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Sr. Relationship Manager - NIA

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 16

Employment type: Temporary Region: Lower Mainland

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

Annual salary: $ 131,100.00 - 165,800.00

What you'll do

As BC Hydro’s primary representative with First Nations, independently and proactively co- designs highly functioning
business relationships, negotiates and implements agreements.

- Manages multiple high risk, high impact complex projects, programs and operations with cross- organizational scope.

- Leading relationships with First Nations in our Non-Integrated Areas to foster collaboration and advance reconciliation.

- Partners with departments across the company to effectively frame issues and develop solutions to business priorities

ensuring the integration of BC Hydro’s Indigenous Relations strategy into the broader business.

- Independently manages multiple internal and external competing priorities in a manner that achieves desired outcomes.

- Undertakes a practiced approach to the work that builds knowledge not only into the business unit but the broader

company through the effective sharing of information and auditable record- keeping.





- Proactively designs and presents creative, effective recommendations to highly complex, undefined, critical and broad

scope problems for senior leaders that often fall outside of established parameters.

- Provides strategic advice to the Indigenous Relations Leadership Team and senior leaders across the company.

- Develops briefing materials and presentations for influential internal and external audiences.

- Independently leading real-time issue resolution both internally with multiple business groups and with First Nations to

ensure the company is achieving its desired goals.

- Actively advances BC Hydro’s First Nation relationship building strategy, including the company’s commitment to

implementing the United Nations Declaration of Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s
recommendations, through knowledge transfer and facilitating relation-building with First Nations.

- As a senior member of the Indigenous Relations team, this position actively supports the growth of competencies in the

area of reconciliation with First Nations within the Indigenous Relations team, across the company and BC Hydro’s
contractors.

What you bring

- University degree is required which may include anthropology, business, political science, law and international relations,

University Post Graduate Degree (Master's) is an asset.

- Minimum of 10 years in progressively senior skilled or leadership roles and minimum of 10 years of relevant

business experience required.

- Subject matter expertise in the area of First Nation relationship-building, consultation and engagement, negotiations and

agreement implementation is required.





- Experience working independently and proactively and achieving desired business results is required.

- Experience working within a large resource-based organization and within the energy sector is an asset but not required.

- Demonstrated ability to drive results through others by developing and managing alliances and partnerships with a variety

of internal and external parties including influencing functional leadership is required.

- Strong oral and written communications are needed for this role with a preference for experience in delivering

presentations and leading discussions with senior professionals.

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.

What else you should know

- Please note this is a Full Time Temporary opportunity for approximately 12 months.

- The role is focused on supporting work in the Non-Integrated Areas of the province, but may also support the

advancement of key Strategy and Negotiations priorities.

- This role will involve occasional to frequent travel within BC including to remote communities such as Haida Gwaii.

- A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Driver's License: Class 5 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: 2026-10-30 Closing Date: 2026-11-11

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📌 Sr. Relationship Manager - NIA (British Columbia)
🏢 BC Hydro
📍 British Columbia