Forest Officer

Role Responsibilities

As a Forest Officer, you will support the delivery of Alberta’s Forestry Operations Programs and report to a Wildfire Technologist. This position plays a critical role in wildfire prevention, preparedness, and response, as well as forest management operations and forest stewardship. All activities must be conducted in compliance with Alberta legislation, policies, procedures, and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.

This role provides the opportunity to apply knowledge of wildfire behaviour, fuel types, forest ecology, and wildland firefighting techniques to support safe, efficient, and effective wildfire operations. Responsibilities include participation in wildfire detection, enforcement, public education, engineering, pre-suppression, and suppression activities, in alignment with provincial standards and operational plans.

The Forest Officer is also required to actively participate in the monitoring of forest operations related to Forest Management activities across the Edson Forest Area. This includes conducting forest operations inspections, scaling, reforestation surveys, and enforcement-related investigations.

Maintaining accurate documentation, reports, and records related to wildfire and forest management activities is an essential component of this role.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

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.

About Your Competencies:

• Drive for Results: Strives to exceed objectives and maximize resources to achieve results aligned with the goals of the department, considerate to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop Networks: Maintains close relations with all stakeholders, actively incorporates the needs of the broader group, and ensures overall client satisfaction.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Takes a collaborative approach with your work to foster open communication and leverage team skills.
• Agility: Identifies alternative approaches in uncertain, complex situations, supporting others in determining and assessing strategy.
• Systems Thinking: Considers the changing environment, recognizing the work impacting a vast network of stakeholders.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:
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.

Requirement:

• Must be eligible for registration with the Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals.

Assets:

• Supervisory or leadership experience.

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. Due to the emergency response requirements associated with wildfires, flexibility to work overtime, evenings, and weekends is required. Positions are available in Edson and Hinton.

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.

Application Information:

• In your application, please  include a 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 hrs. shifts/week).
• Three (3) work-related references are required for those selected for an interview.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• 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.