Senior Indigenous Engagement Specialist

Job summary

Lead Indigenous engagement and relationship management for transportation and infrastructure projects, building trusted relationships with Indigenous Nations, organizations, and businesses. Advise clients and project teams, integrate Indigenous perspectives into project decisions, manage engagement plans and deliverables, and support business growth and staff development.

Job details

Job Description Overview AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Indigenous Engagement Specialist to support major transportation infrastructure projects across Ontario, with a primary focus on Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) and Hydro One programs. Working within multidisciplinary project teams, you will lead Indigenous engagement and relationship management activities throughout project planning, environmental assessment, design, and construction. You will build trusted relationships with Indigenous Nations and organizations, provide strategic guidance to clients and project teams, and help ensure Indigenous interests, rights, knowledge, and perspectives are appropriately considered in project delivery. Your role Build and maintain relationships with First Nations, Indigenous organizations, and businesses. Lead Indigenous engagement and consultation programs across project lifecycles. Develop engagement strategies, facilitate meetings, and manage commitments. Integrate Indigenous perspectives into project planning and decision-making. Advise on consultation requirements, policies, and best practices. Manage engagement scope, budgets, schedules, and deliverables. Prepare engagement plans, reports, and regulatory documentation. Identify and manage engagement-related risks and opportunities. Support client relationships, business growth, and proposal development. Mentor staff and contribute to practice improvement. About you 10+ years of Indigenous engagement, relations, EA, or related experience. Strong experience working with Indigenous communities in Canada. Infrastructure, transportation, environmental, or resource project experience. Ability to manage multiple projects and provide strategic client advice. Excellent relationship-building, facilitation, communication, and project management skills. Experience with Ontario transportation projects and EA processes. Knowledge of Indigenous Knowledge integration, rights, treaties, UNDRIP, and reconciliation. Established relationships with Ontario First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Rewards & benefits Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada. Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs. Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more. About AtkinsRéalis We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more. Additional information Expected compensation for this role is between $113,600 - $156,200 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers. AtkinsRéalis cares about your privacy. AtkinsRéalis and other subsidiary or affiliated companies of AtkinsRéalis (referred to throughout as “AtkinsRéalis”) are committed to protecting your privacy. Please consult our Privacy Notice on our Careers site to know more about how we collect, use, and transfer your Personal Data. By submitting your personal information to AtkinsRéalis, you confirm that you have read and accept our Privacy Notice. Appropriate accommodation will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Successful applicants will be notified about AtkinsRéalis’ accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process. 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.

What you’ll do

Lead Indigenous engagement and relationship management for transportation and infrastructure projects, building trusted relationships with Indigenous Nations, organizations, and businesses. Advise clients and project teams, integrate Indigenous perspectives into project decisions, manage engagement plans and deliverables, and support business growth and staff development.

Requirements

Requires 10 or more years of Indigenous engagement, relations, environmental assessment, or related experience, including substantial work with Indigenous communities in Canada. Candidates should bring infrastructure or transportation project experience, knowledge of Ontario transportation and environmental assessment processes, Indigenous rights, treaties, UNDRIP and reconciliation, and strong relationship-building, facilitation, communication, and project management skills.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Employee Recognition
• Flexible Benefits
• Training and Professional Development
• Hybrid Working
• Generous Time-Off Policies

Listed skills

• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Indigenous Engagement
• Relationship Management
• Consultation Program Leadership
• Engagement Strategy Development
• Meeting Facilitation
• Commitment Management
• Indigenous Knowledge Integration
• Environmental Assessment
• Regulatory Documentation
• Risk and Opportunity Management
• Project Management
• Client Advisory
• Budget and Schedule Management
• Proposal Development
• Staff Mentoring
• Knowledge of Treaties and UNDRIP
• Regulatory Documents
• Building Trust
• Energy Systems
• Project Delivery
• Reconciliation
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Project Planning
• Environmental Impact Assessments
• Nuclear Power
• Relationship Building

Job areas

• Environmental & Sustainability
• Transportation
• Consulting
• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector
• Engagement Specialist
• Client Engagement Manager
• Commercial Sales Representatives
• Managers, All Other

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