Planning Forester - Quesnel, Canada - Forsite Consultants Ltd

Forsite Consultants Ltd

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Quesnel, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Come Grow with Us Forsite is actively looking for a
Planning Forester, based in
Quesnel, BC with strong communication and facilitation skills to support our clients across British Columbia.

WHO WE ARE
With 10 locations throughout Canada, Forsite Consultants Ltd. is a leading provider of integrated forest land development and management services. Our staff are industry leaders in forestry technology, strategic planning, resource and land management and professional forestry.

Forsite has been SAFE certified since 2007 and is committed to growth, innovation and maintaining a safe and respectful working environment.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As a Planning Forester, you will work within a team of forest analysts, planners and forest operations specialists to support forest land management for indigenous, government and industry clients.

This position will require extensive knowledge of the BC provincial forestry regime and forest stewardship, with experience in forest development and operations, forest tenure management and landscape-level forest management concepts as we provide focused, innovative, and meaningful solutions to our clients.

Background and/or experience in silvicultural systems, reforestation and wildfire/fuels management would be distinct assets.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

A safety conscious attitude;
Postsecondary education with a natural resource management focus;
Minimum 10 years of related experience in the forest management, ideally involving forest tenure management or landscape scale forest management planning ;
Registered as an RPF with Forest Professionals BC (FPBC);
Experience leading or facilitating diverse groups;
Background in operational forest management, development and log sales would be an asset;
Strong technical writing skills, with formal training in technical writing would be an asset;
An understanding of forestry GIS datasets and forest landscape analysis processes would be an asset; and
Valid driver's license and safe driving record.

WHO YOU ARE

Enthusiastic with a passion for forestry;
Professional with a friendly and courteous manner, being service and team oriented;
A strong communicator with the ability to build positive relationships across all levels of the business;
Able to work both independently under limited direct supervision as well as in a project team environment;
Flexible with strong organizational and time management skills to with ability to work under pressure to meet targets; and
Able to work with excellent attention to detail with work accuracy and quality.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

In addition to a challenging and rewarding work environment, Forsite provides work/life flexibility, competitive wages a solid benefits package, supported professional development and a company matched pension program.