Consultant, Forestry Program Management

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Description

Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.

Make an impact with our Forestry Program Management Consulting Team as a Consultant and program lead. Our diverse team of professionals deliver program administration for a large forestry grant funding organization. As a trusted advisor, you’ll collaborate with the team in the delivery of forestry-related projects within the funding programs. Our team is based in Edmonton and works in our downtown office, this is an in-person, on-site position.

MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.

Responsibilities

• Participate in program management related to forestry programs delivered by a large forestry funding organization
• Support government, industry, academic, contractor, municipal and Indigenous stakeholders in the delivery of forestry program initiatives
• Track and assess forestry related project activities including silviculture, habitat restoration operations, wildfire mitigation, forest management, forest health, etc.
• Assess deliverables, metrics and expense claims to ensure eligible activities deliver the expected value
• Conduct stakeholder support activities (project status updates; monthly, annual and ad hoc reporting; review proposals and set up grant agreements; assist with budgeting / reconciling accounts and funding status updates)
• Project management to prioritize work and resource accordingly
• Develop Requests for Proposals, facilitate proposal review panels, prepare written and numerical reports for the Organization’s Board
• Communicate findings and help make recommendations to senior managers and the Organization’s Board by analyzing and synthesizing high-level information
• Utilize GIS software (QGIS) to plan and prepare work, as well as review deliverables and final project outcomes
• Occasional operational field reviews to assess the quality and quantity of field work being undertaken (may require use of 4x4 truck on unpaved roads in remote areas or use of a helicopter)
• Collaborate with the team to align activities to work plans; ensuring projects are completed on time and on budget
• Support the growth and evolution of the consulting practice with an emphasis on the forestry industry

Skills and Experience