Forest Officer

Role Responsibilities

Are you eager to kick-start your career in Wildfire Management and Forest Management? Perhaps you are a recent graduate, ready to learn the ropes and make a real impact, or already have a solid foundation or some seasonal wildfire experience and are now ready to showcase your skills in a exciting, adventurous and rewarding location. If so, the Edson Forest Area is looking for you to put your pre-suppression, suppression and forest management experience to the test.

As a Forest Officer, you will play a crucial role in the delivery of forest area programs and services. Reporting to the Wildfire Technologist, your knowledge and experience in wildfire management activities will compliment the forest areas pre-suppression, suppression, prevention, detection, facilities and forest management programs. Your previous experience will help you become a strong supervisor to seasonal staff, contract management and department assets. You will learn how to become an active participant on wildfire incident management teams and help support the Province when the need arises. You will actively contribute to wildfire enforcement, education and engineering initiatives as well as ensure programs are meeting the highest of safety standards. 

Core responsibilities will include coordinating the forest areas facilities program and contract services program. You will also supervise lookout staff and ensure the forest areas detection program is meeting or exceeding program deliverables. You will also be required to use the Forest and Prairie Protection act to help enforce fire prevention components. You will also assist with local Fire Smart initiatives and fuel management projects. This position will also be involved with the delivery of Forest Management activities such as the Forest Operations Monitoring (FOMP) by conducting inspections and assisting with non-compliance investigations.

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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.

Drive for Results: Clarifies objectives and taps into a variety of available resources within the organization; ensuring that roles and contributions are clear. 

Develop Networks: Builds relationships by following through on commitments, demonstrating integrity, respect for others and taking an interest in their work-related issues and activities. 

Build Collaborative Environments: Builds on the skills and knowledge of others to crate results. 

Develop Self and Others: Takes an active role in own career development. Seeks out and positively accepts constructive feedback and applies this to a development plan. 

Creative Problem Solving: Looks for ways to improve activities and results by doing something that may be new and different in the organization. 

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

Systems Thinking: Understands how work contributes to the achievement of department goals. 
 

Qualifications

The minimum requirements for Forest Officer role are a two-year diploma in Forestry or a related Natural Resource Management field plus three (3) years of directly related forestry or wildfire experience.

Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of: one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.
 

Assets:
•    Supervisory or leadership experience.
•    Eligibility for registration with the Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals.

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 position is a permanent, full-time role, with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday. The incumbent may be requested to work overtime, evening and weekends due to the emergency nature of wildfires.

Travel within the area and throughout the province will be required as part of your responsibilities to coordinate with Ministry staff and colleagues, other government departments, clients, and other external stakeholders. 

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. 

Candidates may be asked to complete a written assignment as a part of the interview process.
 

Application Information:

•    In your application, please a include cover page 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.

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
•    Leadership and mentorship programs