[New to Nuclear] Project Coordinator

Opportunity Overview

What You'll Do Here

• Coordinate project schedules, milestones, and deliverables across engineering, construction, quality, safety, and procurement.
• Track progress, risks, action items, and dependencies; escalate issues as required.
• Support development and maintenance of work packages, plans, and execution documentation.
• Coordinate procurement activities, including material readiness, tracking, and documentation.
• Prepare project reports, dashboards, meeting minutes, and presentations for internal and client stakeholders.
• Support field execution activities, including readiness, shift reporting, and close-out documentation.
• Assist with project controls, cost tracking, and change management.
• Promote a strong safety culture and adherence to quality and regulatory requirements.

Skills & Experience That Transfer Well to Nuclear

• Program or project coordination supporting engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing teams.
• Experience with structured schedules, milestones, and change control.
• Managing documentation, configuration, and compliance in regulated environments.
• Reporting project performance, risks, and KPIs to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinating multi-trade or multidiscipline project scopes.
• Supporting CAPEX projects, plant upgrades, shutdowns, or complex installations.
• Managing schedules, materials, vendors, and deliverables in safety-critical environments.
• Working within formal quality, safety, and procedural frameworks.

What You Bring To The Table

• 3-5+ years of experience supporting technically complex projects, processes, or programs, including schedule integration, document control and records management, reporting, and cross-functional stakeholder coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in automotive, manufacturing or similarly regulated / safety-critical environments.
• Process-driven with strong organization and prioritization skills, with experience navigating multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience using project scheduling, tracking using commercial or in-house project management systems, or enterprise project control systems is an asset; ability to quickly learn new tools and systems as required.
• Postsecondary education in a relevant discipline (e.g., Engineering, Engineering Technology, Project Management, Business, or other technical related fields).
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and able to obtain and maintain the required government security clearance for work on nuclear projects.

Attributes for Success in Nuclear

• Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, and commitment to safety and quality.
• Comfortable working within structured processes, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Willingness to learn and adapt within a highly regulated nuclear environment.
• Team-oriented mindset with the ability to collaborate across disciplines.

Compensation

• The expected pay range for this role is $70,000 - $90,000 CAD per year.

Why Aecon

• Exposure to large-scale, long-term nuclear infrastructure projects.
• Structured onboarding and support for professionals transitioning into nuclear.
• Mentorship, growth, and development opportunities.
• Strong focus on safety, quality, and disciplined project execution.
• Opportunities for long-term growth within Aecon's nuclear portfolio.

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