Social Impact Specialist

**Company Description** Work with Us. Change the World.**

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

**Responsibilities**:

- Development of qualitative and quantitative methodologies and workplans for socio-economic and social impact studies.
- Designing and conducting field studies, surveys, and interviews with community and regional stakeholders, often as part of establishing socio-economic assessment baselines and social environment assessments.
- Preparing technical documents, reports, and presentations.
- Development and delivery of community engagement plans and Indigenous consultation strategies to support infrastructure planning and design projects.
- Development and delivery of Indigenous engagement and consultation and public participation activities including meeting and event planning, coordination, facilitation, and logistics.
- Collaborate with other disciplines and consultants to guide planning and design processes.
- Liaise with clients, the public, Indigenous groups, and regulators, as required.
- Project management activities including work planning, team coordination, and administrative supports e.g. development of workplans, action items, meeting summaries and project milestone updates etc.
- Support business development efforts, including proposal writing and participation in industry associations.
- Support the development and execution of social performance and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategies across Canada.
- Participate and contribute to AECOM’s Technical Practice Groups.
- Other duties as required.

**Qualifications** Minimum Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Social Science (Sociology, Anthropology, Community/ Planning) Environmental Science (Sustainability, Human Geography), Business, or related social or environmental sciences disciplines.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant consulting experience.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Master’s Degree preferred in Economics, Social Science (Sociology, Anthropology, Community/ Planning) Environmental Sciences (Sustainability, Human Geography), Business, or related social or environmental sciences disciplines.
- 5 years of relevant consulting experience in socio-environmental / socio-economic impact assessment, Indigenous engagement, or related field.
- Demonstrated experience engaging communities, stakeholders and building relationships with Indigenous communities in Ontario and / or across Canada.
- Knowledge of the provincial environmental assessment process, the federal Impact Assessment Act 2019 as well as other federal and provincial laws and regulations related to socio-environmental impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, and Indigenous consultation.
- Experience engaging with clients and stakeholders as well as the broader community, including Indigenous communities and organizations.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), research and data analysis, and technical writing skills.
- Experience with proposal writing and ability to undertake business development activities.
- Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills and ability to work well with people.
- Ability to plan and prioritize workload and manage multiple assignments at one time.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Class G driver’s license.
- Willingness to travel to local and remote communities to undertake field work.
- Experience and/or training in Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) considered an asset.
- Understanding of infrastructure planning, design, and implementation processes.
- Rural, remote, and northern experience considered an asset.
- Proficiency with statistical and/or spatial analysis tools.
- Full or Provisional membership in a professional body.
- Knowledge of international best practices in social impact assessment, IFC and World Bank standards.
- Experience working with economic modelling and other related software.
- Facilitation experience.
- Bilingual (English and French) an asset.

**Additional Information**
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
- Sponsorship fo