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 Site Preparation Conceptual Engineering scope. The role ensures that all technical strategies, engineering outputs, and regulatory deliverables are consistent with:
- 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
- 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 project standards, quality systems, and project controls.
- Regulatory & Licensing Alignment
- 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.
- Phase 1 – Planning & Definition
- 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.
- Phase 2 – Conceptual Engineering Delivery
- 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).
- Provide technical leadership to ensure outputs are robust, regulator-compliant, and aligned with downstream activities.
- Stakeholder & Consortium Interfaces
- Develop, lead, and maintain an Integrated Project Team (IPT) with relevant stakeholders, ensuring join decision-making, technical alignment, and effective progress tracking.
- Act as the senior technical point of contact with the client's engineering, permitting, and project controls teams.
- Coordinate technical work across EGIS France and EGIS Canada, ensuring knowledge transfer and regulatory alignment.
- Represent technical positions in governance reviews, regulatory workshops, and stakeholder meetings (including Indigenous Groups and local authorities).
- Transition & Knowledge Transfer
- Manage close coordination between France- and Canada-based teams, ensuring international expertise is adapted to Canadian standards.
- Lead lessons learned activities, embedding best practices into the project’s technical baseline.
- Team Leadership & Safety Culture
- Provide leadership and mentoring to multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Foster a strong nuclear safety culture, ensuring strict configuration management between design and licensing bases.
- Promote continuous improvement and capability development across teams.