Company:
Ministry of Environment – BC Parks
Details:
BC Public Service
Ministry of Environment – BC Parks
Multiple Locations
Senior Park Ranger
Are you ready for an adventurous and rewarding career in BC’s amazing Parks?
Salary $50,857.18 - $57,781.28 (as of April 2, 2017) annually
There are currently 28 regular, full-time positions available in the following locations: Black Creek, Cranbrook, Cultus Lake, Dease Lake*, Fort St. John, Hagensborg, Kamloops, Manning Park, Nelson, North Vancouver, Parksville, Pemberton, Penticton, Powell River, Prince George, Squamish, Terrace, Tlell*, Tofino*, Vernon, Victoria, Williams Lake
BC Parks is responsible for all matters related to the effective management and conservation of natural and cultural resources in provincial parks, protected areas, recreation areas, conservancies and ecological reserves throughout British Columbia. Our vision is a protected areas system that is vibrant, relevant and inspirational. Our mission is to protect important areas and their natural and cultural values, while providing outstanding recreation opportunities.
The Senior Park Ranger is the front line field contact with park and protected areas visitors, interest groups, First Nations, and contractors through direct or supporting delivery of the full range of BC Parks programs in the areas of conservation, recreation, outreach, and division services within a complex park or group of parks, protected areas, conservancies and ecological reserves. Key functions may include: undertaking natural, cultural resource and recreation management activities, and monitoring actions as assigned; facility operation and maintenance and minor reconstruction; contract/project management; planning and delivery of compliance and enforcement actions; providing information to park visitors; supervising and or coordinating staff and volunteers. If you are a confident leader with hands-on resource and recreation management expertise who understands the balance between protecting the natural environment and providing outdoor recreation, we look forward to your application.
Qualifications & Experience:
Qualifications for this role include:
• Undergraduate degree in natural resource management, outdoor recreation or a related field (biology, geology, resource management, recreational planning, forestry, fisheries, etc.), and one year related experience; or a two-year technical diploma in one of the above fields and three years of related experience; or secondary school graduation and a minimum of five years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling five years.