Posted: Oct 31, 2019 Closing Date: Nov 20, 2019
Category: Forestry
Description:
Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Prince George Operations Technologist $58,629.96 - $66,726.25 annually BC Timber Sales (BCTS) manages about 20 per cent of the province’s allowable annual cut for Crown timber, generating economic prosperity for British Columbians through the safe, sustainable development and auction of Crown timber. BCTS operates in 33 communities and directly supports over 8,000 jobs across B.C. Data from our operations are used to help determine the market value of the timber harvested from public land and ensures British Columbians receive fair value from their timber resources. BCTS also supports government’s commitment to true, lasting reconciliation with First Nations in BC as we move toward fully adopting and implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
The Operations Technologist is responsible for developing operating standards, implementing new forest management practices, contract management, coordinating technical activities, monitoring adherence to legislative and environmental standards and providing technical expertise to staff in one or more of the following areas: tenure development, road and block layout, silviculture, timber tenure administration and forestry contract administration.
Qualifications for this role include: • Graduation from an approved technical institute with a diploma or degree in resource or forestry management and three years (gained within the last five years) of experience in one or more operational field forestry activities. • OR: An equivalent combination of education or experience may be considered. For example, a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) with at least five years of experience gained within the last seven years from one or more operational field forestry activity. • Operational field forestry activities include one or more of the following: o Timber harvesting monitoring/conformance o Cut-block development o Forest road engineering o Silviculture o Timber tenure development and administration • Applicants must be registered or eligible for registration with the Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals (ABCFP) as a Registered Forest Technologist or equivalent. • 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.
For more information and to apply online by November 20, 2019, please go to: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/65031 Attention: only applications submitted through the BC Public Service’s employment website (see link above) will be accepted.