Senior Socio-Economic Consultant, Indigenous Relations

Responsibilities

• Engagement and Leadership
• Design, manage, and implement Indigenous consultation and engagement strategies that align with regulatory requirements, client mandates, and reconciliation principles.
• Co-Lead structured engagement programs involving multiple Indigenous Nations, in Quebec and Ontario.
• Guide coordinators and consultants responsible for engagement planning, logistics, and documentation.
• Oversee workplans, schedules, and deliverables, ensuring consistency with client-style governance and reporting frameworks, with a special attention to the analysis and reporting requirements of an Impact Assessment Act governed project.
• Facilitation & Relationship Management
• Lead, facilitate and support client meetings with Chiefs and Councils, leadership, staff, Elders, and community members (in-person and virtual).
• Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with Indigenous partners.
• Lead and support initiatives related to employment, procurement, business development, and capacity funding.
• Lead and support the negotiation, tracking, and implementation of relationship agreements, MOUs, protocols, and capacity funding arrangements.
• Lead and support the development of socio-economic benefit agreements
• Reporting & Quality Assurance
• Provide oversight and as needed, systems to provide clients with consultation records, engagement summaries, and regulatory documentation for internal and client review.
• Travel
• Travel to Indigenous communities and project meetings as required (typically monthly - but up to 4 times a month in busy engagement windows), primarily within Quebec and Ontario.
• Working with Us
• Here's what else you'll enjoy as part of our team:
• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $150,000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement
• Essential Qualifications
• 10-15+ years of experience in Indigenous relations, consultation, or engagement, with experience in Impact Assessment an asset.
• Professional bilingualism in French and English (written and oral) is an asset.
• Must reside in Quebec or within reasonable commuting distance of the Quebec border.
• Demonstrated experience with: Indigenous and Crown consultat

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Additional Information

Senior Socio-Economic Consultant, Indigenous Relations 10-15+ years of experience in Indigenous relations, consultation, or engagement, with experience in Impact Assessment an asset. Professional bilingualism in French and English (written and oral) is a strong asset. Must reside in Quebec (Montreal or Quebec City) or Toronto and Eastern Ontario ; Avaanz is now part of SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd., bringing together Avaanz's specialized socio-economic and Indigenous relations expertise with SLR's global technical capabilities in ecology, water, geotechnical, and power engineering. Together, we deliver integrated environmental and social services across Canada, supporting both fast-paced assignments and complex, multi-year infrastructure initiatives. Within this structure, you will play a critical senior role on a major infrastructure program, including large, multi-community engagement portfolios (crown corporation / private proponent environments with structured governance, reporting, and regulatory oversight). We are seeking a senior practitioner who combines strong relationship-building skills with proven experience leading Indigenous consultation and engagement programs in Canada. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in structured project environments, a strength in analysis and reporting, leads teams with confidence, and delivers engagement that is both technically rigorous and grounded in respectful, community-based practice. Role Overview In this position, you will work alongside the Indigenous Relations Lead and client team, with a focus on client needs in Indigenous relations and engagement workstreams for major infrastructure and Impact/environmental assessment projects. You will be responsible for leading and/or coordinating engagement delivery, directing junior and intermediate staff delivering engagement activities, and ensuring Indigenous perspectives are meaningfully integrated into project design, assessment, and decision-making processes. The role operates within a matrix team structure, working closely with project directors, technical subject-matter experts, and client Indigenous relations teams.

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