Director, Indigenous Relations

At EBC, we do more than build projects. We build careers, strong teams, and achievements that leave a lasting mark on Canada’s landscape. Every day our teams push the boundaries of what is possible, delivering large-scale projects on time and on budget, including the most ambitious ones. Behind this success are passionate, committed people who take pride in what they accomplish together.

From civil infrastructure and building construction to industrial and major civil projects, EBC offers opportunities that match your potential, with challenging and rewarding work across Canada.

This position may be based in Québec City, Montréal, Brossard, Ottawa, or Mississauga.

The Director, Indigenous Relations is responsible for defining and implementing the company’s national Indigenous Relations strategy. As a strategic leader, this individual develops sustainable partnerships with Indigenous communities while supporting the business development, preconstruction, and operations teams in their consultation, economic participation, and community engagement efforts.

• Support Business Development teams in identifying, pursuing, and strengthening opportunities that involve Indigenous partners;
• Provide guidance to proposal teams in developing competitive and compliant Indigenous Participation Plans (IPPs) that align with client requirements and project objectives;
• Collaborate with Preconstruction teams to incorporate Indigenous perspectives, considerations, and engagement strategies from the earliest stages of project planning;
• Develop strategies that promote meaningful participation opportunities for Indigenous businesses, workers, suppliers, and service providers;
• Contribute to client presentations, qualification processes, and strategic proposals by integration Indigenous relations and partnership considerations.

• Establish and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with Indigenous Nations, communities, governing bodies, economic development organizations, and Indigenous-owned businesses;
• Develop frameworks and structured approaches to support consultation, community engagement, economic partnerships, procurement, and employment initiatives;
• Identify and advance opportunities for long-term collaboration and mutually beneficial partnerships with Indigenous communities and businesses;
• Represent the company in its interactions with Indigenous communities, organizations, governing bodies, and government stakeholders, fostering respectful and constructive relationships;
• Provide guidance and support to operational teams in their engagement and consultations with Indigenous communities and rights-holders affected by projects.

• Develop, implement, and continuously evolve the company’s national Indigenous Relations strategy;
• Establish strategic priorities, objectives, and performance measures related to Indigenous initiatives and commitments;
• Advise senior leadership on strategic considerations, emerging issues, risks, and opportunities related to relationships with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations;
• Ensure alignment between Indigenous Relations strategy and the organization’s ESG commitments, growth objectives, and operational prioritities;
• Champion leading practices in Indigenous engagement, consultation, partnership development, and procurement;
• Design and implement programs, policies, practices, training initiatives, and tools that support the integration of reconciliation principles across the organization’s operations and decision-making processes;
• Develop and maintain tracking, reporting, and accountability mechanisms related to Indigenous economic participation, partnership commitments, and corporate objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Engineering, Business Administration, Economic Development, Public Affairs, Community Relations, Law or a related discipline;
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in business development, government relations, community relations, or strategic partnerships;
• Demonstrated…