Forester (Silviculture & Reforestation)

  Impact Recruitment Inc

  Northern BC, British Columbia, Canada

Title: Forester
Salary: $60,000-75,000
Location: Northern BC
Industry: Forestry

A fantastic opportunity with a major forestry player in BC, this is a chance to build your skill base as a timber cruiser, silviculture specialist, cut block planner and GIS surveyor. An all around great chance to be out in the field, ensuring environmentally responsible harvesting practices and keeping forestry in BC profitable and sustainable.

Growth Opportunities
This major player in BC Forestry is poised for continuing growth, which necessitates the need for more workers, more supervisors and more managers. If a long-term career with real advancement potential is what you’re after, this is the right time to be on the job hunt.

Company Profile
This forestry company has operations across the Canadian Northwest, and offer excellent compensation to their employees, not just as far as wage, but benefits and plans for long term growth. They have a keen environmental presence and a drive towards sustainable resource use.

Specific Job Description
The forester position for this company will involve a wide array of duties. Successful candidates can expect to be roaming the woods some days, marking off territory, planning resource acquisition routes and indicated high value harvesting areas. Other days could be spent overhead surveying, in the office planning and mapping road routes. Reseeding, planting and environmental controlling- including wildlife and invasive plant species, will also be expected. The foresters will require a keen knowledge of government environmental policies, as they will be dealing with crown lands and environmental regulations very frequently.

Requirements
1. In depth knowledge forestry procedures 
2. Experience with planning forestry operational/harvesting activities
3. Knowledge of government regulations/legislation as related to forestry and the harvesting of timber
4. Valid Driver's license and ability to operate off road vehicles
5. MUST have worked in silviculture in BC

Compensation

Compensation and Benefits

These positions offer excellent pay for the required experience. Beginning in the $60,000 annual range, and increasing by candidate aptitude and experience up to $75,000 for a seasoned vet, they also include 2 weeks’ vacation to start, extended benefits, pension, phone and tuition reimbursement and RRSP Matching.

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