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October 11, 2024
Government of the Northwest Territories
Hay River
FULL TIME
Operations Forester
Department Information
The mandate of the Department of Environment and Climate Change is to manage land, water, air, wildlife, and forests. This includes promoting, planning, and supporting the wise and sustainable use of natural resources, and protecting, restoring, and stewarding the environment for the social and economic benefit of all Northwest Territories residents.
Job Information
Located on the Hay River Reserve and reporting to the Manager, Forest Resources (Manager), the Operations Forester serves as the Department's lead on forestry field data collection and coordination, designing and implementing various forest mensuration programs across the Northwest Territories. This involves training, supervisory, and/or field auditing roles. The Forester has one direct report, the Forest Resources Technician, who works seasonally from April to September and normally supervises the Seasonal Forest Field Technician and up to six summer field staff.
Some of the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position are:
Completion of a university degree in a natural resource, ecology, or related fields plus three (3) years related experience such as forest inventory, siviculture, forestry field work and/or timber scaling as well as a minimum of one year experience in a supervisory capacity.
Some of the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position are:
- Knowledge of current timber scaling practices in Canada;
- Knowledge of standards and procedures relevant to forest inventory, growth, yield and sustainability assessments and timber scaling;
- Knowledge of forest mensuration and sampling methods and techniques;
- Ability to process information by compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing and verifying information or data;
- Physical ability to perform activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as hiking long distances, climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping and handling of materials.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal for dealing with internal and external clients and stakeholders;
- Organizational and planning skills, particularly for planning and executing remote projects with complex logistics and multiple staff.
Completion of a university degree in a natural resource, ecology, or related fields plus three (3) years related experience such as forest inventory, siviculture, forestry field work and/or timber scaling as well as a minimum of one year experience in a supervisory capacity.
GNWT Inquiries
Inquiries Only:
Hay River HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
209 - 62 WOODLAND DRIVE
HAY RIVER, NT X0E 1G1
Tel (867) 875-8086
jobshayriver@gov.nt.ca
Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.
Hay River HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
209 - 62 WOODLAND DRIVE
HAY RIVER, NT X0E 1G1
Tel (867) 875-8086
jobshayriver@gov.nt.ca
Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.
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