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BC Public Service - Forest Technologist
Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development
Positions available in: Fort St John, Fort St James, Mackenzie, Prince George
It’s time to take your forestry career in a new direction -- Northern BC is an amazing place to live, work and play!
Salary: $50,857.18- $57,781.28 annually
A career path in BC Timber Sales (BCTS) offers exceptional career opportunities to develop new solutions to complex problems, and to learn and grow personally and professionally. BCTS employees have the opportunity to have a positive and unique impact on forests and communities in British Columbia. Fort St John, Fort St James, Mackenzie and Prince George are thriving, diverse communities that offer a sense of community, unlimited healthy outdoor activities and the urban amenities of larger centres!
As a Forest Technologist with BCTS, you will perform a variety of technical and operational duties to support the planning, engineering and reforestation activities of the Timber Sales Office. Applying your knowledge of technical forestry management and field operations, you will estimate and compile resource needs, cost requirements, and conduct resource assessments. A key member of a high-functioning, multidisciplinary field team, you will perform various activities required to develop Timber Sales Licenses and support Field Team operations.
Qualifications & Experience:
Qualifications for this role include: • Graduation from an approved technical institute with a diploma or a degree in resource or forestry management
• Preferably two years of experience in operational field forestry activities (such as timber harvesting cut-block development, forest road engineering, silviculture, harvest operations or compliance and enforcement).
• Or an equivalent combination of education or experience such as, five or more years of experience in forestry activities.
• Applicants must be registered or immediately eligible to be registered as a Registered Forest Professional with the Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals (ABCFP).