Practices Forester (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

Full Time

  BC Public Service Agency (https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/49652)

  Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada

BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

BC Timber Sales

Quesnel, BC

Practices Forester
Salary $56,662.05 - $70,770.36 annually

An exciting multi-faceted opportunity in professional forestry with BC Timber Sales

BC Timber Sales (BCTS) plans, develops, and sells through auction, a substantial and representative portion of the Province’s annual available timber volume. The bid prices received from auctioned timber support the Market Pricing System (MPS) in setting stumpage rates for coastal and interior operating areas of the province. The costs incurred by BCTS also provide data for the Tenure Obligation Adjustments, contributing to another integral part of the MPS.
 
The Practices Forester is accountable for performing a wide variety of professional services including operational planning, cut block and forest road layout and development, planning and evaluating silviculture activities, and ensuring compliance with the Forest Stewardship Plan. The range of duties assigned to a particular Practices Forester will vary from Business Area to Business Area due to the geographic location, apportionment and management requirements. The Practices Forester reports to the Woodlands Supervisor who provides professional advice and direction to the practice forester.  In turn the practices forester provides professional advice to technicians and contractors.


Applicants who do not fully meet the required qualifications may be considered for this position, but at a lower classification.


Qualifications for this role include:

  • A Registered Professional Forester (RPF), or be eligible for registration as an RPF with the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) and two years (gained within the last five years) of experience in operational forestry such as forest tenures, cut-block and road development, engineering, silviculture, harvest operations or compliance and enforcement.

  • Must possess at minimum a valid Class 5 B.C. Driver’s License that does not limit or restrict the ability to conduct the duties of the job.

    Preference:

  • Preference may be given to applicants with specific forestry experience in one or more operational field-based forestry activities such as forest tenures, cut-block and road development, engineering, silviculture, harvest operations, planning integrated resource management or forestry contract administration.

    For more information and to apply before May 3, 2018, please go to: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/49652