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Are you ready to start your career in Wildfire or Forest Management? Whether you are a recent graduate eager to learn, or you already have experience in forestry or seasonal wildfire work, and want to grow, this is the opportunity for you! If you are passionate about serving the Lac La Biche Forest Areas with your pre-suppression and suppression skills, this is your chance to shine.


As a Forest Officer, reporting to the Wildfire Technologist, you will play a key role in the Wildfire Management program. Your knowledge of fire behavior, fuel types, firefighting techniques, and forest ecology will be essential in supporting wildfire prevention, operations, and forest management. You will be involved in wildfire detection, enforcement, education, engineering, pre-suppression, and suppression activities, as well as leading seasonal firefighting crews, ensuring safe and effective wildfire suppression.


You will also contribute to wildfire detection and operations by managing lookout staff, enforcing fire permits according to legislation, and supporting Fire Smart initiatives while participating in Forest Operations Monitoring (FOMP) and Forest Health programs, conducting inspections as well as assisting with non-compliance investigations.


This is your chance to make a difference, protect our forests, and gain valuable experience in a dynamic, rewarding environment. Please apply for an opportunity to enhance your skills while tackling new challenges every day!

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:


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 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, recognizes the work impacting a vast network of stakeholders.

Qualifications

The minimum requirements for the Forest Officer role are 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 may be considered on the basis of one year of experience for one year of education or vise versa.



Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to

Notes

This position is a permanent, full-time role, with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday. The incumbent may be requested to work overtime, evening and weekends due to the emergency nature of wildfires.

Travel within the area and throughout the province will be required as part of the 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.

Candidates may be asked to complete a written assignment as a part of the interview process.

In your application, please a include cover letter 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 hour shifts/week).

Three (3) work-related references are required for those selected for an interview.

What the Go A has to offer:

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• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.