Professional Forester (Forester)

Full Time

  Econ Consulting

  Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Econ Consulting is seeking a qualified professional forester or forester in training to join our established forestry practice. This position is for full time employment.

Econ Consulting is a small, progressive forestry-consulting firm based in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Econ specializes in woodlot forestry but also provides a broad range of technical and professional forestry and tenure management services to a range of First Nations, private, government and industry clients on Vancouver Island and Coastal BC.

This position will assist existing professional staff with wide variety of client tenure management and project work including resource inventories, road and block engineering and layout, site assessments and surveys, cruising, data preparation for site plans, cutting permits and management plans, silviculture surveys, RESULTS entry and declarations. The position will involve field and office duties and will include periodic camp shifts and long days with irregular hours and occasional long commutes.

The successful applicant will:

• Show initiative, be driven to learn, develop new skills, solve problems and follow project work to completion.

• Possess solid technical field skills;

• Be knowledgeable of current forest legislation;

• Have strong computer skills and proficiency in RoadEng, ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook;

• Have familiarity with EFM applications (RESULTS, ECAS, MAPVIEW, HBS, GENUS, SPAR etc)

• Demonstrate good communication and technical writing skills;

• Be well organized and committed to a safe work environment;

• Be physically fit, motivated and able to work independently on multiple projects; and,

• Possess a valid BC driver’s licence.

Registration or eligibility for registration with the ABCFP as an RFT, FIT, or RPF is preferred.  

Compensation

Econ offers competitive salary, benefits and a professionally challenging and interesting work
environment.