Indigenous Relations Specialist

4 months ago


Vancouver, Canada BC Hydro Full time

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At BC Hydro, we’re working towards creating a cleaner and more sustainable future for all British Columbians and need
people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented,
inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,
and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers
and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.

**Indigenous Relations Specialist**

Number of positions: 4 Job Location: Dunsmuir 13

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00

**What you'll do**
- As a professional member of the Indigenous Relations Team, provides specialized expertise in building and maintaining

ongoing First Nations (FN)relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflict and ensuring duty to consult, and related
documentation and regulatory processes are executed
- Leads BC Hydro’s consultation with First Nations on regulatory and provincial authorizations including responding to

information requests, and ensuring adequacy of consultation has been met
- Supports compliance through meeting First Nation conditions and commitments under provincial and federal

authorizations
- Leads the First Nation consultation component on capital projects;
- Develops consultation plans during project scoping including identifying and consulting with Project Managers to execute

the First Nation component;

building and maintaining trust within highly diverse communities in the Province;
- Conducts current and future needs assessment for Indigenous Relations and prioritizes needs
- Evaluates source and scope of complex situations that may occur during consultation stages, and identifies options and

alternatives for finding resolution while balancing cultural, territorial and other considerations;
- Provides technical leadership to Project Coordinators and other junior roles in all aspects of project planning, execution,

documentation, records management and relationship management with First Nations;
- As a technical specialist and leader in First Nation engagement, this position is viewed and accessed by a wide range of

operational areas within BC Hydro to support, intervene in and resolve actual or potential conflicts between BC Hydro
interests and First Nation communities.
** What you bring**
- University Undergraduate degree in Public Administration, economic development, law, anthropology or related discipline

or equivalent. Or a Technical diploma, Certificate or Trade Certification and a minimum of 10 years of progressively more
complex responsible and complicated responsibilities
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in a business environment (public or private sector preferably resource-based

organization) including experience in managing multiple projects
- Proven experience working with Indigenous Peoples to advance projects and initiatives.

Assets include:

- Experience with building and maintaining a high impact, high complexity relationship with an external party
- Experience working with Indigenous Peoples to advance projects

and initiatives

projects
- Experience with environmental assessment, environmental risk management, and environmental compliance
- This role will involve occasional travel to across BC including remote and rural communities

may be considered

**What we offer**
- A comprehensive benefits package
- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
- A lifetime pension
- Flexible work model, depending on your role type
- Training and development courses

**What else you should know**
- Note: While the positions listed are based at our Dunsmuir office in Vancouver, we may consider having the positions

requirements.

of their work initially, including:

- Supporting the delivery of capital projects in the Southeast Region,
- Supporting the delivery of capital projects in the Southwest Region
- Leading Indigenous consultation and engagement on regulatory processes, primarily Water Use Permit Order Reviews, in

the Southeast Region
- Leading Indigenous consultation and engagement on operation, maintenance, and improvement of existing infrastructure.

Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role
requirement specified in their most recent offer letter. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as
outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6B 5R3
**Date Posted**:2024-08-30 **Closing Date**:2024-09-15

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