Practices Forester | |
| Job ID | 0C-A2-A3-C1-88-9F |
| Company | Ministry Of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations And Rural Development |
| Location | Port McNeill |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Date Posted | 2021-07-26 |
| Posted Until | 2021-08-18 |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Job Category | Resource Sector |
| Job Details | View attachment |
| Description | |
| Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Port McNeill There is currently 1 full-time Temporary Assignment until 03/31/2022 which may be extended or become permanent. Practices Forester $61,182.54 - $77,067.27 annually (plus $38.87 Bi-weekly Isolation Allowance) 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 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 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 BC Public Service offers a healthy work/life balance, excellent benefits, including one of the best pension plans available, and a variety of opportunities for career learning and development. Regular, full time Professional Employee Association members are also entitled to 7% allowance in Lieu of Overtime Shiftwork and Standby (taken as time or money), have a 35 hour work week, and 4 weeks’ annual paid leave entitlement. To find out more, explore What the BC Public Service offers You Explore the opportunities and value working with our team can offer you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it-9laHaKyc&feature=youtu.be. 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 and two years or experience in operational field forestry activities • Operational field forestry activities include the following: o Timber harvesting monitoring/conformance o Cut-block development o Forest road engineering o Silviculture o Timber tenure development and administration o Planning integrated resource management • 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. | |
| Languages | English |
| How To Apply | For more information and to apply online by August 18, 2021, please click Apply Now! |
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