Harvest Engineer (Engineering)

Full Time

  Ernslaw One Limited

  Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand

Ernslaw One is a forest owner and manager with offices & forest estate throughout New Zealand. Applications are invited for the position of Harvest Engineer, Gisborne. You will be part of a team responsible for harvest planning for an annual harvest in excess 750,000 t per year, and construction of 65 km of roads and 130 landings per year as well as associated resource consents and H&S requirements.

You will be responsible for producing well-considered, accurate harvest plans that draw on your experience, and entering these plans into GIS. You will provide detailed profile and payload analyses as required using CHP's. Likewise, you will be responsible for planning and managing road and landing construction across a range of geology and terrain types using a combination of civil and forest engineering methods, tools, and solutions.

Serious consideration will be given to applicants with:   

  • A tertiary qualification in engineering, geology or forestry;

  • Experience/knowledge of engineering, roading or harvesting;

  • Experience with GIS, CHPs and RoadEng (or other civil and harvest planning software)

  • Proven ability in managing contractors;

Ernslaw One Ltd is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy environment. The successful applicant would require a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol assessment.