Indigenous Community Relations Specialist

WSP’s Social Science and Engagement team in Ontario is seeking an Indigenous Community Relations Specialist to join our group on a full-time basis!

As part of WSP’s commitment to working with Indigenous communities, this position is accountable for planning and carrying out Indigenous engagement, working collaboratively with Indigenous nations and organizations on studies, and contributing to the development of our Indigenous engagement practice.

As part of the broader Environmental Planning business, you will work alongside a diverse group of environmental planners and social researchers from across Canada on interesting and diverse projects. Together, in an interdisciplinary environment, we study the interactions between human populations and the natural and physical environments in project-specific contexts. This involves working with a wide range of industrial, government and Indigenous partners, on a diverse range of projects in many sectors, from municipal infrastructure to natural resource development.

Our team’s services include communication and engagement with Indigenous nations and peoples, social and economic baseline research, impact assessments (including GBA+ analysis, land and resource use, visual aesthetics and impacts on Indigenous Rights), socio-economic effects monitoring and management, as well as Indigenous Knowledge studies.