Forest Op Monitoring Specialist

Role Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Senior Forester, this position assists in ensuring the sustainability of the forest resources in the Peace River Forest Area. You will be working at the operational level with industry forestry practitioners in the implementation of Annual Harvesting and Silviculture Plans and will strive to ensure compliance with legislation, policy, directives, approval conditions and approved plans. You will work to lead the forest operations monitoring program and provide guidance to a team of inspectors who will inspect and monitor forest companies' harvesting and silvicultural activities while ensuring consistent standards are maintained and all policy directed targets for Reforestation, Operations and Timber Production Monitoring are met. Ensuring forest sustainability of harvest practices is a critical objective of this role.
 

The position also acts as the Forest Area presentative on regional and provincial working groups as approved by the Senior Forester/Forest Area Manager and contributes knowledge towards regulation and policy/procedure development. This position will provide assistance in wildfire prevention and operations. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the sustainability of forest resources in the Peace River Forest Area.
If you are passionate about forestry, compliance, and environmental stewardship, we invite you to join us in this important endeavor.

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: Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders.
• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to inform decision making in order to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve desired outcomes.
• Develop Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting and building trust in relationship with different stakeholders.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirement:

• A two year diploma in Forestry or a related Natural Resources Management field plus four years of related and current experience is required. 
• Equivalencies such as a degree in Forestry or a related Natural Resource Management field plus a minimum of four years of related and current experience will be considered. 
• 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.
   

Additional Requirement:

• Membership, or eligibility for membership, with the Alberta Association of Forest Management Professionals is also required. 
   

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. As the successful candidate, you will be operating out of an office and field setting. 
 

Travel within the region on a regular basis and throughout the province on occasion will be required as part of your responsibilities and you will have frequent contact with Ministry staff and colleagues, other government departments, clients, and external stakeholders province-wide.
 

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. 
 

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