Indigenous Engagement and Knowledge Specialist, British Columbia

Job Description

Indigenous Engagement and Knowledge Specialist, British Columbia

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

Our highly respected and successful Environmental Permitting and Management team has an ever-growing portfolio of work, built on technical excellence and exceptional service to our clients, with a particular need for support on our infrastructure, power, and renewables projects.

We are looking for an Indigenous Engagement and Knowledge Specialist who will lead some of our consultation and engagement activities in British Columbia working alongside our wider Environmental specialists. You must have the ability to travel throughout the province and nationally if applicable, and have Indigenous lived experience. This role is for British Columbia however you will work alongside colleagues nationally as part of our wider Indigenous Engagement group.

Our work includes delivering keystone projects throughout their lifecycle : from early assessment of constraints to strategic development of regulatory approvals processes, to compliance management through construction and operations. Our team works collaboratively within projects to gain social acceptance and manage our clients' commitments to the environment and sustainable development.

Your role within the team :

• Developing and coordinating Indigenous, stakeholder, and regulatory engagement programs, including developing communication materials, planning workshops and open houses, maintaining stakeholder databases, responding to information requests, and reporting.
• Reviewing Indigenous Knowledge studies and incorporating information from these studies into environmental impact assessments.
• Supporting the assessment of project impacts on Indigenous and Treaty Rights and Interests, including consideration of Indigenous Use of Lands and Resources and Cultural Continuity.
• Developing and maintaining project / task schedules and budgets for engagement, and monitoring project progress, work hours, budgets, and expenditures.
• Supporting business development efforts, including potential client / prospect identification, proposal writing and client-facing activities.
• Ensure consultation and engagement with Indigenous Peoples is carried out in a culturally relevant way, while observing local protocols.
• Participating in industry events through presentations at conferences and / or through membership in industry organizations.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

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Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.