Senior Forest Analyst

PRI Engineering Corp.; Kelowna, Vancouver, Peterborough, Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Personal days

Flextime

Comprehensive benefits

RRSP/DPSP matching

Professional development

Job summary

PRI Consultants is seeking a Senior Forest Analyst to join our team, working remotely or at one of our offices on a permanent full-time basis. The ideal candidate brings deep technical forestry expertise, leadership experience, and strong communication skills in English and other languages.

You will mentor junior staff and help advance analytical tools and workflows. You will collaborate on forest estate modelling, spatial analysis, data and carbon modelling, and prepare high-quality client

Qualifications

• Degree in Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in resource analysis or forest modelling with leadership experience.
• Proficiency in spatial analysis, modelling software, and data visualization tools.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of BC forest management framework and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead forest estate modelling and resource management projects using Patchworks, Remsoft, STSM, and SELES.
• Perform spatial analysis using ESRI/open-source tools (PostgreSQL/POSTGIS).
• Conduct data and statistical analyses (R, Python, Excel) and growth/carbon modelling (FPS, FVS, TASSY, VDYP, GYPSY, MGM, GCBM, CBM).
• Interpret land use, forest inventory, and policy data for clients.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to developing analytic tools and workflows.

Skills

Resource analysis

Forest modelling

Spatial analysis

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Forestry / Natural Resource Management / Environmental Science degree

Tools

Forest estate modelling tools

GIS / PostGIS

R / Python

Excel

Job description

The Future of Consulting Starts Here.

About the role

PRI Consultants is an Engineering, Environment, and Natural Resource Consulting Company. We are committed to delivering quality services to our valued clients. Our team of engineers, foresters, environmental scientists, geomatics professionals, and data analysts work together to provide clients with a synergistic offering of services unique to the industry. We are built on the foundation of our core values: commitment to our people, our relationships, our community, and our environment.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Senior Forest Analyst to join our team, remotely or at one of our offices, on a permanent full-time basis. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills, attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and other languages.

As a senior member of the team, you will bring deep technical expertise and mentor junior and intermediate analysts, while contributing to the development of our analytical tools and workflows. .

What you’ll do

Undertake and collaborate with team members on forest estate modelling and resource management planning projects using Forest Estate Models (Patchworks, Remsoft Spatial Planning Suite, STSM, SELES)

Conduct spatial analysis using ESRI/open-source products (PostgreSQL/POSTGIS)

Undertake data and statistical analysis (R, Python, Excel), growth and yield modelling (FPS, FVS, TASS, TIPSY, VDYP, GYPSY, MGM), and carbon modelling (GCBM, CBM)

Interpret and apply land use, forest inventory, and policy data

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on sustainable forest management, carbon analysis, and Indigenous-led stewardship and planning projects

Prepare high-quality technical reports and presentations for clients, government agencies, and stakeholders

Mentor junior analysts and contribute to the development of analytical tools and workflows

What you bring

Required

A degree in Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, or a related field

8+ years of relevant experience in resource analysis or forest modelling, with demonstrated leadership experience

Proficiency in spatial analysis, modelling software, and data visualization tools

Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills

Knowledge of forest management framework and legislation within BC and other jurisdictions

Preferred

Consulting industry experience

RPF designation, or eligibility for registration

Why PRI

Working for one of the fastest-growing firms in Canada and one of the most exciting engineering, environmental, and natural resource consulting firms in Canada

Paid annual vacation, personal days, and sick days

Flextime and overtime available

Comprehensive group benefits including extended health and dental coverage

Group RRSP/DPSP matching program

Opportunities for professional growth and development

Reimbursement of applicable professional membership dues

PRI Consultants is an equal opportunity employer and stays true to its mission by ensuring it leads with its values. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to our mission. PRI strives to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels inspired and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

We encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our team members. PRI thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.