Indigenous Relations Specialist

Indigenous Relations Specialist BC Hydro Base pay range: CA$107,000.00/yr - CA$135,300.00/yr Employment type: Permanent Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week) No. of positions: 3 What you’ll do As a professional member of the Indigenous Relations Team, provide specialized expertise in building and maintaining ongoing First Nations relationships and advancing reconciliation, facilitating conflict resolution, ensuring duty to consult and related regulatory processes are executed. Lead relationships with First Nations in Northwest BC to foster collaboration and advance reconciliation. Lead BC Hydro’s consultation with First Nations on capital projects including North Coast Transmission Line and related regulatory and provincial authorizations ensuring adequacy of consultation has been met. Support compliance through meeting First Nation conditions and commitments under provincial and federal authorizations. Lead the First Nations component on capital projects where relationship, legal, environmental, reputation and other key risks are moderate to high. Develop consultation plans during project scoping, including identifying and consulting with Project Managers to execute the First Nation component. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of relationship management, applying persuasive influence and negotiation, and building and maintaining trust within highly diverse communities in the Province. Participate in the research, assessment and development of business strategies pertaining to Indigenous Relations; identify and analyze issues and develop options for consideration; may assume the lead role in managing key Indigenous Relations issues and initiatives for the company. Evaluate source and scope of complex situations that may occur during consultation stages and identify options and alternatives for finding resolution while balancing cultural, territorial and other considerations. Provide 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. Serve as a technical specialist and leader in First Nation engagement, 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 First Nations Studies, Public Administration, political science, land and resource management, law, anthropology or related discipline or equivalent. A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in a business environment (public or private sector, preferably resource-based organization). Subject matter expertise in First Nation relationship-building, consultation and engagement, including proven experience working with Indigenous Peoples to advance projects and initiatives. Preferences will be given to candidates with: Experience in the clean energy sector. Experience with environmental assessment and preparing provincial and federal regulatory applications and First Nation consultation requirements for capital projects. What we offer A minimum of 15 paid vacation days Flexible work model, depending on your role type Training and development courses For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits. What else you should know Note: While this position is listed as being based at our Dunsmuir office in Vancouver, we may consider having the position based out of the Edmonds office in Burnaby or a BC Hydro area office in the Northwest, subject to space availability. Familiarity working with First Nations in Northwestern BC an asset 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. How to apply Interested candidates should submit their applications online at or click ‘Apply’. On the BC Hydro Careers site, click on the Apply button in order to complete the steps to apply for this job. Please be sure to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and include copies of your certifications, if applicable. Seniority level Associate Employment type Full-time Job function Consulting Industries Utilities #J-18808-Ljbffr