Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Forester | |
| Job ID | 5B-DF-AE-A4-09-80 |
| Company | Ministry Of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations And Rural Development |
| Location | This Position Is Located In Kamloops, B.C. Other Ministry Office Locations May Be Considered, Subject To Operational Requirements And Space Availability At Time Of Offer. |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Date Posted | 2021-04-13 |
| Posted Until | 2021-05-10 |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Job Category | Resource Sector |
| Job Details | View attachment |
| Description | |
| Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development This position is located in Kamloops, B.C. Other Ministry office locations may be considered, subject to operational requirements and space availability at time of offer. Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Forester $68,008.54 - $85,592.73 annually The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development delivers holistic resource management services for British Columbians and has a mandate to manage specified Crown land and resources in a manner that embraces the economic, environmental and social goals of government. The primary responsibility of the Ministry’s Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch is to provide forest analysis and inventory information to assist in meeting the Resource Stewardship Division's stewardship mandate, the Chief Forester's statutory responsibilities, and critical information needs of the Ministry and the natural resource sector. The Branch's two key programs (Forest Analysis and Forest Inventory) provide critical forest analysis, inventory data, strategic direction, and policy support to enable sustainable forest resource management and the determination of allowable annual cut for timber supply areas and tree farm licence areas. The Branch also contributes to informing management and decision making by providing information and analysis that help explore the implications associated with a wide range of current and evolving resource issues and practices. The Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Forester is responsible, along with other Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch ground sampling specialists, for the delivery of Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch ground sampling projects (which include young and mature stand monitoring, permanent sample plots re-measurements, audit sampling, and sampling to support the implementation of new LiDAR-based inventories), development and support of the new field data collection tools, the development and maintenance of ground sampling standards and manuals, and the management of, and reporting on, sample data. The Vegetation Resources Inventory Ground Sampling Forester supports and liaises with federal government inventory specialists, timber supply analysts, academia, and licensees. Qualifications for this role include: • A Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry or related discipline and a minimum of three years of directly related forest inventory experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience, such as an allied degree or pupil program and related experience. • Registered, or immediately eligible for registration, with the Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals as a Registered Professional Forester. • Experience with analyzing/processing inventory, growth and yield or experimental ground sample data. Preference may be given for 3 or more years of experience. • Computer experience manipulating forest sample data. Preference may be given for 3 or more years of experience. • Demonstrated field experience measuring forest samples or related activity. • Experience in consulting/negotiating solutions in natural resource management. • Preference may be given for Vegetation Resources Inventory ground sampling certification. | |
| Languages | English |
| How To Apply | For more information and to apply online by May 10, 2021, please click Apply Now! |
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