Parks Canada - Wood Buffalo National Park
Fort Smith (Northwest Territories)
PM-06
September 2025 to November 2026
$113,185 to $129,417 (Salary under review; Plus applicable isolated post allowance.)
For further information on the organization, please visit Parks Canada
CLOSING DATE: 1 SEPTEMBER 2025 - 23:59, PACIFIC TIMEWho can apply: Persons employed or residing in Fort Smith, and within a 1200 km radius of Fort Smith, NT who have legal status to work in Canada. Indigenous applicants who wish to be assessed as per the Wood Buffalo National Park Indigenous Human Resource Policy are asked to self-identify.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
Assessment accommodation
Parks Canda offers Northern Allowances (rates and conditions subject to change and vary depending on number of dependents):
o Isolated Post Allowances: Approximately $14,730 to $24,550 per year

o Vacation Travel Assistance: approximately $1,402 per year for each eligible member of the household

• Housing: Federal government housing may be available
• Relocation Assistance: Applicants may be eligible for relocation assistance and may wish to review the Relocation Directive: https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/en
• Pension & Benefits: Advantageous pension regime and health benefits. For more information, see: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/topics/pension-plan.html

Who We Are
On behalf of the people of Canada, we protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada’s natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations.
What we are looking for
This job is for those who can make things happen: Thriving with complicated challenges and solving problems. Those who will work through dynamic situations, jumping into them, devising new options, figuring out new partnerships and taking challenging and exciting objectives to completion in a team setting.
This job is for those who personally connect with people: Those who motivate others to reach their full potential, and build genuine relationships based on trust and seeking collaborative and creative approaches to achieve common goals.
This job is for those who demonstrate integrity: Taking ownership of commitments, assignments and following through to completion. Conscientiousness, integrity, and commitment to doing things right and leading by example. When assigning new responsibilities, people look to you because they know it will get done.
This job is for those who have excellent judgment: Knowing when to take calculated risks to meet new challenges, to advocate for your beliefs, to deliver results. Others have confidence not only in your abilities but in your judgment.

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with specialization in natural resource conservation, ecosystem management, or other disciplines relevant to the position.
An acceptable combination of education and experience may be considered if you do not have a university degree. For example, a technical diploma with relevant experience and career advancement in a resource management organization that includes at least three years of supervisory and/or management experience.
Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in managing human and financial resources (e.g. varied funding sources, grants and contributions, professional and technical staff).
• Experience managing resource conservation or other science-based projects related to wildfire management, species at risk management, human wildlife conflict, Environmental Assessment/permitting, scientific research and/or environmental monitoring/surveillance.
• Experience building and maintain relationships with partners, stakeholders, other agencies, Indigenous groups and/or communities to support resource conservation objectives.
• Experience or in involvement in incident response and/or emergency/crisis management.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of Parks Canada’s vision, mandate and corporate objectives especially as they relate to conservation and visitor safety in national parks;
• Knowledge of Wildfire Risk Reduction and Fire management practices and objectives;
• Knowledge of Indigenous land claim and cooperative management principles, practices and issues in protected areas.

️ABILITIES:

• Ability to build consensus amongst diverse and competing interests
• Ability to communicate complex messages effectively orally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences (e.g., complex briefing note, media, large audiences);
• Ability to analyze and produce information to understand issues impacting resource conservation and develop recommendations for senior management that support sound decision making.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

(1) Special consideration may be given to those who demonstrate experience working within Indigenous organizations and/or working in an Indigenous co-management setting.
(2) Experience living and/or working in a northern or remote community.

KNOWLEDGE:

Special consideration may be given to Indigenous knowledge, language(s) and culture of the north and/or the region of Wood Buffalo National Park.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform;
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required;
• Willingness to work shift and stand-by work;
• When position is located in area classed as isolated and remote, a pre-employment medical examination of an individual and his/her dependants may be required;
• Willingness to work and/or travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation.

DUTIES

The Resource Conservation Manager is a key leadership position at Wood Buffalo National Park. The job oversees a broad area of responsibility that includes planning, coordination and managing the development and delivery of natural and cultural resource conservation programs such as fire management, human wildlife conflict, visitor safety, research and monitoring, species at risk, cultural resources management, permitting and Impact Assessment.
The job requires experience leading diverse multi-disciplinary teams. This requires using human resource management systems for training, professional development and performance management. It also requires strong working knowledge of procurement, contracting, budgeting, work planning and delegation.
Success in the job is driven by fostering strong interpersonal relationships with Indigenous communities and organizations, federal, provincial and territorial government agencies, stakeholders, and non-government organizations.
The Resource Conservation Manager is part of the Wood Buffalo management team who work collaboratively to face challenges facing the park and identify new opportunities and to drive change.

The Resource Conservation Manager is responsible for the following program elements:

• Supporting Indigenous cooperative management activities;
• Environmental and impact assessment;
• Monitoring and management of natural and cultural heritage resources;
• Monitoring for Ecological Integrity;
• Scientific environmental research activities;
• Wildfire management
• Visitor safety and occupational health and safety; and
• Operational planning and implementation activities that support these programs