Professional Forrester

Job Title: Professional Forrester

Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)
    
Estimated Duration: 10 Months

Our client is a leading energy utility that generates, purchases, distributes and sells electricity. They are currently looking for a Professional Forrester for their Abbotsford and Nanaimo locations, for a one year assignment

Overview:

The Forester reports to the Vegetation and Access Manager in Program and Contract Management and is responsible for facilitating the Professional Forestry requirements on a variety of Capital Projects

Responsibilities:
 

• Participate in a multidisciplinary environment for the forestry requirements of vegetation management projects requiring Professional Forestry services on behalf of client.
• Analyze, interpret, and evaluate various technical studies and data-sets to provide Professional Forestry opinions, analysis, advice, services, and support for the planning and implementation of timber harvesting, vegetation clearing, and access planning decisions on a variety of projects around the province of British Columbia.
• Develop detailed cost estimates for forestry & vegetation management activities.
• Fulfill the role of a forestry Subject Matter Expert for client.
• Assist with the development of contract scope, specifications, and associated documents for forestry and vegetation management contracts.
• Implement and administer forestry engineering and layout contracts for professional and technical activities that will include, but may not be limited to, clearing boundary and road layout, access planning and management, watercourse classification, identification of environmental features, clearing system stratification, timber cruising and valuation, hazard tree and danger tree identification and mapping.
• Ensure forestry & vegetation management layout contract deliverables meet contract specifications by completing quality assurance checks, ensuring that the deliverables are received according to the project schedule and requirements of other project teams, such as Properties, Archaeology, Environment, Regulatory/Permit, Procurement, Safety, and Construction, and that progress or updates are conveyed in periodic reports, as required.
• Supervise and administer contracts for vegetation clearing and maintenance by completing quality assurance measurements/audits, verifying and recommending acceptance or rejection of requests for changes to clearing and access plans, completing periodic reports or updates regarding schedule, progress, conformance or compliance, payment, and any other activities as required.
• Communicate professionally and effectively both orally and in writing with clients, forest industry stakeholders, contractors, private landowners, First Nations, the public, and various levels of government.
• Assist, as required, with other client stakeholders to acquire agreements, authorizations, approvals, permits, and licenses.
• Assist, as required, the Indigenous Relations Team with consultation.

Experience:
 

• A Registered Professional Forester (RPF) in good standing with the Association of BC Forest Professionals.
• Experienced, with a minimum of eight (8) years of related utility vegetation management or industrial forestry experience with an emphasis on forest management, forest operations, forest planning, stakeholder engagement, timber harvesting, and road construction and planning.
• Knowledgeable in legislation and regulations governing forest practices, environmental and water resources, Cultural and Heritage resources, and Utilities in BC; as well as additional commitments ascribed under environmental certification.
• Able to manage, adapt to change, and deliver a quality work product in a multidisciplinary environment.
•  Competent with Microsoft Office Suite of applications and Adobe.