Intermediate Forestry Technician

Title: Intermediate Forestry Technician

Department: Lil’wat Forestry Ventures (LFV)

Status: Full-Time, Fixed term (End date May 9, 2025) Potential for Contract Extension

Wage: $35.00 to $42.00 per hour

Pay Grid: Supervisor

Reporting to: Community Relations and Forestry Manager

 ________________________________________

Summary of Duties:

Under the direction of the Community Relations and Forestry Manager, the Intermediate Forestry Technician is responsible for developing, executing and monitoring Forestry projects.

Key Deliverables and Expectations:

• Lead and support forestry crews to complete project assignments provided in forestry and silviculture.

• Ensure crews are working efficiently, effectively, and safely, and monitor project performance.

• Efficiently navigate offroad/bush terrain on foot and using off-road vehicles.

• Oversee the operation and maintenance of crew vehicles and equipment by ensuring compliance with safety standards, training procedures and local laws.

• Review and submit timesheets, and other safety reports.

• Ensures Forestry Crews maintain and comply with the BC Forest Safety Council “SAFE Certification” program by completing and filing all required documents.

• Assist with truck inspection, refueling trucks and maintaining other LFV equipment including ETVs, UTVs and chippers.

• Post harvest assessment to ensure project meets LFV standards

• Develop silviculture planning for upcoming season:

o Planting/Brushing/Surveys planning-maps, contracts, budgets

• Development of Silviculture contracts

• Supervision of Silviculture contractors, including planting, surveys, and brushing

• Perform daily forestry and silviculture tasks like running chainsaws, tree planting, running brush saws, and supporting firefighting efforts.

• Responsible for fuel management, cutting trees, clearing debris, digging trenches, and pumping water on burning areas to fight forest fires.

• Maintain firefighting equipment.

• Review potential prescribed burning blocks for current harvest.

• Oversee work projects founded by both Provincial and/or Federal Funding Sources.

• Enter Silviculture reports into the land management data.

• Work with Lands and Resources collaboratively on field reviews.

• Assist in the engineering and review of planned harvest blocks.

• Assist in the supervision of forest harvesting and road building contractors

• Perform other related duties as requested.

Experience and Attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree or a Diploma in a Forestry, Resource Management or related field; or equivalent knowledge in the forest industry including work in silviculture, wildfire suppression and harvesting.

• Registered with the Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC) as a Registered Forest Technologist (RFT) of Registered Professional Forester (RPF) OR

• Enrolled, or eligible for immediate enrollment, with the Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC) as a forest professional in training (TFT, ASTFT, FIT, ASFIT), for the purpose of obtaining an RFT or RPF designation.

• Experience in tree planting, brushing, pruning, spacing, trail building, and silviculture surveys an asset.

• Basic Chainsaw Training an asset.

• OFA Level 1 with transportation endorsement an asset.

• Experience in firefighting and fuels management is an asset.

• Experience working in a supervisory or crew lead position is preferred.

• Experience working within the BC Forestry Industry preferred.

• Experience in related Occupational Health and Safety an asset.

• Firefighting training (S100, S185, ICS100, S212, S235, S232, S211) an asset.

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and adapt in a flexible and fast paced environment.

• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills.

• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage workload.

• Ability to work independently / with minimal supervision.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills including report writing.

• Basic computer knowledge, iPad skills and experience using Avenza Maps.

• Class 5 Driver’s License.

• Cleared Criminal Record Check.

Please visit our careers page to see more job opportunities.