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Indigenous Relations Specialist - Non Integrated Areas

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 16

Employment type: Temporary Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Adaptable Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00

What you'll do

- As a professional member of the Indigenous Relations Team, provides specialized expertise in building and maintaining

ongoing relationships with First Nations in BC Hydro's Non-Integrated Area (NIA). This includes facilitating the resolution of conflict and ensuring duty to consult, and related documentation and regulatory processes are executed;
- BC Hydro's NIA is not connected to the main grid and is made up of 14 remote microgrid communities.
- Leads BC Hydro’s engagement and consultation with First Nations on regulatory and provincial authorizations including

responding to information requests, and ensuring adequacy of consultation has been met
- Supports compliance through meeting First Nation conditions and commitments under provincial and federal

authorizations
- Leads the First Nations component on capital projects where relationship, legal, environmental, reputation and other key

risks are moderate to high;




- Develops consultation plans during project scoping including identifying and consulting with Project Managers to execute

the First Nation component;
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of relationship management, applying persuasive influence and negotiation, and

building and maintaining trust within highly diverse and remote communities in the Province;
- Conducts current and future needs assessment for Indigenous Relations and prioritizes needs;
- Evaluates source and scope of complex situations that may occur during consultation stages, and identifies options and

alternatives for finding resolution while balancing cultural, territorial and other considerations;
- Provides technical leadership to other key business units and junior roles in all aspects of project planning, execution,

documentation, records management and relationship management with First Nations;
- As a technical specialist and leader in First Nation engagement, this position is viewed and accessed by a wide range of

operational areas within BC Hydro to support, intervene in and resolve actual or potential conflicts between BC Hydro interests and First Nation communities.

What you bring

- University Undergraduate degree in Public Administration, economic development, law, anthropology or related discipline

or equivalent and a minimum of 10 years of progressively more complex responsible and complicated responsibilities
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in a corporate business environment (public or private sector preferably resource-

based organization) including experience in managing multiple projects. Preferences will be given to candidates with:
- Proven experience working with Indigenous Peoples to advance projects and initiatives.

Assets include:




- Experience with building and maintaining a high impact, high complexity relationship with an external party
- Experience working on renewable energy projects
- Experience working in remote areas of the province and NIA communities e.g. Haida Gwaii
- Experience preparing provincial and federal regulatory applications and First Nation consultation requirements for capital

projects
- Experience with environmental assessment, environmental risk management, and environmental compliance
- Candidates who do not meet the educational requirement, but have an equivalent amount of education and experience

may be considered What we offer

- A comprehensive benefits package
- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
- A lifetime pension
- Flexible work model, depending on your role type
- Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits. Julie Fournier's job posting (P3) from 2024 can be the base.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.

What else you should know

- Please note this is a full time temporary position for approximately 18 months.
- Please note this role requires travel to remote and rural NIA communities within British Columbia
- Please note a condition of employment for this role is to maintain your Class 5 Driver's License in good standing.

Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P; employees must meet the time in role requirements specified in the updated M&P; TIR policy. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply. Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable,

include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without any delays.

Date Posted: 2026-08-17 Closing Date: 2026-08-30

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📌 Indigenous Relations Specialist - Non Integrated Areas (British Columbia)
🏢 BC Hydro
📍 British Columbia