District Forest Technician/Forester

at  Southern New Brunswick Forest Products Marketing Board

SNB Forest Products Marketing Board (SNBFPMB) was formed in 1979 and is the largest of the seven marketing boards in New Brunswick. It represents more than 8000 private woodlot owners who collectively own approximately 1 million acres of forested land in the counties of Albert, Kings, Queens, Saint John, and the parish of Salisbury in Westmorland County.
Our organization is growing and we are looking for an enthusiastic, talented person to join our team in the role of District Forest Technician/Forester.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Post secondary education in forestry.
· Candidates will possess RPF or CFT designation or be eligible and in pursuit of accreditation.
· Experience in GPS/GIS technologies and post processing procedures.
· Comprehensive knowledge of relative provincial/federal environmental regulations related to the forest industry.
· Valid driver’s license and dependable means of transportation

ABILITIES:

· Effective time management skills and an ability to multitask.
· Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
· Experience in forestry/silviculture field work considered an asset.
· Effective interpersonal skills.

· Deliver Provincial and SNB Forest Management funded silviculture programs to woodlot owners.
· Communicate regularly with the Silviculture Manager to ensure that organizational and silviculture objectives are being met.
· Communicate regularly with woodlot owners and silviculture contractors to ensure treatments are carried out correctly to meet eligibility criteria.
· Provide woodlot owners & harvesting contractors with detailed, harvest based, silviculture prescriptions.
· Meet with and provide advice to members of SNB’s Working Woodlot Program.
· Develop operational management plans for woodlot owners.
· Woodlot property line retracement and maintenance.
· Develop comprehensive management plans for woodlot owners.
· Assist owners/producers with woodlot road location and construction/
maintenance.
· Generate required electronic and hard copy documentation of all authorized treatments in a timely and accurate manner.