forest engineering technician

• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Français
• Heures de travail : 30 to 35 hours per week
• Education :
• Expérience :

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Various locations
• Willing to relocate
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Staff accommodation available
• Staff accommodation provided

Tasks

• Conduct and supervise forest inventory cruises, surveys and field measurement
• Perform technical functions in preparation of forest management and harvest plan
• Assist in planning and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads
• Implement, supervise and perform technical functions in silvicultural operation
• Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors
• Enforce environmental, fire safety and accident prevention regulation
• Provide forestry education, advice and recommendations to woodlot owners
• Develop and maintain computer databases
• Supervise forest tree nursery operations
• Provide technical support to forestry research

Technical experience

• Stand descriptive cruising
• Increment boring techniques
• Wood property measurements
• Airphoto interpretation
• Photogrammetry
• Cartographic drafting
• Soil analysis
• Biometrics

Area of work experience

• Consulting
• Development of methods and techniques
• Education or teaching
• Industrial relations
• Industrial research
• Laboratory analysis
• Non-industrial research

Area of specialization

• Silviculture
• Forest and woodlands protection
• Woodlands operations
• Tree breeding and genetics
• Environmental impact studies
• Solid wood processing
• Wood use
• Forest hydrology
• Forest measurement and inventory assessment

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Enhanced reliability security clearance
• Confidential security clearance
• Criminal record check

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• 20 / 20 vision
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding

Own tools / equipment

• Tools
• Hard hat
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety vest
• Gloves
• Ear plugs
• Mask

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Organized
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently a student?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?
• What is your current field of study?
• What is your current level of study?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Workplace information

On the road job

Financial benefits

• Gasoline paid
• Mileage paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer
• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week
• Wellness program
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