Junior Engagement Specialist - ( 2500001Y )

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 Engagement practitioners specialize in public, stakeholder, and regulatory engagement, engagement and consultation reporting, public facilitation, client relations, and record keeping.

The successful candidate will support impact assessment projects, lead engagement activities, work on multi-disciplinary teams, and support our Indigenous Services and Socio-Economic team members. The ideal candidate has recent experience conducting project-specific engagement with the public, clients, and regulators in western Canada. We are looking for an individual with excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, and has comfort supporting or leading community-based activities. The successful candidate will work with our multidisciplinary teams to successfully deliver on project works while maintaining schedule and budget.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of engagement and consultation plans for a variety of regulatory processes

• Support engagement documentation processes (e.g., records of consultation)

• Prepare and synthesize meeting summaries

• Participate in community-research programs involving workshops, focus groups and meetings, telephone and in-person interviews, and surveys (scalable to the size of project)

• Provide solution-based advice to team members and clients on socio-economic and engagement issues

• Provide technical and regulatory support and guidance, including preparation of application and other materials, for projects from early planning stages, through regulatory processes and into and beyond construction

• Support the delivery of: regulatory roadmaps, application scoping, site selection studies, environmental assessments, permit applications, preparation of regulatory and technical sections of applications, managing information requests, and preparation and review of environmental management plans

• Manage budgets and work scope

• Support 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

• Experience attending a variety of environmental assessment related meetings and preparing meeting summaries (e.g., meeting minutes)

• Experience with community and public engagement activities (e.g. participating in open houses, supporting the development of engagement materials, writing engagement reports)

• Understanding of Canadian and provincial environmental assessment guidelines, legislation and regulations

• Experience or exposure to preparing environmental assessments for industrial, infrastructure, and resource development projects

• Demonstrated technical writing, presentation, and public speaking skills

• Familiarity with the fields of socio-economics and Indigenous Services and supporting engagement and/or socio-economic assessments of Indigenous communities is an asset.

• Willingness to travel for project work

• Strong organizational skills to document engagement activities

• Strong interpersonal skills to interact across a broad range of audiences/ technical backgrounds including internal and external clients and regulatory agencies

• Fluency with the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Education and Experience

University degree in Sociology, Anthropology, Human Geography, resource Management, Planning, Environmental Health or related social or environmental sciences discipline is considered an asset.

One to five years of relevant experience in environmental consulting, community and public engagement, social impact or related field.

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.

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-Yukon-Whitehorse

Organization : BC-1232 EnvSvcs-CA British Columbia

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Entry Level

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jan 11, 2025, 5:02:55 AM

Req ID: 2500001Y

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans