Discipline Lead - Human Environment

Overview / Responsibilities

Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions is currently seeking a Discipline Lead, Human Environment to lead our growing team in British Columbia.

Wood’s Human Environment team studies the interactions between human populations and the natural and physical environments in project-specific contexts for a wide variety of industrial, government and Indigenous clients. Our services include social and economic baseline research, socio-economic impact assessments (including GBA+ and impacts on Indigenous Rights), socio-economic effects monitoring and management, communication and engagement with public stakeholders, government agencies and Indigenous Nations and Peoples, and Indigenous Knowledge studies.

Working collaboratively with Wood’s Canadian Director of Social Inclusion and across geographies and disciplines, our Human Environment team leads the advancement of social inclusion internally and with our clients to strengthen the social aspect of ESG throughout our projects.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to British Columbia’s Environmental Services Manager, you will:

• Build a team of professionals working collaboratively to support, empower and promote team development and advancement
• Lead and participate in a wide variety of social and economic research activities in support of baseline studies, conducting impact assessments, and developing and implementing effects monitoring and management plans for a wide range of projects, including those in the municipal, resource development, transportation, water resources, and remediation sectors
• Support meeting regulatory requirements for environmental impact assessments under various provincial and territorial processes as well as those of the Impact Assessment Agency Canada, which includes gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) and impacts on Indigenous rights
• Support the planning and implementation of and reporting on Indigenous and public engagement programs for a wide range of projects and clients
• Promote excellence in social and economic impact assessments, incorporating best international industry practices, contributing to the growth of our Human Environment services through high quality and consistent service to internal and external clients
• Elevate the knowledge and success of our technical professionals through participation in Wood’s Global Technical Expert Network
• Promote and support weaving together Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science to support holistic project understanding and solutions
• Lead and contribute to technical proposals, presentations and reports
• Lead and contribute to business development initiatives with internal and external clients
• Liaise and work effectively with other Wood technical specialists, clients, government agencies, Indigenous communities and stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

Skills / Qualifications

• University degree (graduate level preferred) in Social Sciences, Economics, Indigenous studies or related field
• At least 10 years relevant experience in conducting social and/or economic research and analysis and in environmental assessments (provincial, territorial, federal)
• Experience managing teams, including workloads, staffing, and professional development
• Knowledge of and experience meeting Canadian impact assessment requirements (federal, provincial, territorial)
• Experience working with Indigenous Nations and Peoples in data gathering and reflecting their perspectives regarding Indigenous rights and knowledge in impact assessments
• Strong relationship building and culturally informed conflict resolutions approaches, including ability to facilitate challenging conversations to resolve complex issues
• Experience working on mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, and/or linear projects (transportation, transmission lines, pipelines)
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills (English; French and / or an Indigenous language is an asset)
• Experience in stakeholder and Indigenous engagement strategy development, management, and implementation
• Strong budgetary, statistical and, report presentation skills
• Desire to provide excellent client service and commitment to continuous technical improvement
• Ability to work independently while encouraging collaborative teams working in a strong entrepreneurial environment
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize several assignments at one time and deliver high quality products on time and within budget
• Fluency with the use of Microsoft 365 for Business products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to travel for work from time to time

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement (EEO)

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.