Conservation Officer IIIA

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; North West River; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador seeks a forestry program planning and coordination professional to work across harvesting, roads, silviculture, GIS, and wildlife management. You will monitor contractors, collect field data, and contribute to short- and long-term management plans.

You will provide GIS/GPS data, maps, and reports to support ecosystem management, coordinate training, issue licenses and permits, and represent the department on committees.

Qualifications

• Completion of a degree or diploma in Forestry
• Experience in forestry harvesting, roads, silviculture, GIS, fire suppression, wildlife control and management, or ecosystem management

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and coordinating forestry programs across harvesting, roads, silviculture, GIS, fire suppression and wildlife management
• Monitor contractors and assigned staff in program implementation
• Collect, compile and analyze program and field data for reports
• Develop short- and long-term forest ecosystem management plans; update registries
• Produce digital maps and GIS/GPS data for provincial databases
• Issue licenses and permits and collect related fees and royalties
• Organize training seminars/workshops and represent the department on committees

Skills

Client-service orientation

Mentor

Decision making

Initiative

Effective communication

Information exchange

Problem solving

Education

Degree or diploma in Forestry

Tools

GPS

GIS

Job description

This position performs program and/or project planning and co-ordination in specialized areas (harvesting, roads, silviculture, GIS, forest fire suppression, wildlife control management) of forest ecosystem management. The incumbent will monitor contractors and assigned staff in the implementation of various forestry programs; participates in collection, compilation, and analysis of program/project related information and field data; makes recommendations on the development of short and long-term management plans; performs annual updates to various registries; compiles digital mapping; ensures programs and/or projects comply with approved ecosystem management plans; utilizes Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies to collect and process data for integration into a provincial database; analyze and query data to produce reports and maps used for the development various plans; conducts and co-ordinates various types of surveys; responds to wildlife related incidents by means of capture/relocations; deals with public enquires and complaints regarding various forestry and wildlife policies, programs, and activities; issue licenses and permits and collect associated fees and royalties; develops, organize and conduct training seminars and workshops; represents the department on variety of committees.

Screening Criteria

• Completion of a degree or diploma in Forestry (equivalencies will be considered)
• Experience in forestry harvesting, roads, silviculture, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), fire suppression, wildlife control and management, or ecosystem management

Assessment Criteria

• Knowledge of operational forestry and ecosystem management and systems
• Knowledge of various forestry programs and initiatives
• Proficiency with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies
• Ability to troubleshoot problems
• Ability to effectively exchange information
• Ability to mentor
• Ability to make decisions
• Client-service orientation
• Initiative

Conditions of Employment

Conditions of Offer

• Proof of valid Class 5 Driver's License.

Conditions of Acceptance

• Willing to accept overnight travel (occasional)
• Willing to accept overtime (occasional)
• Acknowledges ongoing training as prescribed, including the use of firearms
• Wildland firefighting is a component of this position and physical fitness is essential to the safe and effective completion of frontline forest firefighting, employees will be required to participate annually in the Employer's fitness test to determine eligibility to be assigned frontline firefighting duties. The fitness test is currently the WFX-Fit, developed by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC). Test details are available on the CIFFC website (https://www.ciffc.ca/standards/wfx-fit/wfx-fit-test). The fitness standard required for assignment to frontline forest fire fighter duties is currently completion of the WFX-Fit test in 17 minutes 45 seconds or less. Annual participation in the fitness test is a condition of employment.