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Dillon is seeking a passionate Indigenous Rights Engagement Specialist, with strong technical capabilities to join our team in supporting the work we do for clients and Indigenous partners. Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment? Are you a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation in a flexible work environment, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

The successful candidate will support our planning, environmental science, and engineering technical groups across Dillon. In this role, you will: assist with engagement processes related to the Duty to Consult; support relationship-building efforts with Indigenous communities through project consultation; help integrate Indigenous Knowledge into assessment and planning; and support socio-cultural and Aboriginal and Treaty rights impact assessment processes. Our teams work with a range of public, private, and Indigenous clients on a variety of exciting projects across the country, including infrastructure, environmental assessment, and planning projects.

We are looking for an Indigenous Rights Engagement Specialist to join our team in Vancouver.

This position requires working in-office a minimum 4 days per week.

• Support the collection of Indigenous Knowledge, as well as socio-cultural and traditional land and resource use data collection.
• Perform and coordinate background research, compilation, synthesis and analysis.
• Support baseline programs and effects assessments with respect to Indigenous peoples, including Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and cultural impact assessments.
• Conduct qualitative data analysis and interpretation.
• Prepare high‑quality reports and deliverables in line with best practices and appropriate cultural protocols.
• Support Indigenous community consultation and engagement programs and activities.
• Support socio‑economic data collection and assessments, as required and appropriate.

• Commit to self‑development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

• A degree in social sciences, geography, resource management, Indigenous studies, anthropology, archaeology, or a related field.
• 1 to 2 years of directly relevant experience, preferably in the consulting industry.

• Experience working on federal and provincial environmental assessment projects.
• Experience working with and/or for Indigenous communities in Canada in the areas of Indigenous Knowledge, traditional land and resource use, and socio‑cultural assessments.
• Verbal and written communication, report writing, and interpersonal skill.
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to complete multiple project demands within tight timelines.
• Adaptive and responsive in the face of emerging challenges and opportunities.
• Highly developed critical thinking skills.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel, as needed.
• Able to work across multiple time zones, as needed.

Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

$64,481 - $85,198

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
  • Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full‑time regular employees
• A competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous retirement savings plan
  • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours
  • Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities
  • As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization
  • We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co‑creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities
• Focus on Innovation
  • The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well‑being are available to all employees
• Wellness Subsidy
  • Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee‑owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi‑faced projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon’s core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active, ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform, and the active, ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business. We encourage you to contact us if you require accommodation during the interview process. We would love to hear from you!