We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Socio-economic Lead with excellent technical, communication, and interpersonal skills to work with our talented and growing Human Environment Team. The successful candidate will contribute to Ausenco’s Earth and Environment business in a leadership role, through the design, delivery, and reporting of socio-economic and socio-cultural projects and related community, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement activities.
The role may be based from any of our Canadian offices (such as Burnaby, Calgary, Whitehorse, Victoria, Burlington) and you may be required to travel for short periods of time. We offer a flexible, hybrid work environment. If you’re the right person for the job, we are open to discussing possible remote working arrangements.

About the role

•  Leading social, economic, and cultural related projects, including baseline reports, effects assessments, cumulative effects assessment and other related deliverables.
•  Acting as a Technical Lead on projects with interdisciplinary teams.
•  Mentoring a team of supporting specialists and contribute to the development of their technical capacity.
• Leading socio-economic data interpretation and analysis.
•  Preparing well researched and written socio-economic reports, in accordance with provincial, territorial and/or federal regulatory requirements.
• Managing resources, including team, budgets, and scopes, along with client management. 
• Driving on related business development including proposal development.
•  Managing the coordination, organization, and delivery of community consultation activities and primary data collection programs related to socio-economic and cultural values.

About you

• Degree in social sciences, or related field of study. Master’s degree preferred.  Suitable experience may also be considered in lieu of a Master’s degree.
• 10+ years of socio-economic experience, and community engagement experience as a consultant or for a proponent.
• Recent and significant experience working on environmental assessments within the regulatory settings of the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO), the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA), the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) and/or the National Energy Board (NEB).
• Familiarity with socio-economic related components, such as community infrastructure and services, land and tenure use, community health and wellbeing.
• Familiarity with analytical methods used to support socio-economic assessments, such as economic input-output modelling, GIS overlay analysis, health impact assessment, and GBA+.
• Experience working in the resource extraction and/or transportation sector preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong research and data analysis skills.
• Knowledgeable of participatory action research methods and approaches.
• Strong project management skills, ability to multi-task, work under tight timelines and produce quality products that stand up to public and regulatory scrutiny.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Experience working with Indigenous communities in BC and/or northern Canada is an asset
• Willing to travel, as required. 

Why Ausenco?  

We support individual growth and aim to allow you to work in a way that plays to your strengths. Beyond a competitive remuneration package we offer: 

Career advancement - Embark on a journey of continuous growth through technical training, mentorship initiatives, and networking opportunities.

Work Life Balance – Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance office days with working from home; and progressive parental leave benefits to foster family needs and professional life.

Holistic approach to wellness – Take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access to confidential counselling, information services and a benefits program that supports your health & wellness.

Accessible leadership team – Work with highly reputable industry leaders who value your contribution.

Our people don’t settle for the status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability, we’ll help you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.

We’re proud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

Salary range: $120K - $145K

Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.Join us and work a better way.