Hybrid Arborist & Forest Inventory Specialist

Natural Resource Solutions Inc.; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Health and dental care

RRSP matching

Professional development

Field equipment allowance

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Natural Resource Solutions Inc. (NRSI) seeks a qualified tree and forest inventories specialist to join our Waterloo, Ontario team.

You will contribute to field surveys, author arboricultural reports and Tree Preservation Plans, and help develop ecologically responsible development applications. The role requires 1–5 years of inventory experience, Ontario tree identification, and travel across southern Ontario.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–5 years of experience completing tree and/or forest inventories & health assessments in rural and/or urban settings.
• Proficient in the identification of trees found in rural and urban Ontario.
• Experience participating in local field surveys and surveys throughout southern Ontario.
• Ability to reliably commute to the Waterloo office (2 days/week) and travel for tree inventory field surveys throughout southern Ontario.
• A collaborative, team-oriented mindset with the ability to work effectively independently.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and completing tree inventories in urban and rural settings.
• Authoring arboricultural reports, such as Tree Preservation Plans.
• Reviewing and interpreting tree by-laws and policies.
• Reviewing development plans against collected tree data and determining suitable tree protection measures.
• Working on multidisciplinary teams with developers, engineers, planners, and agency staff to develop ecologically responsible development applications.
• Completing a variety of ecological surveys in addition to tree-related work, and related reporting.
• Preparing proposals and managing project budgets.

Skills

Tree identification

Field surveys

Report writing

Team collaboration

Budget management

Education

Biology or Environmental Sciences degree

Certified Arborist (ISA) or RPF (OPFA)

Job description

Natural Resource Solutions Inc. (NRSI) seeks a qualified tree and forest inventories specialist to join our Waterloo, Ontario team.

You will contribute to field surveys, author arboricultural reports and Tree Preservation Plans, and help develop ecologically responsible development applications. The role requires 1–5 years of inventory experience, Ontario tree identification, and travel across southern Ontario.