Mississauga, ON: October 2, 2024 – Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company, is celebrating the addition of over 570 new employees this year, bringing the total headcount of Nuclear sector employees in Canada to over 2,000—a record headcount for the Canada Nuclear business. AtkinsRéalis now has over 5,000 global Nuclear sector employees out of almost 39,000 total employees worldwide. Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited Candu Energy’s headquarters in Mississauga today to mark the Company’s contribution to providing high-skilled STEM jobs in Ontario, including to recent graduates from the province’s universities and colleges.
“Candidates recognize the purposeful nature of our work, which is our unique selling proposition,” said Gary Rose, President and CEO, Candu Energy Inc. “The nuclear industry employs more than 89,000 people in Canada, providing 60% of Ontario’s electricity and, through our CANDU® reactors, producing cancer-fighting isotopes. We know the world needs to double power output by 2050. And as the original equipment manufacturer of CANDU technology, the only licensed power producing nuclear technology in the country and one of only six large nuclear reactor designs in the world, we are going to play a central role in that nuclear build out. Bringing Canadian excellence to bear by transforming the world’s energy and infrastructure systems is a mission that resonates with potential candidates. And we’re proud to bring them aboard in record numbers.”
Global Nuclear Supercycle
The immediate recruitment needs of Candu Energy are being driven by a global nuclear supercycle. AtkinsRéalis has forecasted demand for 1,000 new nuclear reactors during the next few decades—and introduced the CANDU MONARK™: a 1,000-megawatt reactor in 2023 to address this demand—as well as life-extensions of 19 existing CANDU reactors in the next 10 years. With expertise across both large reactors and small modular reactors, Candu Energy will be playing a central role in meeting demand. The Company is already working on projects such as the Darlington small modular reactor, which is the first in the G7, to CANDU life extension projects across Ontario, Asia, and Europe.
“As the original equipment manufacturer of CANDU technology, we have a reputation in the industry for being an employer of choice,” said Linda Laing, Vice-President, Human Resources, Candu Energy Inc. “In part, it comes from our history of leadership in the Canadian and global nuclear industry. The 85-year life cycle of a CANDU reactor, from planning to decommissioning, means we can offer candidates a secure, well-paying, intellectually stimulating, and varied career over many decades. We are fortunate to have a diverse team of people of all ages and backgrounds, who come to work every day wanting to help forge the path to Net Zero. All of it is underpinned by our purpose of engineering a better future for our planet and its people. New hires quickly discover that this is a place where we’re there for each other; and where we play and win as one team.”
Focus on Early Career Hires
Early careers programs are vital to sustain a robust workforce to service nuclear assets. Candu Energy has partnerships with several of the leading universities and colleges in Ontario, which build CANDU-based materials into the curriculum. This is in addition to Candu Energy’s engagement with McMaster University as well as University of Toronto, and AtkinsRéalis’ broader partnership with the University of Waterloo to support female graduates in STEM programs. Almost 20% of Candu Energy’s hires in 2024 are recent graduates, and 40% of them are women.
The Full Package
A career at Candu Energy offers comprehensive total rewards, including:
- Work from home flexibility, domestic & international assignments where the role allows
- Market-competitive compensation
- Full range of benefits
- Competitive allotment of vacation and personal days
- Safe work environment with a stellar safety performance both in the office and on project sites
- Modern workspaces available to employees across Port Elgin, Mississauga, and Pickering
- Deep pool of world class, experienced engineering and project management talent to mentor and professionally develop new hires
- Vibrant employee culture with regular social events available
Candu Energy has about 200 open roles. Those interested in engineering a better future for our planet and its people should apply at AtkinsRéalis’ careers page. (Filter “Market” for Nuclear, and “Location” for Canada.)
About AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
About AtkinsRéalis’ Nuclear Business
AtkinsRéalis has over 70 years of global nuclear expertise, delivering nuclear technology products and full-service solutions to nuclear utilities around the world. AtkinsRéalis is the steward of CANDU® nuclear technology, operating on four continents, and provides advisory and engineering services to other nuclear developers. With an innovative technology portfolio, including access to over 500 patented solutions, AtkinsRéalis solves technically complex challenges across the whole nuclear lifecycle from design and new build through asset management and from life extension and late life management through decommissioning and waste management. AtkinsRéalis operates and manages government nuclear research sites, transforming ageing infrastructure and safely managing legacy nuclear waste. AtkinsRéalis’ CANDU technology also allows for the co-production of medical radioisotopes for cancer detection and treatment. The company also supports cancer treatment through its partnership with TerraPower to extract isotopes from legacy nuclear material. Learn more on our Nuclear market page.
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