Business Development Lead - Nuclear

About Canadian Strategic Missions Corp. (CSMC)

Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation is building the capabilities that will shape Canada's future in space, defence, and energy. We focus on developing dual use systems that address critical challenges here on Earth while enabling sustained human activity beyond it. In a short time, CSMC has established real momentum. WE have secured significant government investment to advance next generation micro nuclear reactors in partnership with leading institutions, alongside expanding a portfolio of technologies designed for remote environments, national defence, and future space missions. These efforts reflect a broader ambition to deliver reliable power and critical infrastructure where it matters most.

Our work is grounded in close collaboration with government and guided by a clear sense of purpose: to build sovereign capability at a time when it has never been more important. We care deeply about execution, long term impact and earning the trust required to deliver systems that will service Canada and its allies for decades. CSMC is a company for builders. We are a group of people drawn to hard problems, meaningful impact and the opportunity to shape systems that matter at a national and global scale. We are building a team that thrives in ambiguity, values execution, and is motivated by mission and impact.

About the Role

CSMC is advancing next-generation micro-nuclear systems for defence, remote operations, and sovereign energy capability. We are looking for a Business Development Lead who knows how to navigate the Canadian nuclear ecosystem and turn relationships, market intelligence, and emerging opportunities into tangible progress.

This is not a generalist business development role. The successful candidate will understand the players, programs, procurement pathways, and regulatory environment that shape Canada’s nuclear sector, and will be comfortable engaging credibly with utilities, government, national labs, defence stakeholders, industry partners, and technology collaborators.

Working closely with CSMC’s senior leadership, you will help build strategic partnerships, advance customer and program opportunities, strengthen CSMC’s position in the market, and keep complex stakeholder relationships moving forward.

What You’ll Do

Market Development & Opportunity Advancement

• Identify, qualify, and advance opportunities across the Canadian nuclear sector, including defence, remote power, national labs, utilities, and federal programs.
• Map and engage key stakeholders across organizations such as CNSC, NRCan, DND/DRDC, CNL, AECL, provincial energy ministries, utilities, EPCs, and industry partners.
• Track relevant policy, procurement, funding, regulatory, and competitive developments and translate them into actionable opportunities for CSMC.
• Provide leadership with insight on market timing, partnership opportunities, and program positioning.

Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with nuclear-sector decision makers, program leaders, procurement stakeholders, engineering partners, integrators, and technology collaborators.
• Represent CSMC at industry conferences, trade shows, working groups, government briefings, and stakeholder meetings.
• Lead early-stage and follow-up discussions independently, bringing in the appropriate senior leaders as opportunities and relationships mature.
• Support continuity across relationships led by CSMC’s Government Relations, Nuclear, and Indigenous Relations leadership.

Strategic Positioning & Commercial Development

• Help shape CSMC’s positioning within Canadian nuclear, defence, and government programs and strategic initiatives.
• Develop compelling customer and partner materials, including presentations, briefing documents, proposals, and stakeholder-specific collateral.
• Contribute to pricing, commercial positioning, and opportunity strategy, working with leadership on negotiation and final commercial decisions.
• Help develop partnerships and teaming arrangements that strengthen CSMC’s ability to pursue and deliver major programs.

Proposals & Cross-Functional Execution

• Lead and coordinate proposals for nuclear, defence, and government-related opportunities, bringing together technical, commercial, regulatory, and program inputs.
• Work closely with engineering, legal, regulatory, and program teams to ensure CSMC presents a clear and consistent position to external stakeholders.
• Maintain visibility across opportunities, commitments, follow-ups, and next steps so important relationships and pursuits continue to move forward.

What We’re Looking For

Required

• 5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, commercial, or program roles within the Canadian nuclear sector or a closely related regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of the Canadian nuclear ecosystem, including the organizations, programs, procurement processes, and regulatory considerations that influence how opportunities move forward.
• Demonstrated experience representing an organization independently with senior external stakeholders.
• Experience advancing complex opportunities, partnerships, programs, or proposals involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfort discussing commercial positioning, pricing, and partnership structures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the judgment and credibility to operate independently in a complex stakeholder environment.
• Ability to work effectively in an organization where priorities are evolving and opportunities do not always follow a linear path.

Strong Assets

• Existing relationships across the Canadian nuclear ecosystem, including utilities, CNL, AECL, CNSC, NRCan, DND/DRDC, EPCs, nuclear OEMs, or other industry partners.
• Experience with microreactors, advanced reactors, SMRs, or nuclear innovation programs.
• Experience in defence, military, remote power, critical infrastructure, or dual-use technologies.
• Familiarity with relevant federal funding and innovation programs.
• Exposure to Indigenous partnership or community engagement.
• Technical familiarity with nuclear systems, engineering environments, or regulatory frameworks.

Why this Role

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of nuclear innovation, national security, and Canadian energy sovereignty. You’ll have meaningful exposure to senior decision makers across industry and government, while helping shape partnerships and opportunities that could influence how advanced nuclear technology is deployed in Canada.

Why Join CSMC

CSMC is building technologies that will shape Canada’s future in energy, space, and national security. You’ll join a team of engineers, scientists, and mission‑driven builders who care deeply about solving hard problems that matter. We move quickly, support each other, and take pride in doing work that has real impact. Along the way, you’ll have access to competitive compensation, benefits, and equity, and the chance to grow with a company that values ownership, curiosity, and technical excellence.

Employment Eligibility

CSMC works with highly sensitive nuclear, defence, and aerospace technologies, and all roles require eligibility for federal security screening and compliance with controlled goods and export regulations. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada, able to obtain and maintain Government of Canada security clearance, and eligible to meet foreign affiliation and export control requirements. These conditions are mandatory Bona Fide Occupational Requirements and reflect the need to securely develop and protect nationally significant capabilities.