Role Overview
The Summer Student Program is an opportunity to make an impact and build your skill set while gaining valuable experience.
During the program, the High School Summer Student will gain real world work experience in a mineral exploration and project development camp.
Applications must include a resume, three current references and a one-page cover letter outlining your interests, career and academic aspirations, and goals for your summer employment.
During the program, the High School Summer Student will gain real world work experience in a mineral exploration and project development camp.
Applications must include a resume, three current references and a one-page cover letter outlining your interests, career and academic aspirations, and goals for your summer employment.
Key Responsibilities
(Including but not limited to)
Diverse Departmental Exposure
Work across a range of departments, including Site Services, Kitchen, Custodian, Geology, Surveying, Environmental Monitoring, Health & Safety, and Office Administration.
Specific Departmental Tasks
· Site Services: Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of the site, ensuring operational efficiency and safety.
· Kitchen Duties: Support in meal preparation, serving, and kitchen cleanliness.
· Custodial Work: Contribute to the cleanliness and hygiene of the camp, encompassing a variety of cleaning and maintenance tasks.
· Geology and Surveying: Engage in fieldwork and data collection, supporting geologists and surveyors.
· Environmental Monitoring: Conduct field surveys and collect data on various environmental parameters such as water quality, soil composition, and biodiversity.
· Health & Safety: Assist in the implementation of health and safety protocols throughout the site, including conducting regular safety audits and risk assessments to identify potential hazards.
· Office Administration: Perform administrative tasks, manage documentation, and support the smooth functioning of the office.
Community Engagement:
Participate in at least two community events and celebrations in the LPA, including the Canada Day BBQ in La Loche; additional events may include the Yanessa Days BBQ, Treaty Day Celebrations, Traditional Land Base Family Camp, Hodge Lake Campout, etc.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
· Must be an LPA resident.
· Currently attending Grade 11 or 12.
· Must be older than 16 years of age and no older than 19 years of age.
· Are intending to return to high-school or begin post-secondary education in the fall of 2025.
NEXGEN ENERGY CORE COMPETENCIES
Communication
- Communicates in an open candid and consistent manner with impact to inform, enroll, coach, and inspire.
- Effectively builds rapport and appropriately delivers information (oral and written) in a timely, well-organized, thoughtful, and engaging manner.
Team Effectiveness
- Works collaboratively across functional teams, embracing unique talents and diverse perspectives, to achieve common goals.
- Takes a proactive approach to building relationships by actively participating as a prepared team member, demonstrating flexibility and respect for different work styles.
Work Management
- Plans, manages and follows through to ensure the flow and timely completion of activities to deliver successful work results.
- Maintains quality and safety standards to ensure NexGen's Elite Standards are met across all work streams.
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability.
Personal Accountability
- Takes responsibility for own actions and outcomes.
- Maintains effective and professional approach, demonstrating resilience and accountability in a fluid fast paced work environment.
Analytical/Critical Thinking
- Able to identify, articulate and problem solve for complex situations with consideration for outcomes.
- Provides clear and informative explanations to support effective decisions in line with company objectives.
- Uses creative, conceptual, and/or inductive reasoning.
Functional & Technical Skills
- Applies specialized knowledge in own area of expertise and openly shares information and knowledge with others.
Core Competencies
· Must be an LPA resident.
· Currently attending Grade 11 or 12.
· Must be older than 16 years of age and no older than 19 years of age.
· Are intending to return to high-school or begin post-secondary education in the fall of 2025.
NEXGEN ENERGY CORE COMPETENCIES
Communication
- Communicates in an open candid and consistent manner with impact to inform, enroll, coach, and inspire.
- Effectively builds rapport and appropriately delivers information (oral and written) in a timely, well-organized, thoughtful, and engaging manner.
Team Effectiveness
- Works collaboratively across functional teams, embracing unique talents and diverse perspectives, to achieve common goals.
- Takes a proactive approach to building relationships by actively participating as a prepared team member, demonstrating flexibility and respect for different work styles.
Work Management
- Plans, manages and follows through to ensure the flow and timely completion of activities to deliver successful work results.
- Maintains quality and safety standards to ensure NexGen's Elite Standards are met across all work streams.
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability.
Personal Accountability
- Takes responsibility for own actions and outcomes.
- Maintains effective and professional approach, demonstrating resilience and accountability in a fluid fast paced work environment.
Analytical/Critical Thinking
- Able to identify, articulate and problem solve for complex situations with consideration for outcomes.
- Provides clear and informative explanations to support effective decisions in line with company objectives.
- Uses creative, conceptual, and/or inductive reasoning.
Functional & Technical Skills
- Applies specialized knowledge in own area of expertise and openly shares information and knowledge with others.
About NexGen
NexGen Energy is a Canadian company focused on optimally developing the Rook I Project into the largest, low-cost producing uranium mine globally, incorporating the highest levels of environmental and social governance. The Company has a strong portfolio of highly prospective projects, including the Company's 100% owned Rook I property that is host to the high-grade Arrow Deposit (discovered February, 2014), South Arrow (discovered July, 2017), Harpoon (discovered August, 2016), Bow (discovered March, 2015), and the Cannon area (discovered April, 2016).
NexGen is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NXE and on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker symbol NXG, and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an operations office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.