Senior Social Science Specialist

### **Location** North Vancouver ### **About Hatfield** Hatfield is a 100% employee owned, Canadian company. We have been serving our clients and our community for over 50 years and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers multiple times, most recently in 2025. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. Hatfield’s Human Environment Group is a small, tight-knit team of social science specialists with a broad range of interests and experience in social impact assessment; Indigenous interests and engagement; land use planning; social determinants of health; gender studies; and climate change risks and resilience. We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Social Scientist Specialist to join our growing team. The successful candidate should have a background in human environment consulting or similar experience in government, First Nations, or socio-economics including social impact assessment. We seek someone with strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to build meaningful relationships with clients, Indigenous communities, stakeholders, and project partners. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional who is passionate about delivering high-quality work, building business and contributing to the continued growth of Hatfield’s Human Environment practice. ### **Responsibilities** * Work independently and with teams of social and environmental specialists and technicians on a variety of projects, across multiple sectors and with a broad range of clients; * Deliver high quality research and reports; * Contribute to the planning, organization, and delivery of stakeholder and Indigenous engagement or consultation activities; * Research design, implementation and analysis; * Support preparation of proposals; and * Contribute to the identification and securing of new opportunities through networking and business development. ### **Education and Experience** * Master’s degree or equivalent experience in social science or related field. * A minimum of 5 years professional experience with a background in one or more social science or interdisciplinary fields (e.g., sociology, economics, public health, gender studies, anthropology, geography, international studies, natural resource management, land use planning or similar). * Experience working with or within government agencies, indigenous peoples and/or governments, international development organizations, or other third party or non-government organizations; * Experience operating in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork. ### **Other Assets/Skills** * Technical ability in the preparation and delivery of social science research including research design, data collection, compilation and analysis; * Excellence in technical report writing and other forms of written communication (e.g. traini