Socio-Economic Assessment Practitioner - ( 240003S0 )
Description
Grounded by safety, quality, and ethics, we come up with solutions that perfectly fit the site. We know what it takes to balance competing project interests with creativity and efficiency. We know what to look for, and we know how to get the job done—the right way. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.
Your Opportunity
Nested within Stantec’s multiple disciplinary Human Environment team, our Socio-Economic team is looking for our new Socio-Economic practitioner. Our team specializes in socio-economic and community impact assessment, supporting reports, management plans, and monitoring plans. Our team collaborates on opportunities to apply a social lens to multi-disciplined projects including buildings and architecture, community planning, and social programming. The successful candidate will support our projects across various industries, contribute to exciting new proposals, and will also shape and mentor our rapidly expanding team.
The ideal candidate has recent and substantial experience conducting socio-economic impact assessments within western Canada, has proven capacity as a leading team member, and has excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Experience and interest in health impact assessment, land use assessment, economic assessments, gender-based analysis plus (GBA ), and related social, economic or infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate is comfortable leading community-research programs, household sample surveys, and key informant interviews. The successful candidate will work with our multidisciplinary team, including our Indigenous Services team and Engagement team to identify innovative ways to understand potential project impacts under the constantly evolving regulatory environment.
Your Key Responsibilities
Prepare and defend socio-economic baseline studies and impact assessments
Lead and participate in community-research programs involving workshops, focus groups and meetings, telephone and in-person interviews, and surveys (scalable to the size of project)
Contribute to the development of socio-economic mitigation and enhancement measures
Provide solution-based advice to team members and clients on socio-economic issues
Manage budgets and work scope
Mentorship and team building
Proposal writing
Client management, client communication and business development
Technical writing and report preparation
Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment Program
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Fluent understanding of Canadian and provincial environmental assessment guidelines, legislation and regulations
Experience preparing environmental assessments for industrial, infrastructure, and resource development projects
Familiarity with socio-economic related sub-disciplines (e.g. economic assessment, community infrastructure and services, land use, community health)
Demonstrated technical writing skills
Demonstrated experience in public and stakeholder engagement
Experience mentoring team members through socio-economic assessment, report-writing, and related activities
Thorough understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods
Familiarity with analytical methods used to support socio-economic assessments, such as economic input-output modelling, GIS overlay analysis, health impact assessment, and gender-based analysis plus
Willingness to travel for project work
Strong interpersonal skills to interact across a broad range of audiences/ technical backgrounds including internal and external clients and regulatory agencies
Familiarity with statistical analysis packages and R programming/application (preferred) Experience undertaking engagement and/or socio-economic assessments of Indigenous communities (preferred)
Experience preparing and defending community health assessments (preferred)
Education and Experience
University degree in Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Human Geography, resource Management, Planning, Environmental Health or related social or environmental sciences discipline.
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience conducting socio-economic assessments, environmental impact assessments, feasibility or needs assessments, gender-based analyses, community health assessments, social impact assessments or related activities.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice .
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
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Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location : Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby
Other Locations : Canada
Organization : BC-1232 EnvSvcs-CA British Columbia
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Oct 21, 2024, 6:14:45 PM
Req ID: 240003S0
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Jason Cain
Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind.
We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities too. This allows us to assess what's needed and connect our expertise, to appreciate nuances and envision what's never been considered, to bring together diverse perspectives so we can collaborate toward a shared success.
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