Resource Analyst

Role Responsibilities

As the resource analyst you are a professional that provides quantifiable information to support forest planning at multiple landscape scales.  You perform a variety of spatial and statistical analyses, timber supply forecasts and geospatial tasks to inform senior management for decision making to ensure divisional business is completed.  Your review of submitted forest management plans and recommendations help to determine the acceptability of annual harvest levels proposed by companies and allows the Division to adjust harvest levels over time.  

You have a high degree of originality and creativity when interpreting the results of resource analysis into real world terms and designing output products (e.g. summary tables, digital maps, graphs) that meet the end user requirements. You can take complex data sets and effectively explain what is needed to various internal and external stakeholders. You easily recognize what strategy is most effective while following policy. Most importantly you can demonstrate objectivity when presenting your analysis to decision makers. If this describes you as a professional forester, then we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
•    Evaluate complex technical analyses submitted by forest industry to ensure that proposed harvest levels and harvest patterns can be approved by the Executive Director, Forest Management and Wildfire Mitigation (FMWM) branch.
•    Resolve complex wood supply issues to inform decision makers. 
•    Execute landscape level resource analyses (e.g. land base impact assessment) to allow the province to adjust allowable cuts.
•    Provide with confidence ongoing support to forest planning through geospatial practices such as mapping, spatial data creation and maintenance as well as scripting.
•    Contribute insightfully to the review and development of best practices as well as policy related materials to help clarify the Division’s expectations on sustainable forest planning. 

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
 

Creative Problem Solving: Ability to use a wide range of techniques to break down problems and working to identify solutions.

Systems Thinking: Considers the changing environment, recognizes that the work impacts a vast network of stakeholders.

Agility: Identifies alternative approaches in uncertain, complex situations while supporting others in determining and assessing strategy.

Build Collaborative Environments: Takes a collaborative approach with  work to foster open communication and leverage team skills.

Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes and uses a variety of resources to monitor own performance standards, acknowledges even indirect responsibility, commits to what is good for Albertans even if not immediately accepted and reaches goals consistent with APS direction.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:
A forest management degree, plus 4 years related experience or a related two-year forestry technical diploma plus 6 years related experience. 

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered based on: 
1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 
1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Special Requirements:
•    Registration (or eligibility to register) with Alberta Association of Forest Management Professionals.
•    Advanced understanding of the underlying principles and concepts of both spatial and aspatial Timber Supply modelling.
•    Advanced working knowledge of programming/modelling skills in Remsoft Woodstock optimization software, Patchworks, as well as ArcPRO/Python 3.  
•    Thorough understanding of vegetation inventory classification systems.
•    Thorough working knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). 

Assets 
•    Thorough understanding of forest management principles, practices and concepts that are required to integrate specialist knowledge into a resource analysis model.
•    Ability to deal with multiple ongoing projects, complex projects, shifting priorities and tight timelines.
•    Demonstrates logical and good analytical judgment when creating products. 

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity located in Edmonton. Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8:15AM - 4:30PM, 36.25 hours a week, 7.25 hours a day.

Candidates may be asked to complete a technical skill test/ assignment as a part of the interview process.

Application Information:
•    In your application, please a include cover letter detailing your interest, and role related experience. In your resume include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time, or full time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three, 8 hour shifts/week).
•    Three (3) work-related references are required for those selected for an interview.
•    Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 
 

What the GoA has to offer:
•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
•    Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
•    Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
•    Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
•    Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs.