
Jobs Senior Compensation Specialist Canada Cambridge 2026
BWXT Canada Ltd. is seeking a Senior Compensation Specialist for a one-year temporary contract operating in a primarily remote environment based out of Cambridge, Ontario. You'll play a vital role in shaping and supporting total rewards programs across operations, helping maintain competitive, equitable, and well-governed compensation practices. Reporting directly to the Senior Manager of Compensation, this position requires strong analytical capabilities and deep familiarity with corporate reward structures. You're going to lead the annual non-union and non-executive merit and incentive cycles while providing critical support for salary structure updates, market pricing initiatives, and survey administration tasks. This highly collaborative position partners closely with human resources information systems, payroll departments, regional human resources teams, business leaders, and external consultants to ensure all compensation processes run smoothly, accurately, and on time.
Lead and coordinate the annual merit and incentive cycles from start to finish.
Partner with HRIS and payroll to maintain data accuracy across platforms.
Conduct market pricing and administer salary surveys to ensure competitiveness.
BWXT brings over 60 years of expertise and experience in the design, manufacturing, commissioning, and service of complex nuclear power generation equipment. This includes steam generators, nuclear fuel components, critical plant parts, and specialized industrial services. Furthermore, the subsidiary BWXT Medical Ltd. provides customers worldwide with decades of experience in the development, manufacturing, packaging, and delivery of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals used in life-saving medical procedures. Headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, the organization employs approximately 1,800 people across multiple domestic locations including Peterborough, Toronto, Arnprior, Brampton, Port Elgin, Owen Sound, Kanata, and Oakville in Ontario, alongside Vancouver in British Columbia.
Manage cross-functional partnerships with external consultants and business leaders.
Support salary structure updates aligned with organizational benchmarks.
Ensure all compensation workflows adhere to internal compliance standards.
Candidates must demonstrate strong communication skills and an ability to manage complex data sets with absolute discretion. Working in a remote setup demands high self-motivation, excellent time management, and robust digital collaboration capabilities. You'll tackle day-to-day compensation challenges by applying sound analytical methods and leveraging your prior experience in rewards management. The role sits within a broader corporate structure as part of BWX Technologies Inc., trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange. Managing annual review cycles successfully requires meticulous attention to detail and a thorough understanding of labor markets within the manufacturing and technology sectors. You will handle sensitive salary data, benchmark against industry standards, and deliver actionable insights to senior leadership to drive informed decision-making across the enterprise.
