as required.
- Ensure work complies with applicable codes, standards, regulatory requirements, quality-assurance requirements, and client and company procedures.
- Interface directly with client engineering representatives and communicate technical matters clearly to peers, management, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
- Monitor and report on engineering progress, performance, risks, issues, and staffing needs to engineering and project management.
- Mentor junior engineers and technical staff, provide technical guidance, and contribute to knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.
About you
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable engineering discipline from an accredited university.
- Registered Professional Engineer in a province of Canada and a member in good standing, or eligible for registration.
- A minimum of 15 years of relevant engineering experience, including significant experience in the nuclear industry and in a senior design or technical role.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary work and interfacing with clients, suppliers, project teams, and regulatory or authorized inspection organizations, as applicable.
- Demonstrated experience delivering modifications or engineering work for nuclear facilities through the full engineering lifecycle.
- Strong knowledge of applicable nuclear codes, standards, regulatory requirements, engineering change control processes, and quality-assurance practices.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and review complex engineering deliverables and perform or oversee design verification.
- Strong technical leadership, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly.
- Results-driven, self-motivated, and able to work independently and collaboratively in a matrix organization.
- Willingness to travel to and potentially work at project, client, or supplier sites to meet business needs.
Additional, preferred qualifications:
- Advanced degree in an applicable engineering discipline.
- Bruce Power Qualifications such: OE, ADE, IEE and Maximo are considered an asset.
- Completion of key Nuclear Power School courses and exposure to system level Bruce Power training is considered an asset.
- Experience with pressure-boundary systems or components, equipment qualification, seismic or environmental qualification, design registration, or other specialized nuclear engineering activities.
- Qualification or recent experience as a Specialized Professional Engineer under an applicable code or standard.
- Experience supporting procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, testing, installation, commissioning, and field engineering activities.
- Knowledge of configuration management, systems engineering, constructability, operability, maintainability, and lifecycle considerations.
- Strong presentation, facilitation, mentoring, and public-speaking abilities.
- Valid Bruce Power Security Clearance is an asset.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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Source: the employer's careers page. Last checked 2026-10-24. Posted 2026-10-24.
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