Intermediate Regulatory Specialist, Mining

Shared Value Solutions

Shared Value Solutions is a growing environmental and community development consulting firm based in Guelph that collaborates with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Nations from coast, to coast, to coast. Our team works alongside Indigenous Nations and organizations across Canada, providing technical guidance, regulatory advice, peer reviews, planning, and negotiation strategy in relation to major resource development projects.

We are a company of Indigenous and non-Indigenous environmental, data and technology, cultural heritage, planning, and regulatory researchers committed to braiding Indigenous Knowledge with western science to further our clients' goals of prosperity, stewardship, and jurisdiction.

Our team is ambitious, both in and outside of SVS, with our own passion projects. To support these ambitions we offer flexible hours, remote work, and the ability to work time-in-lieu. We want this position to support your life goals, rather than detract from them. That said, we prioritize our community partners' needs, their annual calendars (i.e., harvest seasons, festivals, etc), and our project deadlines. Through strong communication and mutual support, we strive for a healthy work-life balance that benefits personal and professional growth.

We are also an equal opportunity employer and strive to build diverse teams that reflect the community. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups such as Indigenous peoples, women, visible minorities/global majorities, and those identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with disabilities. If you require accommodation through any part of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be pleased to facilitate that for you.

Preference is given to candidates identifying as Indigenous, including First Nations, Métis, or Inuit. We are striving to build teams that have lived experiences that represent and reflect the Indigenous clients and communities we serve. Please apply if you have equivalent qualifications and traditional knowledge that are not listed in the job description below.

It will greatly assist us with screening if you refer to your Indigenous identity in your application. Recognizing the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people, it is your choice whether to volunteer information; however, we will hold your application in strictest confidence, sharing it only with our hiring team.

The Position

We're looking for an Intermediate Regulatory Specialist, Mining to fill a full-time permanent position.

By joining our team, you will have the chance to make a meaningful impact on the environment and the communities we serve. We provide a supportive and inclusive work environment where your expertise and ideas will be valued and respected. With us, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects and engage with a wide range of Indigenous Nations and organizations. We offer competitive compensation packages and opportunities for professional growth, along with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere that fosters teamwork and collaboration. Join us at Shared Value Solutions and be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference while building a rewarding career.

• Base Pay
• Annual Bonus
• Cell Phone/Remote Working Allowance
• Group Health Benefits and Employee Assistance Program (health, dental, vision, and life insurance)
• Retirement Savings Plan match
• Professional designation reimbursement
• Professional Development (formal and informal)
• Paid Time off (Vacation Time, Sick Time, Cultural Days, Bereavement, Family Care)
• Winter Tire Rebate
• Flexible working options including working from home

Requirements:

• BSc, Masters or PhD in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Planning, Indigenous Studies, Environmental Studies, Political Science or similar equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional experience in the following:
  • Environmental management and permitting of major resource development, energy, and/or infrastructure projects ('major projects')
  • Federal and provincial Environmental / Impact Assessments
  • Crown's Duty to Consult and Accommodate Indigenous peoples
  • Project management
  • Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
• Experience working in support of Impact Benefit Agreement development
• Understanding of contemporary interpretation of key Supreme Court decisions and their application to supporting Indigenous rights
• Strong working knowledge of provincial, territorial, and federal environmental regulatory regimes for major projects in Canada, with a preference for knowledge of hard rock mining, waterpower, and linear corridor related developments, including consultation and duty to consult requirements
• Excellent technical writing and analytical skills, including experience with data management and analysis, preparing technical reports, and communicating complex issues in plain language (written, verbal, presentations) for a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated experience supporting and facilitating relationship building and negotiations between Indigenous groups and industry and/or government
• Knowledge or experience related to water resources, climate change, cumulative effects, and/or environmental management.
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Skills and experience working in cross-cultural settings, preferably with First Nation, Métis, and/or Inuit communities

Responsibilities:

• Managing projects focused on technical peer reviews of regulatory environmental permitting and approvals reports and applications for pipelines, energy, mining, waste, and other major infrastructure development projects
• Managing projects focused on water resources, climate change, cumulative impacts, environmental management, and education and engagement in these areas
• Managing and conducting environmental assessments and/or technical peer reviews of large-scale environmental assessments in Canada
• Suggesting appropriate mitigation, compensation, and accommodation measures to address environmental and/or socio-economic-cultural impacts of major development projects
• Building and maintaining client relationships through a comprehensive understanding of client needs, priorities, and objectives while providing excellent client service
• Liaising effectively with Indigenous community clients, regulators and proponents
• Providing Duty to Consult and strategic negotiation advice to First Nation, Metis and Inuit community clients as needed

Asset Qualifications:

• Experience in cumulative effects or related fields is a strong asset
• Experience with Indigenous law and governance, UNDRIP, FPIC, shared decision-making
• Awareness of data and communication security and confidentiality
• Experience providing training in environmental monitoring or impact assessment
• Working knowledge of fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, water quality, predictive modelling of fish habitat values
• Experience with planning and implementing communication and consultation programs and activities, lands management, Traditional Knowledge, land use and occupancy, GIS, community economic development, conflict resolution, negotiations, capacity building / training, multimedia story-telling
• Good plain language communication skills

Let us know if you speak: French, Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree, Blackfoot, Dene, Innu, or other languages that might be useful for this position.

Summing it Up - Why Should you Apply?

• Fun company culture
• Learning and career growth opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• Meaningful work

We are on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron People. We honour the original ancestors of this land and also offer respect to our Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Mississauga and Métis neighbours. We strive to be accountable by acknowledging this history and cultivating respect in our relationships with our Indigenous neighbours and the land.