Indigenous Relations Representative

Overview

Facilitate Indigenous engagement and participation on construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• ipp development
• metrics reporting
• indigenous engagement
• cultural advisory
• stakeholder relations
• training coordination

Tasks

-Support the development, coordination, and execution of Buttcon’s Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP) on active projects, including employment, subcontracting, training, and skills development initiatives. -Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to Indigenous employees and trade partners throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring successful onboarding, skills development, and career advancement. -Represent Buttcon at community events, industry forums, and strategic meetings with integrity and professionalism. -Collaborate with internal teams - including Project Management, Procurement, Human Resources, and Safety - to identify opportunities for Indigenous engagement and ensure IPP objectives are met. -Contribute to equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives, promoting Truth and Reconciliation principles throughout Buttcon’s culture, policies, and practices. -Monitor, report, and track Indigenous participation metrics, ensuring timely and accurate updates for project teams and clients. -Build, nurture, and maintain trust-based relationships with Indigenous leaders, communities, and partner organizations. -Advise project teams on cultural awareness, protocols, and best practices for engaging respectfully and effectively with Indigenous stakeholders. -Lead and participate in pre-construction and project launch engagement sessions with Indigenous communities to identify workforce, trade partner, and training needs.

Requirements

• travel
• construction
• multi-tasking
• indigenous
• legal
• communication

What You Bring

-Project related travel anticipated -Exposure to construction work site environment in all seasons -Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects, while maintaining strong attention to detail. -Demonstrated experience working with Indigenous communities and organizations in Canada. -Knowledge of Indigenous history, culture, and legal frameworks relevant to engagement in construction or infrastructure projects. -Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.

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Benefits

-Career development and training tailored to you -The opportunity to work with a growing company that works on diverse projects while using advanced software technology -Competitive benefit plan -A work environment that cares about their employees and is inclusive and welcoming to all -A hybrid work schedule

About Buttcon

-Founded in 1979 by a civil engineer, the company grew from a passion for smart, collaborative construction. -Over four decades, it evolved into a fully employee-owned enterprise with offices across Ontario and projects nationwide. -Specializing in institutional, commercial, industrial, and multi-unit residential builds, they fast-track complex developments. -Their delivery toolkit spans traditional GC, construction management, design-build (including finance), and P3 partnership models. -They led innovation early, pioneering design-build and LEED projects in the 1980s and 2000s. -Notable projects include VIA Rail maintenance centres modernization and modular affordable housing across Canada. -Advanced methods like BIM, Lean construction, prefabrication, modular builds, sheltered, and deep-energy retrofits are key to their approach. -Led by the second generation, the firm blends long-standing Canadian roots with a drive for inventive project delivery.

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