Forest Technologist

Ministry of Forests
Multiple Locations

Applicants who do not fully meet the required qualifications may be considered for this position, but at a lower classification.

Forest Technologist
$62,255.85 - $70,557.73 annually $43.17 bi-weekly isolation allowance for Fort St. James
Hybrid 

BC Timber Sales (BCTS) is a unique program of the Ministry of Forests (MOF). Working collaboratively with regional and district operations, BCTS plans, develops, and auctions a substantial portion of the province’s annual available timber volume. BCTS operates as a for profit entity within a government organization.  Its goal is to provide credible representative price and cost benchmark data for the Market Pricing System through auctions of timber harvested from British Columbia’s public land. BCTS operations are guided by three overarching principles, forest sector safety, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and sustainable forest management.

As a Forest Technologist, you will act with specialized knowledge and training regarding the practice of professional forestry when performing a wide variety of functions including: planning, engineering, timber sales and silviculture activities.

Qualifications for this role include:

• Graduation with a diploma or a degree in resource or forestry management.
• Registered with the Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC) as a Registered Forest Technologist (RFT) or Registered Professional Forester (RPF) AND a minimum of two (2) years of experience in operational field forestry activities, 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 AND a minimum of four (4) years of experience in operational field forestry activities.

Operational field forestry activities include one (1) or more of the following: 

• • Timber harvesting cut-block development
  • Forest road engineering
  • Silviculture
  • Harvest operations
  • Compliance and enforcement

• Graduation with a diploma or a degree in resource or forestry management.
• Registered with the Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC) as a Registered Forest Technologist (RFT) or Registered Professional Forester (RPF) AND a minimum of two (2) years of experience in operational field forestry activities, 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 AND a minimum of four (4) years of experience in operational field forestry activities.

Operational field forestry activities include one (1) or more of the following: 

• • Timber harvesting cut-block development
  • Forest road engineering
  • Silviculture
  • Harvest operations
  • Compliance and enforcement

• Must possess at minimum a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s Licence that does not limit or restrict the ability to conduct the duties of the job.

For more information and to apply online by September 6, 2023, please go to:

https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/103563