Julianne den Decker

As Senior Vice-President, Candu Technical Professional Organization, Julianne den Decker is responsible for all functional operations of Candu Energy Inc. including Engineering, Supply Chain and Project Management. These groups form the backbone of support for our projects and are crucial to ensuring we deliver to our customers on time and on budget.

Julianne serves as Vice Chair of the Board of the Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) , is an active member of Women in Nuclear (WiN) and the Executive Sponsor of Candu Energy’s local chapter of North American Young Generation Nuclear (NAYGN).

Before joining Candu Energy Inc., Julianne was a Project Director at Aecon, supporting the CANDU® Refurbishment Programs at OPG and Bruce Power. From 2009-2016, she worked for Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) as the Engineering Manager responsible for the AP1000 standard plant design for projects at VC Summer and Vogtle. Prior to that, Julianne spent nine years with Areva/Framatome performing Steam Generator replacements at 13 different nuclear facilities in the USA and later supporting the Okiluoto EPR project from Areva’s head office in Paris.

Julianne is a Professional Civil Engineer. Earlier in her career she was named Engineer of the Year at Areva and graduated from many leadership development programs including Aecon’s Next Generation Leaders Program at the Ivey Business School, CB&I’s Advanced Leadership Program at Rice University and SNC’s Executive Leadership Development Program at Oxford, UK.

Julianne holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Princeton University.