Indigenous Relations Specialist

Overview

Facilitate Indigenous relations, procurement, and community partnership across Aecon projects.

Key Responsibilities

• strategic communication
• accreditation support
• indigenous procurement
• community relations
• file management
• plan reporting

Tasks

-Provide strategic proposal and communications support, including storytelling. -Help to sustain Aecon's accredidation status with organizations including the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business. -Ensure you and your family receive the services needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being. -Supporting implementation of Aecon’s Reconciliation Action Plan. -Interface with operational and functional groups to coordinate implementation of Indigenous procurement, employment and training opportunities and policies. -Assist in the development of community relations including partnership initiatives with Indigenous businesses and supplier relationship management. -File management and recordkeeping including planning, maintaining, and reporting on engagement and benchmarking activities. -Support implementation of Aecon’s Indigenous awareness and recognition programs. -Act as a liaison between project teams and Indigenous partners and other participants to support project commitments and communications. -Participate in relationship-building opportunities, including conferences and other offsite events to develop and maintain productive working relationships with Indigenous Communities. -Administrative oversight of Indigenous Participation Plans and associated reporting.

Requirements

• ms office
• travel
• business writing
• post-secondary
• organizational skills
• indigenous engagement

What You Bring

-Must be willing to travel to where projects or Indigenous Communities or Groups are located and work a flexible work schedule. -Excellent computer skills including proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.). -Excellent interpersonal and communications skills are essential. Experience with general project communications and/or community engagement are considered an asset. -Post-secondary education in Political Science, Communications, Indigenous Studies, Business or another acceptable discipline from a recognized educational institution, or a combination of education and experience. -Strong business writing skills are essential. Ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect; is effective both inside and outside the organization, -Exceptional organizational skills and ability to work effectively under pressure with multiple deadlines and tasks. -Experience working with diverse populations. -Experience with Indigenous engagement, research, consulting or knowledge of Indigenous culture, governance systems and history, lived experience, knowledge of an Indigenous language is an asset.

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Benefits

-Opportunity to participate in critical Northern Canada development projects.

About Aecon Group Inc.

-From humble beginnings in plumbing and gas fitting, the company has evolved into a leading infrastructure developer, with operations rooted in Hamilton since its founding in 1877. -Offers comprehensive construction services across civil infrastructure, urban transit, nuclear power, utilities, and industrial works. -Through its Concessions arm, the company specializes in private-public partnerships (P3) for global infrastructure development, emphasizing integrated delivery from planning to long-term operations. -Delivers iconic projects including the CN Tower, Vancouver SkyTrain, Montreal-Trudeau Airport, Gordie Howe Bridge, and major nuclear refurbishments. -Expanding into next-generation energy solutions with Canada’s largest battery storage initiative and leadership in small modular reactor development. -While maintaining a strong presence in Canada, the company also caters to North American markets and selectively engages in international concessions. -Demonstrates expertise in complex mega-projects through seamless integration of engineering, construction, financing, and operations.

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