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It will work alongside the Indigenous Relations team and the project team to keep engagement activities, records, reporting, and Indigenous employment and procurement initiatives moving. This is a hands-on coordination role. You will spend your time preparing materials, documenting tour progress, and tracking commitments, and tracking follow up actions.\nPlease Note: This position will involve some travel to Indigenous communities, including remote locations (~10%) and may require occasional evening or weekend work to support community meetings and events\nDuties and Responsibilities\nCreate reports, information packages, presentations, and summaries for internal teams, the client, and Indigenous communities\nMaintain accurate, timely records of communications, meetings, and commitments in project trackers and databases\nTrack engagement and regulatory commitments and report on status\nSupport community engagement activities, including preparing materials, coordinating logistics, and following up on action items\nCoordinate the distribution of community notifications, project updates, and information packages\nAssist with community investment, sponsorship, and event requests\nSupport Indigenous employment, training, and procurement initiatives, including tracking participation, hours, and spend\nMaintain contact lists of Indigenous businesses, employment contacts, and training providers\nWork with HR, procurement, and construction leadership to identify opportunities and communicate them to communities\nAttend internal and external meetings, maintaining minutes and action logs, and following up on outstanding actions\nPrepare agendas and meeting packages, and coordinate schedules and logistics for community and client meetings\nHandle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and cultural awareness\nRequirements\n3 years of experience in Indigenous relations, community engagement, stakeholder relations, project management, or a related field (experience gained through work, community involvement, or lived experience is all valued)\nStrong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint\nEffective written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and accurate reports, minutes, and summaries\nClear understanding of Indigenous history, rights, treaties, and the Crown's duty to consult in Canada\nWell organized, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and keep records current\nPreferred Skills / Qualifications\nPost-secondary education or training in Indigenous studies, community development, communications, business administration, or a related discipline\nExperience on transmission line, utility, pipeline, or heavy construction projects\nFamiliarity with First Nations and Métis communities and organizations\nExperience with engagement or commitment tracking databases\nExperience preparing client-facing or regulatory reporting\nBenefits\nWe offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that incorporates a complete range of employee benefits, including a 5% RRSP matching program, to ensure you have the tools necessary to manage, maintain, and improve your health and wellbeing.\nAbout our Business\nValard Construction is Canada’s premier utility contractor providing comprehensive EPC+ (engineering, procurement, construction) and maintenance services to utilities, independent power producers, mining, oil and gas industries and rural electric associations. We have the capabilities, knowledge, and resources to take on any project, any size, any complexity, anywhere. We are also part of Quanta Services, the largest electrical power contractor in North America.\nValard Construction is an equal opportunity employer.\nLearn more\nVisit us at www.valard.com and connect with us on our social media channels for our latest news, employee stories, community activities, and other updates.\n* Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level.\n* Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.\n* Valard Construction is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process.\n* We do not use automated tools to screen applications. All hiring decisions involve human review. 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